Cyberpunk 2077 is getting a live-action adaptation, developer CD Projekt Purple has introduced. The venture is being developed in collaboration with Nameless Content material, the impartial media firm finest recognized for producing Emmy-winning reveals like True Detective and Mr. Robotic. It is unclear if this take can 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 harassed that the difference is at an ‘early developmental stage,’ so it’s going to be some time earlier than we obtain any additional updates.
CD Projekt Purple beforehand dabbled in such passive media by merely utilizing the setting to chart an underdog story by way of the Netflix anime Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, which gained essential acclaim and gave the once-tarnished online game a brand 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 Purple is working instantly with Nameless Content material’s Head of Tv Garret Kemble, Director of Improvement Ryan Schwartz, and CCO David Levine. The final of them was concerned in producing West World, the aforementioned True Detective, and even a couple of early Sport of Thrones seasons. The studio, as an entire, has some spectacular initiatives beneath its belt, with two Academy Award-winning movies: The Revenant and Highlight. It is not like CD Projekt Purple is a stranger to live-action variations both, for the reason that Henry Cavill-led The Witcher collection immediately soared to recognition, and has now been renewed for a fourth season — albeit, with Liam Hemsworth (The Starvation Video games motion pictures) taking up.
CDPR dropped a ton of updates at its Investor Day presentation, held late Thursday, confirming that Cyberpunk 2077 has bought over 25 million copies worldwide. In the meantime, its Phantom Liberty enlargement, which has solely been out for 10 days, has already bought 3 million copies. Moreover, the corporate CEO Adam Kiciński revealed his plans to step down from the place, as a part of a managemental shake-up. He’ll as an alternative serve in a extra supervisory position, beginning January 1, 2024, as Chief Technique 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 Collection S/X.
