A new movie could be just around the Bend
It looks like another silver screen Sony adaptation could be on the way.Deadline reportsthat Sony is currently working on a movie rendition ofDays Gone, its post-apocalyptic zombie game with bikers.
According to Deadline, Sam Heughan (Outlander) is “circling” the project and screenwriter Sheldon Turner is adapting. Turner and Jennifer Klein are reportedly set to produce, along with Sony PlayStation Productions.
In case you’ve forgotten,Days Goneis Sony Bend’s biker-zombie action game. Released in 2019,Days Gonewas like a mixture ofThe Walking DeadandSons of Anarchy, following Deacon “Deke” St. John as he tries to survive in a zombie-infested Pacific Northwest.
Deadline reports that it’s heard Turner’s script will be a “love ballad to motorcycle movies.” Which, well, lines up withDays Gonefor sure.
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If plans go through, this will mark another in a growing catalogue of Sony’s video game adaptations.Unchartedpulled insome solid numbers, even if thereception seems mixed. And HBO’sThe Last of Usis on the horizon, turning Joel and Ellie’s cross-continental adventure into a miniseries that hopefully won’t be disrupted bywhatever the heck is going on over there right now.
Of the many Sony properties still around,Days Gonecertainly seems like it could draw in a more mainstream movie-going audience. It’s got bikers, zombies, and grit. You could probably have some pretty sick action sequences with massive “Freaker” hordes and revving motorcycles.
We’ll have to see if this particular Sony production ends up moving forward or not. There are a few others, like theTwisted Metaladaptation, that arealso in the works. Plus, theGhost of Tsushimafilm, theHorizonseries atNetflix, and projects forGran TurismoandGod of War. Sony’s screen adaptations have only just begun, it seems.
