As part of Sony’s CES press conference for 2025, Asad Qizilbash, head of PlayStation Productions, took to the stage to drop a media bombshell on fans of major Sony game properties – only the news wasn’t gaming related, but rather how those titles were coming to the silver screen.
An announcement was made that Columbia Pictures (who produced the 2022 Uncharted movie adaptation) were in “early stages of developing a film adaptation of the award-winning Horizon Zero Dawn.”
Asad himself said:
Just imagine, Aloy’s beloved origin story set in a vibrant, far future world filled with the giant machines, brought to you for the first time on the big screen.
Horizon Zero Dawn feature film is also in the works at Sony’s Columbia Pictures and PlayStation Productions.#CES2025 #HorizonZeroDawn pic.twitter.com/n1rYIxhVwP
— Shinobi602 (@shinobi602) January 7, 2025
Then, news that a Helldivers 2 movie collaboration between Sony Productions and Sony Pictures is underway. Details at this point are slim, likely on account of there not being a great deal to talk about. Asad was at least enthusiastic about the project, stating:
Looking ahead as to what might come next, I’m excited to announce we are working with Sony Pictures on developing a film adaptation of our amazingly popular PlayStation game Helldivers 2
Live action Helldivers film announced in development from Sony Pictures.
— Shinobi602 (@shinobi602) January 7, 2025
DEMOCRACY REIGNS#Helldivers #SonyCES #CES2025 pic.twitter.com/tqOjxvikqQ
And for those that have been hankering for news about the Until Dawn film adaptation, a nugget of info was shared in the sense that a confirmation was made that the new movie would be focused on a new set of characters, with a new (unique) story.
For those that love their Dr. Hill moments, the other tidbit shared was that Peter Stormare will be reprising his role from the game.
Sony has confirmed that the live-action ‘UNTIL DAWN’ movie is focused on new characters & a new story.
— DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) January 7, 2025
Peter Stormare will be reprising his role from the game. pic.twitter.com/IOqa1QlGyy
It’s a huge bit of news from Sony, given that many probably expected things to be a little more gaming-centric when it comes to PlayStation announcements. It will be fun to see how these items develop, considering the ‘unique’ gamut of Sony pictures output.
Helldivers 2 by way of Madam Web would be a wild ride.
How do you feel about more big time game title coming to a movie theatre near you? Keen to check in with Aloy’s origin all over again? Let us know in the comments or on social media.
Known throughout the interwebs simply as M0D3Rn, Ash is bad at video games. An old guard gamer who suffers from being generally opinionated, it comes as no surprise that he is both brutally loyal and yet, fiercely whimsical about all things electronic. On occasion will make a youtube video that actually gets views. Follow him on YouTube @Bad at Video Games
