Sea of Thieves, the popular pirate game developed by none other than Rare, is weirdly getting a movie.
Now, I'll be honest, I actually think pirates are pretty cool, and I'm going to go out on a limb and say this could be pretty fun. Imagine if they somehow managed to get Johnny Depp involved, though that's highly unlikely, of course.
In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Xbox Chief Content Officer Matt Booty discussed a number of things, including the newly revealed Sea of Thieves movie. So, rather than droning on, here's what was said:
"EW can also report that Sea of Thieves will be developed into a live-action movie. Marvel filmmaker Destin Daniel Cretton (Spider-Man: Brand New Day, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings) will produce through his company, Hisako Films. A director is not yet attached.
'The main character of a Sea of Thieves game is actually the player and the community,' Booty explains. 'So if you sit down to think about Sea of Thieves, it's not, Who are the main characters? What's the plot? It's a super social game, but there's a tone to Sea of Thieves. It's built on a very cooperative community, so you can start to sense what that's going to be like.'"
I actually really like Destin Daniel Cretton, who is set to develop it, so this might be pretty interesting at the very least. I've also actually enjoyed the time I've spent playing Sea of Thieves, and as a fan of pirates, I'm interested to see how they pull this off.
It also shows just how serious Xbox, or Microsoft rather, is about breaking into the entertainment industry. In the same interview, Matt Booty teased that there are at least a dozen projects currently in the works.
I'm also glad we got a little bit of Halo news, which I've covered separately, but the full interview is well worth a read if you're interested in where Xbox sees its future beyond gaming. If nothing else, it paints a picture of a company that's being surprisingly ambitious with its franchises outside of video games.
But let me know your thoughts. Does a Sea of Thieves movie excite you, or are you feeling a little seasick at the idea? Let me know in the comments, and don't forget to take part in our poll!
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