Pac-Man follows in Sonic’s footsteps and will star in his own live-action movie

Bandai Namco is reaching an agreement to adapt it, although details of the project are still scarce.

If you have a Pac-Man movie on your wish list, you’re in luck. Bandai Namco and Wayfarer Studios They have reached an agreement to develop a live-action adaptation of the classic arcade video game that was first released more than 40 years ago and has been a success in the industry ever since.

Nothing is known about the project showing a premature pregnancy condition, but we do know that its argument will be based on an original concept by Chuck Williams that has been linked to several animated films besides Sonic. Film. Williams and Tim Kwok will produce for Lightbeam Entertainment, and Justin Baldoni, Manu Gargi and Andrew Calof will represent Wayfarer Studios.

Wayfarer Studios premiered their Disney+ teen drama Clouds in 2020. It is currently unknown which distribution company will undertake the project.

Pac-Man is just one of many video game IP adaptations produced by Hollywood after critical and box office successes like Sonic. The movie 1 and 2, or Uncharted: The Movie, seems to be more interested in the characters and franchises of the industry than ever before, although that doesn’t mean there are still mishaps, most recently and famously played by Resident Evil in a movie. series to watch on netflix.

Pac-Man, which has a history of more than 40 years, is not adapted for the first time. In 1982 and hand in hand with the then successful Hanna-Barbera studio, Pac-Man: The Animated Series has arrivedThere were two seasons. More recently, in 2013, there were Pac-Man and Ghostly Adventures on Disney XD, where more than 50 episodes aired on the small screen.

The announcement of a Pac-Man movie comes at a good time for the video game saga, which will premiere PAC-MAN WORLD Re-PAC, a remake for existing systems of a classic released in 1999, at the end of August.