Because sure, why not
It looks likePac-Mancould be hitting the silver screen. A new report claims a film is in development, based onPac-Man, and it’s live-action.
The Hollywood Reportersays the project is in the works between Bandai Namco Entertainment and Wayfarer Studios. It’s apparently based on an original idea from Chuck Williams of Lightbeam Entertainment, a producer on 2020’sSonic the Hedgehog.
Wayfarer was founded by Justin Baldoni and Steve Sarowitz, and was behind Disney+ featureClouds. No further details have been reported on what direction this live-action adaptation of the arcade classic might take.
Bandai Namco, meanwhile, has seen a number of video game adaptations come and go. They’ve ranged from varyingTekkenfilms to series and anime adaptations.Tekkenitself is getting another iteration on Netflix later this month, withTekken: Bloodline.
Puck Man to the rescue
Considering there isn’t too much narrative fodder to work with, I have to wonder where exactly aPac-Manmovie goes. Maybe a comedy that imagines thePac-Manworld and its everyday action as a standard 9-to-5 world, likeWreck-It Ralph.
Or maybe it goes a darker, grim route, imagining Pac-Man as some grizzled ghost hunter. What if the “games” are put on by a higher power, and Pac-Man is in some kind ofSquid Gamessituation, fighting to survive in a maze full of ghosts and dots?
Honestly, I have no clue. But since video game adaptations haveshown absolutely no sign of slowing downin the near future, I’m down for whatever.Resident Evilhas hadmultipleadaptationsin the last few years,Castlevaniakeeps tearing it upon Netflix, andLeague of Legendsstruck goldwithArcane. If Mario and Sonic, are both returning to the silver screen, then Pac-Man should get a shot too.
