With some promising upcoming video game adaptations slated for the final weeks and months of the 2025 movie schedule and 2025 TV schedule (not to mention all those 2026 film releases), it looks like the best is yet to come for video game fans. In the past few years, we’ve seen some great video game adaptations of games like The Last of Us, Twisted Metal, and Sonic the Hedgehog, and it seems like those franchises aren’t going away anytime soon, but that isn’t all…In the very near future, video game fans will see classic games come to the best streaming services and local movie houses, as films and TV shows like Fall Out Season 2, Mortal Kombat II, Call of Duty, and so much more. Here are all the upcoming video game movies and TV shows I’m most excited to see in 2025 and beyond.
The Witcher Season 4 - October 30, 2025
Fans of Netflix's The Witcher series were shocked in late 2022 when it was announced that Henry Cavill would no longer play Geralt after the show’s third season, with Liam Hemsworth taking over as the lead, and Laurence Fishburne having joined the cast as Regis. Well, they won’t have to wait all that long to see how Hemsworth does in his portrayal of Geralt, as The Witcher Season 4 is set to land on Netflix on October 30, 2025.
Five Nights At Freddy’s 2 - December 5, 2025
With the way Five Nights at Freddy’s ended and the massive financial success it experienced at the box office despite being released on Peacock day-and-date, it was all but guaranteed that a sequel would be on the way. We asked Matthew Lillard about the idea of returning for another go-round ahead of the film’s home release, and the Scream star had some ideas about where the franchise could go. Universal Pictures has set the Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 release date for December 5, 2025.
If the first trailer is any indication, we’re in for more terrifying and exciting jump scares before the end of the year.
Fallout Season 2 - December 17, 2025
To the surprise of no one, Amazon wasted no time in renewing Fallout for a second season shortly after the hit video game series premiered in April 2024. A post from the official Fallout Prime X account announced the pickup with a “see you back in the Wasteland” caption, but didn’t provide any further details. In July 2024, Gamespot reported that Fallout Season 2 was ahead of schedule, which is good news for all.
As detailed in the trailer for the new season, Fallout will return on December 17, 2025, and will be taking viewers to one of the most beloved locations in the franchise’s history: New Vegas. But that won’t be the last we see of the Wasteland (more on that later).
Return To Silent Hill - January 23, 2026
The Silent Hill 2 video game was given the remake treatment in 2024, and now the game is getting a new film adaptation titled Return to Silent Hill. According to Variety, the movie will be directed by Christophe Gans, who is returning to direct after helming the first Silent Hill adaptation back in 2006. In June 2025, Deadline reported that the movie, which will see Jeremy Irvine and Hannah Emily Anderson in major roles, is set to open on January 23, 2026. A few months later, we got our first proper look at the upcoming survival horror movie with the debut of the Return to Silent Hill teaser trailer.
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie - April 3, 2026
Well, it looks like we’ll all be returning to the Mushroom Kingdom (and beyond), as the follow-up to Nintendo and Illumination’s box office smash hit, The Super Mario Bros. Movie, is coming to the big screen next spring. There aren’t a lot of plot details about the upcoming animated movie at this time, but we do know the highly anticipated Super Mario Galaxy Movie has a release date of April 3, 2026, which will be here before you know it.
The second animated Mario movie is based on the 2007 Wii game, Super Mario Galaxy, which followed the iconic plumber as he embarked upon an epic mission to save Princess Peach and the entire universe from Bowser. Are we going to see “Peaches Vol. 2”? We can only hope.
Mortal Kombat II - May 15, 2026
Despite being one of the 2021 Warner Bros. movies that debuted on HBO Max at the same time it opened in theaters, Mortal Kombat was a sizable box office success, meaning it was all but certain that a sequel would be on the way sooner rather than later. In July 2022, Deadline revealed that New Line had given the sequel the green light while also announcing that Simon McQuoid, who helmed the first movie, would be back in the director’s chair once again.
Though word out of early screenings was good for the upcoming flick, Warner Bros. delayed its release by several months, and now it won’t hit theaters until May 15, 2026.
Resident Evil - September 18, 2026
There have been a lot of Resident Evil movies over the years, and it appears that the franchise is getting the reboot treatment once again. In March 2025, The Hollywood Reporter revealed that Barbarian and Weapons director Zach Cregger was taking a shot at the next adaptation of the classic survival horror game. Best of all, a release date has already been set for September 18, 2026, which is a little more than 30 years after the first game in the series hit store shelves back in March 1996.
When speaking at CinemaCon 2025 (via Deadline), Cregger described the upcoming video game movie as a “wild ride” that will be “unlike any of the previous films” in the franchise. He also made it sound like longtime fans of the games will be excited as the movie will be “built in the spirit of those games” with its focus on a “central protagonist going from point A to Point B.” And after watching Weapons, I cannot wait to see what Cregger has in store for us!
Street Fighter - October 16, 2026
Over the years, Street Fighter has been one of the fighting game franchises that has been adapted to the screen multiple times. Well, it looks like Capcom’s iconic quarter-eater is getting another movie in the not-so-distant future. In September 2025, months after it was taken off the 2026 movie schedule, the long-awaited Street Fighter movie was given a new date. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Kitao Sakurai’s live-action spin on the fighter will hit theaters on October 16, 2026.
The cast, which features David Dastmalchian, Orville Peck, Callina Liang, Andrew Schulz, Andrew Koji, Jason Momoa, Noah Centineo, Cody Rhodes, Roman Reigns, and others playing iconic characters, was officially revealed in the cleverest of ways.
Angry Birds 3 - December 23, 2026
Fans of addictive free-to-play mobile games (and movies based on them) are probably stoked to hear that Angry Birds 3 is happening after all these years. First announced in June 2024, the third movie based on the highly addictive game will be coming to theaters on December 23, 2026, per Deadline.
Though details are limited at this time, at least in terms of plot, the movie will feature a cast led by Jason Sudeikis, Josh Gad, Rachel Bloom, Danny McBride, Keke Palmer, and Mr. Beast, to name only a few.
Devil May Cry Season 2 - 2026
Not long after Devil May Cry, the animated adaptation of the Capcom video game franchise of the same name, debuted on Netflix in 2025, the streamer announced that orphaned demon-hunter-for-hire, Dante, will be back once again to take on all manner of threats, both living and undead.
Several months later, in August 2025, Netflix released the first Devil May Cry Season 2 teaser along with a 2026 release window.
The Mortuary Assistant - 2026
Horror video games have been all the rage for years, so it should be no surprise that numerous series are getting the big-screen treatment now. In April 2025, Deadline reported that Willa Holland and Paul Sparks had been cast to lead the upcoming adaptation of The Mortuary Assistant, which is set to come out at some point in 2026.
In the 2022 horror game, players took control of Rebecca Owens, a new mortuary assistant, engaging in rather mundane tasks in a morgue haunted by a mysterious supernatural presence. The film, which is being directed by Jeremiah Kipp, won’t just be an adaptation, but instead an expansion of the lore and legacy of the popular game.
The Legend Of Zelda - May 7, 2027
A little more than six months after The Super Mario Bros. movie dominated at the box office in 2024 and became a hit with critics and fans alike, Nintendo announced that one of its other iconic franchises would be getting the big-screen treatment. The live-action Legend of Zelda movie is something fans have wanted for a long time, and at some point in the future, they’ll get just that. And no, it’s not like IGN’s 2008 April Fool’s Day trailer.
In June 2025, the official Nintendo Twitter account announced that The Legend of Zelda would make its big-screen debut on May 7, 2027, a little more than a month after its original planned release. One month later, the Nintendo X account announced that Wes Ball’s adaptation will be led by Benjamin Evan Ainsworth as Link and Bo Bragason as Princess Zelda. Still no word on the villainous Ganondorf, though.
Sonic The Hedgehog 4 - Spring 2027
With the success of the first two movies in the franchise, and the third film doing quite well at the box office, it should come as no surprise that Sonic the Hedgehog 4 is coming. On the eve of the Sonic 3 release in December 2024, Variety reported that Paramount Pictures was preparing a fourth film about the iconic Blue Blur that will be coming out at some point in Spring 2027.
Though details are limited at this time, there is a rumor that the new movie could be called Sonic CD, per Polygon.
Another Minecraft Movie - July 23, 2027
It wasn’t that big of a shocker when A Minecraft Movie took the top spot at the box office its opening weekend (or several other weeks after that), and it’s not a big surprise that Warner Bros. is already looking to strike again. In October 2025, WB revealed Another Minecraft Movie, which is slated to open in theaters on July 23, 2027.
We know next to nothing about what the movie would be about, but director Jared Hess told Deadline around the same time that “it’ll be so much fun to go back into the world.” And with Alex, one of the major characters from the game on which the movie is based, showing up in the Minecraft Movie post-credits scene, it seems like we’re just getting started with this adventure.
Ghost Of Tsushima: Legends - 2027
In addition to Chad Stahelski’s live-action adaptation of Ghost of Tsushima, there’s also an anime series based on the decorated 2020 PlayStation exclusive about a young samurai trying to ward off Mongol invaders while also challenging the status quo. Coming to Crunchyroll in 2027 (no date or window has been announced yet), Ghost of Tsushima: Legends will offer an anime treatment of the game and its Legends multiplayer expansion, which incorporates Japanese mythology into the gameplay.
Fallout Season 3 - TBD
Wait, Fallout Season 2 hasn’t even been released yet, and there’s already talk of a third season? That’s what happened in May 2025, when Amazon announced it had renewed the series more than six months before the series returned to Prime Video. Considering we don’t know how things are going to shake out for Ella Purnell, Aaron Moten, and Walton Goggins’ characters when they visit New Vegas this December, but expect that to change by season’s end.
Tomb Raider Live-Action Series - TBD
Netflix’s animated Tomb Raider show isn’t the only Lara Croft-centered project coming to the small screen in the future, as Amazon is putting out a live-action series based on the beloved franchise. Phoebe Waller-Bridge of Fleabag and Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny fame is spearheading the project, and I couldn’t be more excited.
Though it seemed like the project was dead before it even got started, Variety reported in September 2025 that production would be kicking off in early 2026 and that Game of Thrones alum Sophie Turner, who has long been attached to the project, would be playing Lara Croft.
Dark Deception - TBD
There have been countless games in the vein of Fight Nights at Freddy’s over the years, with Glowstick Entertainment’s Dark Deception being one of the best. That said, it’s not all that surprising that a film adaptation is in the works with Adrian Speckert and Cory Todd Hughes penning the script, per Deadline.
There were no casting or story details announced when the movie was revealed back in September 2025, but the psychological horror game on which it will be based had players attempt to escape diabolical mazes where all kinds of creatures await around every corner.
Finding Frankie - TBD
On top of working on the Dark Deception adaptation, the screenwriting team of Adrian Speckert and Cory Todd Hughes is also hard at work on Finding Frankie, Deadline reported in October 2025. The upcoming video game movie is based on the 2025 game of the same name, which can best be described as Squid Game meets Five Nights at Freddy’s with its colorful yet demented game show setting.
There are no details on how the game will be adapted, who will direct it, or who we will see running from characters like Henry Hotline, Deputy Duck, or Frankie himself.
Space Invaders - TBD
It has been nearly 50 years since Space Invaders helped kick-start the golden age of the arcade, and now it’s finally getting a video game adaptation of its own. In August 2025, Deadline reported that Ben Zazove and Evan Turner were hired by New Line Cinema to turn the classic arcade game into a big-screen phenomenon. Nothing has been said about the story at this time, but with the success of A Minecraft Movie showing that you can create wild and imaginative stories in adaptations of games without plots, this could be very interesting.
Beyond: Two Souls - TBD
Back in 2013, Elliot Page starred in Quantic Dream’s Beyond: Two Souls, a revolutionary and complex narrative-based video game following a young woman as she tries to make sense of her mysterious powers while escaping the military and terrifying forces of evil. Well, Page is now in the process of turning the popular game into a TV series with Pageboy Productions, Deadline reported in January 2025.
Details about the project are limited at this time, but I wouldn’t be all that mad if Page was able to convince Willem Dafoe to come back and reprise his role. Fingers crossed…
Riders Republic - TBD
We see a lot of video game adaptations, but we don’t see too often ones based on sports games. Well, that’ll change at some point in the near future when Bad Boys: Ride or Die directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah turn Ubisoft’s Riders Republic into a big-screen attraction.
In May 2025, the game publisher announced that the filmmaking duo would be turning its attention to the massive multiplayer experience that allows its more than 10 million players to race down mountains on everything from bikes to skis to snowboards to wingsuits. Yes, wingsuits! Not a lot has been announced since then, but this could be something to see.
Phasmophobia - TBD
Since it dropped in early release in September 2020 (October 2024 for PlayStation and Xbox consoles), Phasmophobia has been one of the scariest and most popular horror games on the market. Taking on the role of a ghosthunter, this first-person game tests its players, physically, mentally, and even spiritually.
Well, the game’s developer, Kinetic Games, has announced that it’s working with Blumhouse to turn the terrifying game into an anxiety-inducing big-screen experience. Details are mum at this point, but we should know more soon.
Call Of Duty - TBD
How it’s taken this long to get a Call of Duty movie in the works is one of the biggest mysteries in Hollywood, but it looks like it’s finally happening. In September 2025, Variety reported that the newly minted Paramount Skydance and Activision are teaming up to be bring the outrageously popular first-person shooter series to the big screen in the near future.
Nothing has been announced as far as the plot is concerned, and trying to guess what the movie is going to be about is a fool’s errand at this point. Since the introduction of the first Call of Duty game in 2003, players have recreated battles in both World Wars, Vietnam, and more modern battlefields, as well as future wars.
Wolfenstein - TBD
Amazon has had some success with video game adaptations in recent years, and that trend will hopefully continue when Wolfenstein hits Prime Video. In July 2025, Variety reported that Amazon MGM Studios was teaming up with MachineGames to bring the revisionist history franchise where players take on all kinds of Nazis to the small screen.
The influential first-person shooter series, which has been around for more than 40 years and several retoolings, largely follows William “B.J.” Blazkowicz during and after World War II. It’s hard to imagine this being any different when the show comes to Prime Video at some point in the near future.
Clair Obscura: Expedition 33 - TBD
Clair Obscura: Expedition, a dark fantasy role playing game, took the world by storm upon release in April 2025, and there’s a good chance it’ll end up taking numerous end of the year awards come December. Well, it looks like game developer Sandfall Interactive is wasting no time getting the ball rolling on a live-action adaptation. In January 2025, around three months before the game hit store shelves, Variety reported that the French developer was teaming with Story Kitchen to bring the property to the big screen.
Set in a world inspired by Belle Époque France, Clair Obscura: Expedition 33 follows a titular group as they embark upon a mission to combat and defeat a god-like figure known as the Paintress. How similar the movie will be to the game is unknown, as are other details at this time.
Twisted Metal Season 3 - TBD
Though an official green light has not yet been given for Twisted Metal Season 3, it sounds like showrunner Michael Jonathan Smith has big plans for the hilarious and violent Peacock original series. With Calypso’s tournament (or at least its first edition) complete, there are a lot of places for the series to go moving forward.
When chatting with The Direct in August 2025, Smith suggested a third season would continue to explore Anthony Mackie’s John Doe as well as a deep dive into the backstory of Anthony Carrigan’s mysterious and captivating tournament founder.
The Last Of Us Season 3 - TBD
HBO has already announced that The Last of Us Season 3 is on the way, even with the show’s second season still warm. Nothing has been announced about the third installment of the popular video game adaptation, but with the second season ending at around the halfway point of The Last of Us Part II, it looks like we’re just getting started.
Plot details are next to none at this point, but based on the final shot of The Last of Us’ Season 2 finale, it appears as if we’ll be following Kaitlyn Dever’s Abby more when the show returns at some point in the future.
Bioshock - TBD
The sci-fi horror series Bioshock has always been a game franchise that would be well-suited to be adapted into a movie. A great setting with the underwater city of Rapture, a twist-heavy story, and those Big Daddies are just a few of the reasons that make a strong case for an adaptation.In August 2022, Netflix announced that Francis Lawrence would be directing the upcoming movie, which will be based on a script written by Michael Green, best known for scripting movies like Logan, Blade Runner 2049, and Jungle Cruise.
After a long period of no updates, producer Roy Lee told The Direct in September 2025 that while he had to keep things under wraps, the movie will be based on the first game in the franchise.
Assassin's Creed - TBD
Over the course of the past decade-plus, the Assassin’s Creed video game series from Ubisoft has become one of the most popular and expansive franchises on the market, with installments set everywhere from Renaissance-era Italy, ancient Egypt and Greece, and Norway during the time of the Vikings. Though the 2016 movie based on the games failed to capture the scope, scale, and fun of the source material, Ubisoft and Netflix have partnered up to give Assassin’s Creed another shot as a TV series.
In July 2025, Netflix Tudum announced that the live-action adaptation was picking up steam and that Roberto Patino and David Wiener were handling the exciting project.
Split Fiction - TBD
Split Fiction, one of the biggest (and best-received) video games of 2025, is already getting a big-screen adaptation with some major talent on both sides of the camera. In April 2025, Variety reported that Sydney Sweeney is set to star in Jon M. Chu’s take on the popular fantasy and sci-fi game about a pair of authors who become trapped in their own creation.
Not a lot has been said about the movie’s release date, cast, or production plans, but Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, the screenwriting team behind Deadpool & Wolverine, are writing the screenplay.
OutRun - TBD
Michael Bay will soon be turning his attention to one of the most iconic arcade racers of all time when he adapts OutRun. In April 2025, Deadline reported that Bay, best known for great ‘90s action movies like Bad Boys and The Rock, will direct the long-overdue adaptation that will be produced by Sydney Sweeney (no word on if she’ll star in the movie or if she’s just producing it). There are reasons to be both excited and apprehensive about this one.
Sifu - TBD
Chad Stahelski is quickly becoming one of the busiest names in Hollywood these days, and it doesn’t look like the John Wick franchise director will be slowing down anytime soon. In February 2025, Deadline reported that Stahelski’s 87Eleven Entertainment production company will be turning the revenge-centric game about a martial arts student avenging his mentor into a feature film for Netflix at some point.
Iron Lung - TBD
In addition to several major video game franchises receiving film or TV adaptations in the coming months and years, there are some smaller yet equally impactful games getting their chance to reach new audiences as well. Back in 2023, Deadline reported that content creator and entrepreneur Markiplier was in the process of adapting Iron Lung, a 2022 submarine horror game centering on an unnamed character as he explores a mysterious and deadly sea on a desolate moon.
Though no release date has been announced, Markiplier announced on his YouTube channel in June 2024 that he was “officially done” working on the adaptation. There have been no updates since.
Sleeping Dogs - TBD
In the years that followed the release of Grand Theft Auto III in 2001, open-world crime games were a dime a dozen. One of the most inventive, engaging, and fun to play was Sleeping Dogs, which was first released on consoles back in 2012 by Square Enix. Despite getting off to a slow start in terms of sales, the game has since gone on to have a reputation of being an all-around great experience.
Well, now it appears as if the Sleeping Dogs movie is actually in full development, according to IGN, and we could see a major MCU star take on the lead role of undercover police officer Wei Shen. If those reports end up being true, Simu Liu, who has built a nice filmography for himself over the years, will be kicking ass and taking names from the bottom to the top of the crime ladder in the near future. That has me stoked, to say the least.
Dead By Daylight - TBD
When it comes to horror games deserving of a film adaptation, Dead by Daylight is near the top of that list. This online multiplayer survival horror game, which pits one player taking on the role of a killer hunting four others, has been around for nearly a decade at the time of this writing and has been played by tens of millions of people. In fact, there are countless expansion DLC packs bringing in everyone from Freddy Krueger to Michael Myers and even Nicolas freaking Cage.
For the past few years, there have been plans to turn the game into a movie, with Jasom Blum leading the charge as producer. And while Blum did tell ComicBook.com in late 2024 that a script was in the works, there was no telling when the movie would actually come to fruition. There have been no updates since.
Death Stranding - TBD
The Death Stranding adaptation from A24 is one of those projects that makes perfect sense. The game’s creator, Hideo Kojima, has a long history of making cinematic experiences masquerading as video games with his Metal Gear Solid franchise, and the 2019 PlayStation was no different.
It has been more than two years since Deadline first announced the video game adaptation, but details are still pretty much nonexistent. However, in April 2025, Deadline reported that A Quiet Place: Day One director Michael Sarnoski would be helming the incredibly ambitious project.
Elden Ring - TBD
The Elden Ring film adaptation is one that fans of the FromSoftware action role-playing game have been dying (and dying and dying and dying) to see since the game based around the Dark Souls series arrived on the scene back in February 2022. The upcoming movie, which doesn’t yet have a release date, will be directed by Alex Garland, according to Variety. For those unaware, the screenwriter-turned-filmmaker is known for writing horror movies like 28 Days Later and directing heart-stopping thrillers like Ex-Machina and Warfare.
Plot details are basically unknown at this point, but Game of Thrones creator George R.R. Martin is working on the story, as was the case with the game on which it is based. Expect to learn more about the direction of the story and the film in the coming months.
Secret Level Season 2 - TBD
Amazon’s Prime Video introduced the video game anthology series Secret Level back in late 2024, and now it looks like we’re getting another season. The series, which was described as a “celebration of games and gamers,” featured original stories set in iconic game franchises like Mega Man, Armored Core, and Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2, to name a few. The series, which had a cast featuring the likes of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Keanu Reeves, was renewed in December 2024, per Deadline.
Watch Dogs - TBD
At some point, Mathieu Turi will present his vision for Watch Dogs, a live-action movie based on the Ubisoft action-adventure game series of the same name. Starring Tom Blyth, Sophie Wilde, and Markella Kavenagh, the movie will feature an original story set in the universe.
Though nothing has been said about a release date at this time, the Ubisoft X account posted in September 2024 that production had wrapped on the project. I wouldn’t be surprised if something is announced before the end of the year.
Streets Of Rage - TBD
Considered by many to be one of the best beat ‘em ups of all time, Streets of Rage is one of the franchises that never gets old, and shockingly enough, one that has never been turned into a movie, despite decades of success and countless games in the series at this point. Well, that could soon change now that SEGA is teaming up with Lionsgate and Derek Kolstad to bring the iconic side-scroller to the big screen.
Announced back in late 2022, the movie seems like something right up the alley for the John Wick creator, and something fans of the games will certainly dig when it eventually comes out. Though there haven’t been any updates since, hopefully this will change in the near future.
Mass Effect - TBD
Since the franchise’s debut back in 2007, Mass Effect has given gamers some of the most unforgettable moments and started some of the strangest controversies. Now, it looks like the series of games that primarily focused on Captain Shepard’s quest to save the galaxy is going to be getting the small-screen treatment. Just like it has done with the Fallout and Yakuza properties in recent years, Amazon MGM Studios is developing a series based on the game with Karim Zreik writing the show, per Variety.
There aren’t a lot of details about the project as of yet, and we still don’t know if it will follow the central crew from the first three games, the new cast of characters from Mass Effect: Andromeda, or an entirely original group set in the game’s universe. However, expect that to change in the coming weeks and months as we learn more about this exciting project.
Duke Nukem - TBD
Over the years, Duke Nukem has gone from being one of the most absurdly fun and tasteless video game franchises to an almost entirely forgotten relic of ‘90s gaming, but it appears as if there are still some powerful fans out there. Back in June 2022, The Hollywood Reporter published a report stating that Cobra Kai creators Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz, and Hayden Schlossberg were in the process of adapting the over-the-top and hyper-masculine character to the big screen.
There have been multiple attempts to bring the cigar-smoking and sunglasses-wearing hero to the big screen for years now, but maybe this one will stick. However, there haven’t been a lot of new details about the long-in-the-works project in quite some time.
It Takes Two - TBD
There have been a lot of great multiplayer co-op games over the years, and one of the best recent examples has to be It Takes Two. Not to be confused with the Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen movie of the same name, the 2021 action-adventure game follows a married couple planning on getting a divorce as their minds are transported to a pair of dolls and they are forced to get things back to normal.
In April 2022, Variety reported that Dwayne Johnson’s Seven Bucks Productions was working with Amazon to put out the film, but details about the adaptation have been lacking in the years that have followed. In early 2025, the game’s designer, Josef Fares, told Eurogamer he didn’t know what was going on with the project, which is honestly disheartening to hear.
Uncharted 2 - TBD
It has been three years since Tom Holland starred in Uncharted, the massively successful big-screen adaptation of one of PlayStation’s most beloved franchises, and it sounds like we’ll see more of Nathan Drake sooner or later. Not a whole lot is known about the long-anticipated sequel at this point, but Sony Pictures Entertainment's President of International Distribution, Steven O’Dell, told those in attendance at CineEurope (via Variety) in 2024 that the project was in development. There haven’t been any updates since then.
Mega Man - TBD
With Sonic the Hedgehog and Super Mario Bros. getting massive big-screen adaptations in recent years, you would think a Mega Man movie wouldn’t be too far behind. Well, that may actually happen at some point down the road, as IGN reported in December 2021 that Netflix and Capcom were teaming up to bring the legendary video game character to life. Details have been very limited in the years since the news broke, so we’ll have to keep watching this one.
Dredge - TBD
A movie based on a fishing game doesn’t sound too exciting, right? Well, Dredge isn’t your standard fishing simulator, but instead a horror role-playing game following a lone fisherman as he encounters one Lovecraftian creature after another on a series of expeditions. Since its initial release in 2023, the game has taken the world by storm, so it only seems natural for a film adaptation to be in the works. And that’s what’s happening.
In April 2024, Variety reported that the game’s developer, Black Salt Games, had partnered with the Story Kitchen production company to create a live-action adaptation of the game. The film’s official logline reads: “Think The Sixth Sense on the water. A grounded atmospheric cosmic horror blend of HP Lovecraft and Ernest Hemingway.”
Helldivers 2 - TBD
Announced during Sony’s CES 2025 press conference (via IGN), Helldivers 2, one of the biggest games of the past couple of years, is getting a film adaptation. Heavily inspired by Starship Troopers, the online co-op shooter has allowed millions of gamers to get together with groups of friends (or complete strangers) and go shoot wave after wave of massive, man-eating bugs. No details have been released about the movie and how the story will incorporate Helldivers 2’s intense gameplay, but we’re excited to learn more.
Horizon Zero Dawn - TBD
There has been talk of a Horizon Zero Dawn movie for a few years now, and it’s bound to happen sooner or later. Well, we got some new information in January 2025 at Sony’s CES press conference (via IGN), where it was confirmed that the massively popular PlayStation exclusive would be getting the big-screen treatment.
The plan is for the film to be released by Columbia Pictures, which handled the Uncharted adaptation back in 2022, at some point in the future, but no release information has been released. And it sounds like the movie will be a faithful retelling of franchise protagonist Aloy’s origin story.
Stray - TBD
In terms of games set in futuristic and dystopian settings, there is nothing cuter than Stray, the 2022 adventure game in which players take on the role of a stray cat trying to make its way back to the surface after falling into a subterranean city. In September 2023, EW reported that Ice Age director Chris Wedge would be helming a movie based on the game for Annapurna, the studio behind the critically acclaimed Nimona.
The Sims Movie - TBD
The Sims, a game that some would consider impossible to turn into a movie for various reasons, is getting the big-screen treatment. In March 2024, Variety reported that Margot Robbie’s LuckyChap production company was spearheading an adaptation of the popular sandbox series with Loki director Kate Herron helming the project. Though details about The Sims movie are sparse at the time of this writing, it sounds like the movie will be something fans of the games will love.
Alan Wake TV Show - TBD
Video game developer Remedy has released its fair share of cinematic gaming experiences over the years with the likes of Max Payne, Control, and the Alan Wake franchise. And if all works out, it looks like we’ll be seeing an AMC TV show based on Alan Wake at some point in the future. In 2022, IGN reported that the cable network had picked up the rights to develop the game into a series. However, there haven’t been many details since then.
God Of War - TBD
Just a few weeks after November 2022’s God of War Ragnarok was released on PlayStation consoles, Amazon Studios ordered a live-action series based on the popular action-adventure game, as reported by Variety. The upcoming Amazon original series will turn its focus to the 2018 soft-reboot of the property, which saw Kratos living in the Norse realm of Midgard after trying to escape his violent and heartbreaking past in ancient Greece.
After a few years without any updates, showrunner Ronald D. Moore told Collider in July 2025 that the team was “still working on the scripts,” and that it was “going very well.”
Gears Of War - TBD
Gears of War, one of the most popular video game franchises on the Xbox family of consoles, will soon get not one, but two adaptations on Netflix – a live-action movie and an animated TV series. In November 2022, Netflix announced that the story of Delta Squad, which is led by the disgraced sergeant Marcus Fenix, would be at the center of the upcoming adaptations, but didn’t provide too many specific details about either property.
When speaking with Comic Book in February 2025, Dave Bautista, who has been trying to be a part of the project for years, called on fans to petition Netflix to get it together and make this happen already.
Ghost Of Tsushima - TBD
In March 2021, Deadline revealed that John Wick director Chad Stahelski was in talks to bring the PlayStation-exclusive Ghost of Tsushima to the big screen, which was remarkable considering the franchise launched the previous summer.
There are many reasons to be excited about a Ghost of Tsushima movie, but Stahelski gave fans of the game even more reason to celebrate in October 2023 when he revealed a ton of new information about the adaptation. Comicbook.com reported on casting rumors (Shogun’s Hiroyuki Sanada, who previously worked with Stahelski on John Wick: Chapter 4) in June 2024, but nothing has been confirmed. We are still in the dark about the status of this highly anticipated project.
Detective Pikachu 2 - TBD
Detective Pikachu is honestly one of the best video game adaptations ever released with the main reason being that instead of trying (and failing) to adapt a storyline from a specific game, it is set within the world of Pokémon. This element, combined with the touching father-son story at the center of the movie, makes Detective Pikachu 2 a no-brainer. However, nearly a half-decade later, the movie still has yet to materialize.
The last update we received came in March 2023 when Deadline announced that Baskets creator Jonathan Krisel had signed on to direct the long-planned sequel. However, nothing has been said about the movie, officially, since then.
Metal Gear Solid - TBD
The Metal Gear Solid movie is another video game adaptation that has long been in the works and highly anticipated by fans of the series started by Hideo Kojima more than 30 years ago. And while there have been rumors, starts and stops, and other issues over the years, the project picked up steam in late 2020 when it was announced that Oscar Isaac was cast as Solid Snake.
In July 2024, producer Avi Arad told Game that the creative team was still working on the script, but didn’t offer any additional details. I love these games (I’ve beaten MGS at least a dozen times over the years), but this lack of news has me yelling Snake, SNAKE, SNAKKKKKKKE!
With so many upcoming video game movies and TV shows in the works, make sure to check back for all the latest on those highly anticipated projects.
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