Cyberpunk 2077 is getting a live-action adaptation, developer CD Projekt Red has introduced. The challenge is being developed in collaboration with Anonymous Content, the impartial media firm finest identified for producing Emmy-winning reveals like True Detective and Mr. Robot. It’s unclear if this take shall be a feature-length movie or a TV collection, however the hunt for a screenwriter has commenced, with plans to inform a brand-new story set within the futuristic neon-lit world, the place intercourse, physique modifications, and political chatter are commonplace. The developer additionally pressured that the variation is at an ‘early developmental stage,’ so it’s going to be a whereas earlier than we obtain any additional updates.
CD Projekt Red beforehand dabbled in such passive media by merely utilizing the setting to chart an underdog story through the Netflix anime Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, which gained essential acclaim and gave the once-tarnished online game a new lease on life. Cyberpunk 2077 suffered a rocky launch interval, plagued with game-breaking bugs and crashes, to the purpose the place Sony delisted it from the PS4 digital storefronts. The title has since seen a number of enhancements, because of the numerous hotfixes and patches, alongside contemporary content material. An replace 2.0 dropped final month, which overhauled the perk system and restricted tech augmentations. That was adopted by the Phantom Liberty enlargement, that put gamers on a high-stakes espionage mission with a undercover agent performed by Idris Elba. Keanu Reeves was one other contributor to its Hollywood star-power in the primary sport.
For the live-action adaptation, CD Projekt Red is working instantly with Anonymous Content’s Head of Television Garret Kemble, Director of Development Ryan Schwartz, and CCO David Levine. The final of them was concerned in producing West World, the aforementioned True Detective, and even a few early Game of Thrones seasons. The studio, as a entire, has some spectacular tasks underneath its belt, with two Academy Award-winning movies: The Revenant and Spotlight. It’s not like CD Projekt Red is a stranger to live-action diversifications both, because the Henry Cavill-led The Witcher collection immediately soared to reputation, and has now been renewed for a fourth season — albeit, with Liam Hemsworth (The Hunger Games motion pictures) taking on.
CDPR dropped a ton of updates at its Investor Day presentation, held late Thursday, confirming that Cyberpunk 2077 has offered over 25 million copies worldwide. Meanwhile, its Phantom Liberty enlargement, which has solely been out for 10 days, has already offered 3 million copies. Furthermore, the corporate CEO Adam Kiciński revealed his plans to step down from the place, as a part of a managemental shake-up. He will as a substitute serve in a extra supervisory function, beginning January 1, 2024, as Chief Strategy Officer, leaving the CEO place vacant for Adam Badowski and Michał Nowakowski to collectively take over.
Cyberpunk 2077 and its Phantom Liberty enlargement are out now on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series S/X.
