THIS IS NOT A DRILL
PlayStation’s “Bloodborne” is being developed into an R-rated animated feature for Sony Pictures that the studio says will embrace the carnage that made the game so popular.
Sanford Panitch, president of Sony Pictures Entertainment Motion Picture Group, promised during the studio’s CinemaCon presentation that the long-rumored film will be “very true” to the gory spirit of “Bloodborne,” which follows a traveler who journeys into a gothic city full of nightmarish creatures.
“Bloodborne” was developed by FromSoftware and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment, which shares a parent company with Sony Pictures and PlayStation. The film is co-produced by PlayStation Productions, Lyrical Animation and creator and gamer Seán McLoughlin, better known by his pseudonym JackSepticEye. For the uninitiated, McLoughlin is a gamer who has spent years in the world of “Bloodborne,” where his digital adventures are tracked by 48 million online fans.
Lyrical Media, parent company of Lyrical Animation, is co-financing “Bloodborne” with Sony Pictures. McLoughlin is repped by CAA, Nicole Ambrose, Hansen Jacobson, and 42 West.
From the reddit announcement post:
Hey guys, I’m Jacksepticeye and as just announced at Cinemacon, Sony Pictures is officially making an animated Bloodborne feature film. I am producing this project and you have no idea how incredibly excited I am to finally be able to talk about it!! I am going to do everything in my power to make this the BEST Bloodborne adaptation possible. Not only is it my favourite game ever made but I know how truly passionate the fans of this game are and how much hunger they have for more of it.
I can’t share much about the project right now but man does it feel good to let you all know it’s happening!
HO-LY SHIT
How about they remake the game while they are at it?!?
I feel like this film could be a hit, but I will not hold my breath.
Does anyone know what Septic eye has made previously? I see he cameo’d in Free Guy, but do not see any indication he worked on the movie otherwise.
They could make a tie-in release to go along with the movie similarly to how it happened with the Until Dawn remake - the movie and remake came out roughly at the same time
gosh darnit I sure hope so, I replay BB every year at Halloween, and every year it feels just a little bit more dated, although I think its more the FPS and lighting that bother me now, as much as RTX can be a gimmick, the way Bloodborne paints with light could be an excellent showcase of RTX done right.