“Sul-sul!” This may be Margot Robbie’s greeting from now on, because her production company is ready to get to work with the adaptation of the successful video game franchise The Sims. An ambitious project in which she will not be alone, as it has the privileged mind of Kate Herron, director of the Loki series (Disney), who will direct and co-write the film’s script with Briony Redman.
This is revealed by journalist The InSneider, who says that the actress’s production company, LuckyChap, also responsible for the successful Barbie; They will join her regular collaborators Josey McNamara, Tom Ackerley and Sophia Kerr. They will be joined by Roy Lee, from Vertigo Entertainment; and Electronic Arts, which will make decisions at the creative level.
This new project is presented as a real challenge, although after Barbie’s experience, anything seems possible. The Sims may not have a specific narrative, but neither did Barbie – who was still a doll controlled by children – and became a global phenomenon that reached the Oscars.
The Sims is one of the most successful and best-selling video game series of all time. Created in 2000 by Will Wright -Electronic Arts and developed by Maxis-, it currently has four franchises and more than 36 million players around the world.
The Sims is a single-player interactive life simulation game that gives you the power to create and control your own character, a Sim. Characters, families and homes can be built, designed and customized; in addition to carrying out various day-to-day activities in the life of each character.
At the moment, it is unknown what approach the project will take or what part of the game’s features the adaptation will include. It has also not been revealed which performers will take part in this new film, which studio will take charge of the project – although last February it was learned that LuckyChap had signed with WarnerBros. Discover a first sight deal – or when it will see the light.
LuckyChap will be busy in the coming months, still celebrating the rescue of her success with Barbie and the celebrated Saltburn on Prime Video; They have also gotten to work with Naughty, which will be directed by Olivia Wilde and which was recently bought by Universal.
In addition, the production company is preparing an adaptation of the 1934 police comedy The Thin Man with PlanB, Brad Pitt’s production company; or My Old Ass, which will arrive at MGM Amazon after selling out all the seats at the last Sundance Film Festival.
