Beyond Good and Evil 2continues to be an albatross of the gaming community. After years of being in and out of development,Beyond Good and Evil 2’s most recent announcement has been met with few updates and fans questioning where the game is for over two years. While no new news is on the horizon for Michel Ancel’s latest game, a streaming giant is going to make the wait a lot easier.
The Hollywood Reporter confirms that Netflix will be bringing the world ofBeyond Good and Evilto film. The news also came with the announcement of a director who has experience with video game adaptations. Rob Letterman, the director ofbox office successDetective Pikachu, will direct what the publication calls a “hybrid live-action/animated feature.”
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Producing the film is Jason Altman and Margaret Boykin for Ubisoft Film and Television, a division of the video game publisher that had previously co-produced theAssassin’s Creedfilm. Nothing else is known about theBeyond Good and Evilfilm outside of its existence and the few named personnel. The adaptation is in early development with The Hollywood Reporter noting that the project is currently in search of writers.
WhileBeyond Good and Evilreceiving the movie treatment is a surprise, it does not break away from the rapidly growing trend of upcoming video game films. 2020 has been a year when the entertainment industry embraced video game content like never before. This is likely due to the success of numerous video game features, with this year’sSonic The Hedgehog Moviebreaking box office milestones.
Ubisoft has been one of the more active publishers to expand into film and television over the last few years. TheBeyond Good and Evilmovie is just the latest of a growing lineup of film projects produced by the publisher. The production studio currently has six film projects underway withBeyond Good and Evilactually being the second one with Netflix, the other beingTom Clancy’s The Divisionfilm projectwhich is set to release this year.
As forBeyond Good and Evil 2, fans will have to wait until Ubisoft has something to say. The game was announced back in 2017 and has since received few updates. WithBeyond Good and Evil 2looking like itmay just move up a generation, the upcoming Netflix film might be the only way to experience the creative world for the foreseeable future.
