Sony has revealed a new animation that will be used to introduce PlayStation Productions releases, which is viewable below.
PlayStationProductions isa studio formed in 2019bySony Interactive Entertainmentto adapt its original game properties for film and television in partnership with Sony Pictures.
The newUnchartedmovie starring Tom Holland, which had a $120 million budget, is the first major project from the studio to be released.
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Like theopening animation used in PlayStation Studios gamessince 2020, the new animation features characters from the Uncharted, Horizon, The Last of Us,God of War, Ratchet & Clank and LittleBigPlanet series, among others.
PlayStation Productions is headed up by veteran Sony marketeer Asad Qizilbash, who’s also head of product for PlayStation Studios.
“We have three objectives,” he told theNew York Timeslast year. “Grow audience size for games. Bring product to Sony Pictures. Showcase collaboration.”
When it was suggested that a cinematic flop could negatively impact the Uncharted game franchise,Qizilbash acknowledged: “It’s risky. But I think we can do it.”
Following a six-month delay, the Uncharted film launched in 15 markets on February 11 andmade a solid start at the box officewhile receiving middling reviews from critics.
It generated $21.5 million in its opening weekend, putting it ahead of pandemic-era blockbusters like Eternals (up 12%), Black Widow (up 18%) and Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (up 21%) based on how those films performed at similar points in their theatrical lifecycles.
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The film will open on February 18 in the US, Canada, Australia, Brazil, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico and South Korea.
PlayStation Productions is also working on aThe Last of Us HBO TV series, a live-actionGhost of Tsushima moviehelmed by John Wick director Chad Stahelski, and aTwisted Metal TV seriesfrom Deadpool’s writers,among other projects.
Earlier today,Netflixannounced that it hasteamed up with publisher Take-Two to create a BioShock film.
