A brand new film primarily based on the 2016 video game Firewatch from developer Campo Santo is formally in improvement, it has been introduced. The characteristic movie is coming from Keith Calder and Jess Wu Calder at Snoot Entertainment, the manufacturing firm identified for work on movies like Little Monsters, Blindspotting, and Anomalisa. Campo Santo’s Sean Vanaman and Jake Rodkin will even produce. A film was beforehand in improvement at Good Universe, however the rights reportedly reverted to Campo Santo with Good Universe’s sale to Lionsgate in 2017.
“Firewatch is a surprising accomplishment, a fantastic and heartbreaking piece of artwork,” one of many Calders told The Hollywood Reporter. “I’m delighted that Sean and Jake are letting us spoil their excellent video game by turning it right into a film and/or TV present.”
“Jess and Keith are hard-working and visionary movie producers with impeccable style in video games,” mentioned Vanaman. “Not not like once we met Joe Drake and the crew at Good Universe in 2016, we knew in our first dialog with Jess and Keith that they’d make nice companions. We have little doubt of their experience, their style and their ardour and assume that our expertise as so-so game builders will make us first-rate producing companions.”
“Firewatch is a thriller set within the Wyoming wilderness,” the game’s official description reads partially, “the place your solely emotional lifeline is the individual on the opposite finish of a handheld radio.” The video game first launched in 2016 and is at present obtainable on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC. You can try all of our previous coverage of the title right here.
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