Amazon Studios is turning into a giant participant in leisure, particularly with its upcoming Amazon Prime present The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Energy coming in September.

However it’s additionally leaping on the development of turning video video games into films and TV reveals. At this time it introduced a “first look” pact with dj2 Leisure, which focuses on adapting online game titles for tv and movie. We’ve seen a variety of this occurring these days, with the Uncharted film from Sony, based mostly on the Uncharted recreation collection, opening in theaters quickly. That is the standard transmedia technique, besides in reverse, because it has been targeted on films to video games up to now.

“The dj2 workforce has lengthy believed that video video games would at some point function unimaginable supply materials for tales instructed in tv and movie, and that it was solely the dearth of affection and respect for the artform which beforehand held profitable variations again, mentioned Dmitri M. Johnson, CEO of dj2 Leisure, in a press release. “Furthermore, it is really an honor to have Prime Video as our platform accomplice. A accomplice who really helps us, in addition to our grand ambitions, for telling one of the best worldwide gaming tales with no limitations in how excessive we could collectively intention.”

dj2 Leisure will create and produce content material that can completely stream on Prime Video in additional than 240 nations and territories worldwide.
 
“I can not specific sufficient simply how excited we’re to be working with the powerhouse workforce at dj2 Leisure. Their experience and talent within the gaming-to-screen market is unparalleled,” mentioned Nick Pepper, head of studio inventive content material, Amazon Studios. “The probabilities are countless for what we will create collectively for our international audiences.”

dj2 Leisure specializing in making in video-game-to-TV/motion-picture variations. Johnson based the corporate, and his workforce consists of Dan Jevons, Stephan Bugaj, Howard Bliss, and Tim Stevenson.

Their extra current initiatives embody the record-setting box-office hit, Sonic The Hedgehog, with its sequel dated for an April 2022 international theatrical launch, Tomb Raider: The Animated Sequence for Netflix, which has a two-season order (and is at present in manufacturing).

Considered one of Amazon Studios’ newest authentic function initiatives, entitled Coyote Blue, starring Sterling Brown, to be directed by Hanelle Culpepper and written by John Wick creator Derek Kolstad, and 2021’s Recreation of the Yr winner, It Takes Two; all along with actively reactivating the following spherical of basic IP for Hollywood, comparable to Teddy Ruxpin and Sega’s Toe Jam and Earl.

dj2 not too long ago struck a strategic video game-to-producer first-look with Swedish online game writer, Uncooked Fury, to help them in adapting their huge interactive catalog into tv and movie. Uncooked Fury is the prolific writer behind such video games as Norco and the indie hit Sable.

dj2 is represented by APA and Cowan, DeBaets, Abrahams & Sheppard LLP.