In yet another movie-related headline you did not expect to read: Deadline reports PlayStation Productions has a Gravity Rush film in the works. This follows on from an article claiming Sony also has a Days Gone flick lined up with Outlander actor Sam Heughan playing Deacon St. John. This latest report is lighter on details but says Anna Mastro will direct the film while Emily Jerome writes the script.
Mastro has various credits on Gossip Girls, Shameless, and Secret Society of Second Born Royals while Jerome wrote the upcoming thriller Panopticon starring Anthony Mackie. A producer hasn't been picked yet and it's unclear whether PlayStation Productions will actually distribute the movie or not.
Hot on the heels of claims Days Gone will be turned into a motion picture, a Gravity Rush film is another interesting pick from Sony since the series has died a quiet death after Gravity Rush 2 launched in early 2017 and its developer Japan Studio was shut down. It also begs the question: will this be a live-action or animated movie? The latter seems to fit the franchise better, but Sony might have other ideas for the series with a small but committed fanbase.
What do you make of this latest claim? Would you watch a Gravity Rush film on the big screen? Fly into the comments below and check out our All PlayStation Productions Movies and TV Shows guide for more information.
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I'd love it if PS showed us much enthusiasm in making new games for its classic IPs as it does making them into movies
Anime please, and a 3rd game would be great!
Can't really imagine scantily clad women defying gravity being greenlit in Hollywood in today's climate.
Sony making Movies of IPs they killed off...but why? This surely is direct to Streaming, nobody will go to the cinema for this lol
Knack movie pls
Why shut down the online support after a year for the second game and nuke the developer soon thereafter if you have ANY interest in supporting this IP? I've never seen another manufacturer treat one of its own properties as badly as Sony treated GR2.
What is Sony's plan here? That every franchise that can't be made into FTP live service becomes some other form of media like TV or movies?
@IonMagi feature length anime of Gravity Rush and they'll get my money.
I'd much rather have Gravity Rush 3, but fans of the series will take anything they can get these days.
Still gotta finish Gravity Rush 2 actually
HOLY CRAP if this is true I'm there DAY 1 please make it Animated Sony has their own animation department so PLEEEEEEASE MAKE IT ANIMATED!!!
Was excited but now I'm worried if it's going to be another mediocre live action adaptation? If it's animated, even if it's somethign like pixar, then I'd be fine with that.
Next up Syphon Filter, Ape Escape, Puppeteer and Little Big Planet films.
Tbf, i'd watch at least 3 of those.
Lol what's next Astros Playroom
@MightyDemon82 I mean the Director is western lol, this issnt an Anime
I'll take any Gravity Rush content in whatever form it comes in! That said I hope is at least CGI, can't really picture a live action adaptation of Kat not looking like a cosplay.
I pray that it'll be animated.
Games like Last of Us and Days Gone work as live action, but I just don't see it with Gravity Rush.
This better be an animated movie tho. Still prefer new GR game but I'm desparate for anything Gravity Rush right now and they better not screw this one.
Whoa wait what!? I love Gravity Rush. They are easily among my favorite 1st party Playstation games they ever put out but a movie? I will watch in the hopes that maybe another game could happen one day (I know its a very long shot) but this is a very strange choice.
I can't imagine it will have a large budget either so yeah I'm just flabbergasted this is where they decided to take the series. Regardless like I said I will support if it happens. I could easily see this going the way of the Sly Cooper movie as well though and just never see the light of day.
Could be a fun anime film but no way does Gravity Rush suit live action. Honestly like with Days Gone i would just rather have a sequel.
I think I'll move this one up on my PS Plus to-play list. Never played either of them.
What the f. Revive Japan Studio and make another Gravity Rush game instead. Oh, and while they’re at it update the second game with a 60 fps patch.
@IonMagi I know that but that's what I'm saying it would fair better as an anime and Kat will be completely butchered. No place for a ditzy, scantily clad female in today's world at least not coming out of Hollywood.
Wouldn't say I'm excited for this one but I'd give it a watch. Wouldn't go out of my way subscribing to a different service for it though. There's plenty of other IPs they could use I'd rather see. Hopefully they do anime as live action would make it look ridiculous
Hoping this does well and we get Gravity Rush 3.
Give me gravity rush 3.come on sony.word up son
...Sony remembers Gravity Rush exists? That being said I hope this is an animated movie. As someone above suggested the Spider-Verse guys that would be a brilliant idea.
A pc and switch port of gravity rush 1/2 would generate money and interest.
If it's live action I would love Anya Taylor Joy to play her.
Wouldn't it make more sense to make it an anime?
Maybe if this was animated I would have some interest, live-action? Very tiny.-_- Either way I rather have a new game but we know thats sadly out of the question.
@AdamNovice that would be an excellent choice!
You know what would be better? A GAME! Or a PC release of 1 and 2. I'd take that too.
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I cynically joked about this the other day in the Days Gone movie thread.......and it's farking real!
Does this mean the Knack rom-com is on schedule, too?
Does Sony know how to PlayStation? They starve the sequel deserved marketing, kill it's online features in short order, send the creator packing, close the studio, edit Kat out of their holiday cards, and basically bury the IP and pretend it doesn't exist. The devs worried it was "too Japanese" for the West. And now......they bring it back as a movie? Out of nowhere? And acknowledge it exists?! This is....beautiful but inexplicable.
I can't even stand these games to movies things, the whole thing is disturbing, but in this case, given a chance to support my favorite Sony IP they unceremoniously murdered, I'm going to have to buy this, and I'll never be tired of more Kat.
I wonder when the Haze Broadway musical debuts?
@NinjaWaddleDee The one time I'm actually begging Sony to please put both games on PC. These would be received extremely well, generate easy revenue for Sony and bring awareness to the IP.
@tenthAvatar While it's not "confirmed" this doesn't come from the weird rumor sources that "games journalism" tends to come from which amount to little more than twitter posts from people who know people that know people, this comes from Deadline....a much more vetted publication. If it's on there, it's 99% fact.
Feels like Hollywood is keen on making video game movies the next big thing after superheroes.
@Jslade I really hope that's the case, even if the movies are average at best it can give us a little break from the 100 super hero movies, shows and games we are slated to get every year.
Kat could very easily pass as a Marvel super hero.
Out of all Sony's IPs, Gravity Rush is one I think could translate to film very easily.
Gotta keep that bangin' soundtrack though.
Probably will be as well remembered as the heavenly sword movie
Can't wait to watch this at Cineworld in a few years...
Anime or no dice.
How about a PC and PS5 port of the game first? That game can definitely make use of some much beefier hardware to smooth out those jarring technical rough edges first.
That said, I don't find a Danganronpa 3-esque treatment of this franchise to tie up some loose ends.
Sign me up, I'll watch a Gravity Rush movie anyday!
Looking forward to this alot, despite never playing the games.
If true, I'm excited. It would be better as an anime (or maybe Spider-Verse animation), but hopefully this likely live action will be handled properly.
They should probably modify the outfit to something more appropriate, especially if they use a young teenager. They can modify the outfit until it doesn't look like cosplay.
If done right a live action film could be good. Alita: Battle Angel could be a good comparison.
And would be awesome to keep the score and soundtrack similar or same.
If it does well maybe Bokeh Game Studio next game after Slitterhead will be Gravity Rush 3.
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