Sony is reportedly pushing forward with the live-action Gran Turismo movie, and it’s coming out much sooner than everyone thought.
Deadline reports that Gran Turismo will release on Aug. 11, 2023. Neill Blomkamp, best known for the sci-fi cult classic District 9, will direct the film, with Jason Hall of American Sniper fame writing the screenplay. It seems those rumors from last month were legit.
Gran Turismo‘s story involves a teenage boy that’s an enormous fan of the video game series. After winning several Nissan competitions, he becomes a professional race car driver. If this sounds at all weird, that’s because it is. Then again, racing simulations probably don’t make for an easy transition to the silver screen.
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The project is still in early development, so it’ll be a while before promotional materials show up. Sony is also working on big-screen adaptations of Horizon Zero Dawn, God of War, and The Last of Us. Turning these PlayStation IPs into movies and TV shows is undoubtedly a result of Uncharted‘s success. Or, at the very least, that film smashing box-office expectations got things rolling.
Written by Kyle Campbell on behalf of GLHF.
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