Action-adventure hack and slash series Bayonetta could be the latest in a long line of video game franchises to be adapted for cinema, it seems.
The character, a creation of acclaimed Japanese developer PlatinumGames, first shot to fame back in 2009 on last-gen consoles and has appeared in one sequel, Bayonetta 2, to date. An exclusivity deal between Sega and Nintendo led to the series’ titular heroine becoming an exclusive property for the latter, with an upcoming third game planned to release solely for the company’s hybrid Switch console.
Now, however, it looks as if the ancient and powerful witch could be making her live-action debut in the not-too-distant future. According to sources close to Wgtc – the same ones that told us that Bill Murray would be returning for Ghostbusters: Afterlife and Disney was developing a third National Treasure movie – not only is Sony Pictures producing the film, but globally popular...
The character, a creation of acclaimed Japanese developer PlatinumGames, first shot to fame back in 2009 on last-gen consoles and has appeared in one sequel, Bayonetta 2, to date. An exclusivity deal between Sega and Nintendo led to the series’ titular heroine becoming an exclusive property for the latter, with an upcoming third game planned to release solely for the company’s hybrid Switch console.
Now, however, it looks as if the ancient and powerful witch could be making her live-action debut in the not-too-distant future. According to sources close to Wgtc – the same ones that told us that Bill Murray would be returning for Ghostbusters: Afterlife and Disney was developing a third National Treasure movie – not only is Sony Pictures producing the film, but globally popular...
- 4/1/2020
- by Joe Pring
- We Got This Covered
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