1 of 3 | Chris Pratt voices Mario in “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie,” which opens in theaters Friday. File Photo by James Atoa/UPI | License Photo
April 3 (UPI) — The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, a new animated film based on the Nintendo video game, opens in theaters Friday.
The movie is a sequel to the Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023) and features the voices of Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Day, Jack Black, Keegan-Michael Key, Donald Glover and Glen Powell.
Several other films and TV shows based on video games are in the works at major studios. Here are five others:
‘Tomb Raider’
Prime Video is adapting the Tomb Raider video game franchise as a new show starring Game of Thrones actress Sophie Turner as globetrotting adventurer Lara Croft.
Fleabag creator and star Phoebe Waller-Bridge will create, write, executive produce and serve as co-showrunner on the series, which co-stars Sigourney Weaver, Jason Isaacs, Martin Bobb-Semple, Jack Bannon and John Heffernan.
Production started in January but was halted this week after Turner experienced “a minor injury.” Amazon has yet to announce a premiere date.
Tomb Raider was previously adapted as a pair of films starring Angelina Jolie and as a reboot featuring Alicia Vikander.
‘Assassin’s Creed’
Netflix is developing a new series based on the Assassin’s Creed video game franchise, which imagines a conflict between the Order of Assassins and the Knights Templar throughout the centuries.
Toby Wallace, Lola Petticrew, Laura Marcus, Tanzyn Crawford, Zachary Hart, Claes Bang and Nabhaan Rizwan star in the TV adaptation, which takes place in ancient Rome in 64 A.D.
Production started in Rome in March, with Netflix yet to announce a release date.
Assassin’s Creed was previously adapted as a 2016 film starring Michael Fassbender.
‘God of War’
The God of War video game franchise is inspired by Greek and Norse mythology and follows the demigod warrior Kratos. Prime Video is developing a TV series inspired by the two most recent games, which center on Kratos and his son Atreus.
Ryan Hurst, who voiced Thor in the 2022 game God of War Ragnarök, will play Kratos in the live-action series, while Callum Vinson will portray Atreus.
“God of War follows father and son Kratos and Atreus as they embark on a journey to spread the ashes of their wife and mother, Faye. Through their adventures, Kratos tries to teach his son to be a better god, while Atreus tries to teach his father how to be a better human,” an official synopsis reads.
Amazon has yet to announce a premiere date for the show, which is created and showrun by Ronald D. Moore (Star Trek, Battlestar Galactica).
‘Elden Ring’
The 2022 epic dark fantasy game is the inspiration for a new live-action film at studio A24.
Annihilation and Civil War director Alex Garland will write and direct the upcoming movie about an exile traversing a world of monsters and demigods in an attempt to repair the mythical Elden Ring.
Game of Thrones author George R.R. Martin served as a worldbuilding consultant on the game, directed by Hidetaka Miyazaki. A24 has yet to announce a release date or casting for the film adaptation.
‘Call of Duty’
Paramount and video game studio Activision are developing a live-action film based on Call of Duty, a franchise of first-person shooter military games.
First announced in September, Paramount said at the time that the movie is “designed to thrill its massive global fan base by delivering on the hallmarks of what fans love about the iconic series, while boldly expanding the franchise to entirely new audiences.”
Deadline reported in October that Yellowstone creator Taylor Sheridan and filmmaker Peter Berg will co-write and produce the film, with Berg to also direct. Casting and a release date have yet to be announced.
Here’s a list of other recent and upcoming TV series and films based on video games.
Sophie Turner attends the opening of the “Game of Thrones” exhibit in New York City on March 26, 2013. Turner portrayed Sansa Stark on the HBO series. Photo by Monika Graff/UPI | License Photo
