According to Hollywood ReporterBandai Namco is currently working on releasing the classic franchise. Pak Man to the cinema. And it seems that they do not want to do this, no. According to the report, the company is interested in adapting live action. That is, with real actors.
Bandai Namco Entertainment is the company that owns the franchise. Pak Man. The title originated in the United States in 1980 and, as you know, puts you in the shoes of a round yellow creature that eats dots while avoiding the ghosts that inhabit each level.
We don’t know exactly how Bandai Namco plans to develop this adaptation. After all, Pak Man it’s not the franchise with the biggest storytelling the company has, but the fact that it’s live action causes more confusion. what form will it have? Pak Man? Will it be the yellow man who hoards things in the haunted house? So far, we do not know information about this.
Of course, there seems to be a familiar face on board. Judging by the comments of the aforementioned media, The film will be based on an original idea by Chuck Williams.the same person responsible for Sonic the Hedgehog, the video game film of the same name. Yes it Sonic, whose first trailer gave nightmares to fans of the saga, and whose final version led to a complete redesign of the character.
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It’s not the first time Pak Man flirting with screen adaptations. Actually a saga has two animated series for television, one for Hanna-Barbera and one for Disney XD. So far, however, the franchise has been hesitant to go any further.
Now everything seems to be almost ready. In fact, there are already several producers behind the adaptation.. Hollywood Reporter comments that Justin Baldoni, Manu Gargi and Andrew Kalof will be in charge of production of the film from Wayfarer Studios. For his part, Chuck Williams himself along with Tim Kwok will do the same for Lightbeam Entertainment. Bandai Namco and Warfarer Studios will be the general managers of this adaptation. Pak Man.
While not much is known yet, Bandai Namco has a chance of doing something positive with this adaptation. Pak Man. After all, Sonic the Hedgehog broke the record for the biggest film video game franchise debut, earning an estimated $57 million in its opening weekend in the US and later amassing a total of $319 million. Its sequel managed to go further, grossing around $71 million at its premiere.
Of course, Bandai Namco wants to follow in the footsteps of the blue hedgehog in his adaptation Pak Man. However, it is still too early to predict anything.
