A feature film adaptation of Ubisoft’s Beyond Good and Evil is in the works at Netflix, the pair have announced.
According toThe Hollywood Reporter, Rob Letterman, who directed Detective Pikachu and Goosebumps, will lead the hybrid live-action/animated movie.
Netflix’s adaptation is in early development and a search for writers to adapt the game is underway, the publication said.
Beyond Good and Evil takes place in the far future on a remote mining planet that is under attack from alien invaders.
When it’s revealed that the planet’s military leaders could be in league with the invaders, a young photojournalist named Jade is recruited to be part of an underground resistance movement.
☠️☠️☠️ Some good news for Beyond Good & Evil fans ☠️☠️☠️A Netflix feature film adaptation of@Ubisoft’s epic space pirate adventure is in development!pic.twitter.com/H5uMIXhir6
Beyond Good and Evil 2resurfaced from a near-ten-year absence at E3 2017, whenUbisoftconfirmed the game would now take the form of a prequel.
At E3 2018, the publisher announced a partnership with LA-based “creative collaborative platform” HITRECORD, allowing artists to collaborate on content for the game such as poster designs, radio ads and original music.
Ubisoft held a Beyond Good and Evil live streamahead ofE3 2019, but the long-in-development sequel did not appear at the show itself.
