Another day, another videogame-to-film adaptation as the critically-acclaimed PlayStation 3 game InFamous is being fast-tracked for big-screen success.
Of course, it helps when your parent company is behind both, as Sony Pictures is putting their cinematic muscles behind the project, based on screenwriter Sheldon Turner's initial pitch to the studio. Famed producers Avi Arad (Spiderman, The Incredible Hulk) and Ari Arad (Iron Man) seem like a perfect fit for the comic book-inspired tale of Cole MacGrath, a bike messenger who finds himself endowed with electrical powers after inadvertently delivering a bomb that destroyed much of his home, Empire City.
Says Sheldon Turner (The Longest Yard remake and the upcoming X-Men Origins: Magneto) of handling the adaptation:
"What excited me most about the game was it was the first of which I've come across that had a big idea and a character arc...It is, I believe, the future of gaming. The game, while big and fun, is at its core a love ballad to the underachiever, which is what our hero, Cole McGrath, is."
No other details were offered regarding the project, although look for parent company Sony to maximize their investment in both the license and (potential) franchising of the InFamous branding. More details are sure to follow, as Hollywood's continued mining of the videogame industry continues with no end in sight.
Thanks to the Hollywood Reporter!
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