Sony Pictures are said to be working out a lofty seven-figure deal with producers Avi and Ari Arad, the same duo responsible for the recently-announced Uncharted movie adaptation as well as a host of comic book movies, and screenwriter Sheldon Turner to adapt the PlayStation 3 exclusive inFAMOUS for the big screen.
“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,” Turner said. “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.”
The story in inFAMOUS, developed by Sucker Punch, and the nature of the protagonist’s powers could make for an exciting film, but there are a lot of elements that I’d like to see left out of the movie, namely Cole’s friend Zeke – the most annoying character ever – and the terrible dialogue. If Turner can improve on those aspects of the source material and present a mature experience, we could have a winner.
Richard Mitchell is a video game addict living in Toronto. He has been gaming for more than two decades, and despite multiple interventions, continues to game today. He has an Xbox 360, a PS3, a Wii, a Nintendo DS, a gaming PC, and a life, and does his best to juggle them all.