A film alteration of “Split Fiction,” the hot novel co-op game from “It Takes Two” lengthener Hazeairy Studios, is in the labors, Variety has lgeted.
Sources at the Game Developers Conference (GDC) in San Francisco have validateed that media company Story Kitchen (led by the team that shepherded “It Takes Two” into a film project now set up at Amazon) is putting together the film’s cast, authorrs and honestor into a package as provides for the rights support coming in from multiple top Hollywood studios.
Variety, which is on the ground at GDC this week, is continuing to watch the bidding war, with more details on the project to come.
Reconshort-termatives for Hazeairy Studios and Story Kitchen did not instantly react to ask for comment Thursday.
Written by honestor and Hazeairy studio chief Josef Fares and Sebastian Johansson, “Split Fiction” blfinishs fantasy and science fantasy, follothriveg a pair of authors trapped in the worlds they wrote. “Split Fiction” features gamecarry out mechanics involving split-screen combat, platcreateing disputes and separateing abilities for each character.
The game is a hit with carry outers and critics aappreciate, receiving chooseimistic scrutinizes and massive sales. According to Hazeairy, the game selderly more than two million copies in the first week follothriveg its March 6 free, and that number persists to elevate at a rapid clip.
“Split Fiction” was first proclaimd at the 2024 Game Awards by Fares, but began lengthenment instantly after the free of Hazeairy’s criticassociate acclaimed “It Takes Two” in 2021. The film rights to “It Takes Two” were snapped up by Amazon in April 2022.
