ALBAWABA - Sydney Sweeney lands lead role in anticipated new game adaptation.
Sydney Sweeney is going to play the lead role in the upcoming film adaptation of the popular computer game "Split Fiction," which will be directed by Jon M. Chu.
Screenwriters Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, who worked on the film "Deadpool & Wolverine," are now working on the script for the cinematic production.
Both Chu's Electric Somewhere and Mike Goldberg and Dmitri M. Johnson's Story Kitchen (formerly known as dj2 Entertainment), which is now in the process of selling the talent package to studios, will be responsible for producing the film adaptation of "Split Fiction." Sweeney is going to serve as an executive producer.
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 02: Sydney Sweeney (Photo by Neilson Barnard / Getty Images via AFP)
"Split Fiction" is a game that combines elements of science fiction and fantasy. It is developed by Hazelight Studios and published by Electronic Arts. The story follows two authors, Mio and Zoe, who find themselves ensnared in the fantastical worlds that they have created. "Split Fiction" is a cooperative adventure game that was written by Sebastian Johansson and Josef Fares, who is also the director of the game and the chief executive officer of Hazelight Studios. The game's gameplay mechanics include split-screen combat, platforming puzzles, and different skills for each character.
According to an anonymous source who spoke with Variety, it has not yet been decided whether Sweeney will play the primary role of Zoe or Mio.
The game was released on March 6, and despite earning excellent reviews and large sales, it soon became a hit with both gamers and critics alike after it was released. According to Hazelight, the game sold well over two million copies in the first week after it was released, and the number of copies sold continues to increase at a rapid pace.
HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 02: Jon M. Chu Mike Coppola/Getty Images/AFP
During the Game Developers Conference (GDC) that took place in San Francisco in March, the film "Split Fiction" was already in the process of being developed and beginning to attract top Hollywood studios for a bidding war.
The package is shepherded by Goldberg and Johnson’s Story Kitchen, which is one of the hottest players in the video game-to-screen business right now, with credits including the “Sonic the Hedgehog” films, the “Tomb Raider” franchise (with a new animated series that premiered on Netflix in October 2024), the upcoming “Streets of Rage” adaptation set up at Lionsgate, as well as films based on “It Takes Two” (from the game studio behind “Split Fiction”) and “ToeJam & Earl” at Amazon MGM Studios.
