The era of the bad video game movie is over, if Hollywood lets these guys do their job

The era of the bad video game movie is over, if Hollywood lets these guys do their job

Hollywood has finally cracked the code on making movies based on video games, at least from a box-office perspective. The Super Mario Bros. Movie, the Sonic the Hedgehog trilogy, and A Minecraft Movie have grossed billions combined since 2020. Whether they’re good movies is up for debate. Critically, TV seems to be where game adaptations are shining; Fallout and The Last of Us are legit prestige television, likely in part due to the close creati…

In recent years we have had to go to the cinema if we wanted to know anything about the adventures of the most famous blue hedgehog of all time. So far three films have been made about Sonic, the first released in 2020, starring Jim Carrey as Dr. Ivo Robotnik and Ben Schwartz as the voice of Sonic, accompanied by James Marsden, Tika Sumpter, Natasha Rothwell, Adam Pally and Neal McDonough. But the world of the fastest hedgehog is not only restri…

Eli Roth Blames ‘Borderlands’ Disaster on COVID — World of Reel

The rise of video game adaptations is very much upon us, and with that, hits such as “Sonic the Hedgehog,” “The Super Mario Bros. Movie,” “Five Nights at Freddy’s,” and “Minecraft”.Then there’s Eli Roth’s “Borderlands”. Roth’s box-office bomb cost 145M to produce and ended up finishing its run with a total of just $31M worldwide in box-office receipts. The film was reportedly a $115 million loss for Lionsgate.The reviews were nasty — it scored a…

Emotions On Steroids – Adding Humanity To Hedgehogs

The success of “Sonic the Hedgehog 3” is examined in greater depth. Clashing with Disney’s headliner release of “Mufasa: The Lion King,” ‘Sonic 3’ exceeded expectations in box office and critic reviews. Aashi Shinde analyzes the interwoven themes of loss, character morality, resulting in an emotional journey. Warning: This article contains spoilers. Proceed with caution.  “Sonic...

Sonic team spills details on all the big video game movies in the works

Hollywood has finally cracked the code on making movies based on video games, at least from a box-office perspective. The Super Mario Bros. Movie, the Sonic the Hedgehog trilogy, and A Minecraft Movie have grossed billions combined since 2020. Whether they’re good movies is up for debate. Critically, TV seems to be where game adaptations are shining; Fallout and The Last of Us are legit prestige television, likely in part due to the close creati…