The Gran Turismo video game series could be turned into a feature film, with Sony apparently keen to make the movie happen.
As first reported by Deadline, the recent success of Uncharted at the box office has boosted its belief in game-to-film adaptations, with Gran Turismo rumoured to be in pole position as its next candidate.
Although it’s early days, South African-Canadian Neill Blomkamp has been tipped as the film’s director, having directed and written District 9 as well as being a producer for other science fiction films such as Elysium, Chappie and Demonic.
Despite being a Playstation-only title, Sony’s Gran Turismo series is the second best-selling racing game franchise, behind only Need for Speed which was turned into its own film in 2014 – although the Aaron Paul-led film was a relative flop.
Polyphony Digital first released Gran Turismo in 1997, for the original Playstation, spawning eight main titles across five generations of Sony’s video game console with over 85 million sales in its 25-year span.
It’s not yet known whether the film’s main character will be able to bounce off walls at high speed without sustaining damage, or if a large update will have to be installed every time before watching it.
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