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As Hollywood looks ever further afield for IP to turn into new film franchises, the classic arcade game Pac-Man <\/em>has emerged as the next potential basis for a live-action adaptation. According to The Hollywood Reporter<\/em><\/a>, the film is currently under development at Wayfarer (the studio behind Disney Plus\u2019s Clouds<\/em><\/a>) with assistance from Bandai Namco, based on an idea from Sonic the Hedgehog<\/em><\/a> associate producer Chuck Williams. <\/p>\n
Crucially, THR <\/em>is only reporting that the film is \u201cin development,\u201d and there\u2019s no mention of it having been officially greenlit or entering production. But the news makes sense in an environment where studios are increasingly turning to video games for IP to mine for their upcoming projects. In recent years, plans to develop films based on everything from triple-A titles like Metal Gear Solid<\/em><\/a> <\/em>to indie darlings like Firewatch<\/em><\/a> have been announced, and in the more immediate future we have Chris Pratt\u2019s live-action Mario<\/a> to worry about. <\/p>\n
\nSpecifics are thin on the Pac-Man project<\/q><\/aside>\n<\/div>\nPac-Man, of course, is no stranger to the occasional TV adaptation. There was the 1980s Hanna-Barbera cartoon that aired on ABC between 1982 and 1983 and an animated series that came to Disney XD back in 2013. But to our knowledge, no one\u2019s succeeded in making Pac-Man the centerpiece of a live-action movie before, beyond cameos in films like Pixels<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n
There\u2019s currently no word on who might play the titular character, who could write and direct the film, or when we might see it released. So here\u2019s a YouTube clip of the current definitive live-action Pac-Man<\/a> to throw down the gauntlet. <\/p>\n
\n<\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><code><br \/><\/br><\/code><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2022\/8\/9\/23297973\/pac-man-live-action-movie-in-development-wayfarer\">https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2022\/8\/9\/23297973\/pac-man-live-action-movie-in-development-wayfarer<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: As Hollywood looks ever further afield for IP to turn into new film franchises, the classic arcade game Pac-Man has emerged as the next potential basis for a live-action adaptation. 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