While superhero cinema is on the decline, Hollywood seems to have discovered the next big thing: video games. Mattson Tomlin, co-author of “The Batman: Part 2,” has now made it clear how extreme this change is behind the scenes.
There was a time when video game films were, at best, laughed at in Hollywood – often even labeled as unloving trash. And if we’re honest: many of the first adaptations really weren’t good either.
But times have changed fundamentally: series like „The Last of Us“ or „Fallout“ are celebrating great successes while Nintendo continues its triumphant advance at the box office “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie” currently tops the annual charts.
Not surprisingly, studios in Hollywood are already licking their fingers for the next big gaming license. Author Mattson Tomlin has now made it clear how radical the change behind the scenes of the dream factory really is.
Hollywood’s new obsession: controllers instead of comic books
It all started with a harmless fan question on social media. Tomlin, who is currently working on the screenplay with director Matt Reeves „The Batman: Part 2“ writes, was asked whether he was actually still working on what was announced years ago „Mega Man“-Film works.
He doesn’t do that anymore, but his answer provided a few exciting details about the project: “I don’t know if the project was canceled or not, but it’s definitely not on my list anymore. I wrote a few fun drafts back then, and I think another writer took over a few years later. I hope it gets made into a film, there was a really emotional and surprising approach to it.”
So Tomlin is no longer writing the screen adaptation of the blue bomber himself, but he is sure that “Mega Man” will end up in the cinema sooner or later. And the reason for this is obvious.
The author continues: “Hollywood is shifting its focus from a comic book obsession to a video game obsession, so I wouldn’t be surprised if the film sees the light of day in some form. But after so much time has passed, it’s unlikely I’ll have anything to do with it.”
Five times more gaming offerings – and a number of adaptations are already on the way
The sought-after screenwriter then underlines the fact that this is not just Tomlin’s gut feeling with impressive statistics from his own everyday work. Apparently the studios are currently trying to beat him up because of well-known gaming brands.
“My perspective also stems from the fact that this year I am receiving at least five times as many offers for video game adaptations as for comic book adaptations,” said Tomlin in a post on the short message service X (via IGN).
A clear statement – and an absolutely logical development. Because while DC and Marvel are increasingly struggling with failures, gaming franchises are plowing through the cinema charts. We’ve already mentioned Nintendo’s plumbers, but also “A Minecraft Movie” In the end, it only missed this magical limit by a whisker.
Although there were occasional setbacks such as „Until Dawn“ or „Return to Silent Hill“but the pipeline for the coming years is already full. This year alone the new one is still standing „Resident Evil“-Film by Zach Cregger in September and „Street Fighter“ and October of.
Next year there will be “Angry Birds 3”, „Sonic the Hedgehog 4“the hotly anticipated „The Legend of Zelda“-Live film, “A Minecraft Film 2” and an adaptation of the co-op hit „Helldivers“ further.
For 2028 and beyond, among other things, are: „Elden Ring“, „Battlefield“, „Call of Duty“, „Gears of War“ or „Death Stranding“ on the program, while Nintendo also has other projects – including the third Mario part as well as supposedly ein Donkey-Kong-Spin-off – has plans.
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