While Hollywood stumbles, gaming studios are producing the most successful adaptations. Sony’s internal production unit proved that respecting source material pays off. Following the billion-dollar success of The Last of Us (HBO) and the upcoming Gran Turismo movie, they are currently deep in production on the Horizon Zero Dawn series for Netflix and a God of War adaptation for Amazon. Their secret sauce: keeping game directors in the writers’ room.
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