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'Bloodborne' Video Game Getting R-Rated Animated Movie Adaptation From Sony
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PlayStation's "Bloodborne"avideo game is being developed into an R-rated
animated feature for Sony Pictures that the studio says will embrace the
carnage that made the game so popular.

Sanford Panitch, president of Sony Pictures Entertainment Motion Picture
Group, promised during the studio's CinemaCon presentation that the
long-rumored film will be "very true" to the gory spirit of "Bloodborne,"
which follows a traveler who journeys into a gothic city full of
nightmarish creatures.

"Bloodborne" was developed by FromSoftware and published by Sony
Interactive Entertainment, which shares a parent company with Sony
Pictures and PlayStation. The film is co-produced by PlayStation
Productions, Lyrical Animation and creator and gamer Sean McLoughlin,
better known by his pseudonym JackSepticEye. For the uninitiated,
McLoughlin is a gamer who has spent years in the world of "Bloodborne,"
where his digital adventures are tracked by 48 million online fans.

The film is the latest in a string of video game adaptations. Sony
Pictures and PlayStation Productions recently announced the adaptation of
"Helldivers," directed by Justin Lin, who has helmed several "Fast &
Furious" films, and starring Jason Momoa. The studio also recently
completed filming a screen adaptation of Nintendo's "The Legend of Zelda."
aWes Ball ("The Maze Runner")awill direct, with Benjamin Evan Ainswortha
andaBo Bragason starring asaLinkaandaPrincess Zelda. Series creatora
Shigeru Miyamotoais producing the film.

Video game adaptations have become a huge source of box office revenue.
Recent films in the genre, such as "A Minecraft Movie" and "The Super
Mario Bros. Movie," are among the highest-grossing films of the
post-COVID era.

Lyrical Media, parent company of Lyrical Animation, is co-financing
"Bloodborne" with Sony Pictures. McLoughlin is repped by CAA, Nicole
Ambrose, Hansen Jacobson, and 42 West.



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