According to The Hollywood ReporterBandai Namco is currently working to bring the classic franchise Pac Man to the movies. And it seems that they do not want to do it in any way, no. According to the report, the company is interested in making an adaptation live action. That is, with real actors.
Bandai Namco Entertainment is the company that owns the franchise. Pac Man. The title arrived in the United States in 1980 and, as you know, it puts you in the shoes of a circular and yellow being, who eats dots while avoiding running into the ghosts that are in each level.
We do not know exactly how Bandai Namco plans to develop this adaptation. After all, Pac Man is not the franchise with the most narrative that the company has, and the fact that it is a live action makes it even more puzzling. what shape would it have Pac Man? Would it be a yellow man who hoards things in a haunted house? For now we do not know information in this regard.
Of course, it seems that there is a familiar face on board. According to comments from the aforementioned medium, The film will be based on an original idea by Chuck Williams.the same person in charge of sonic the hedgehog, the video game movie of the same name. Yes that Sonic movie whose first trailer gave fans of the saga nightmares, and which resulted in a total redesign of the character in his final version.
More details about this film adaptation of Pac Man
It’s not the first time Pac Man flirts with screen adaptations. In fact, the saga has two animated series for television, one for Hanna-Barbera, and one for Disney XD. However, until now the franchise had not dared to go further.
Now, it seems that everything is almost ready. In fact, the adaptation already has several producers behind it. The Hollywood Reporter comments that Justin Baldoni, Manu Gargi and Andrew Calof will be in charge of producing 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 main managers of this film adaptation of Pac Man.
Although not much is known so far, Bandai Namco has a chance to achieve something positive with this adaptation of Pac Man. After all, sonic the hedgehog broke the record for the biggest debut of a video game franchise in cinema, grossing some $57 million in its opening weekend in the United States, and amassing a total of $319 million later. Its sequel managed to go further, with about 71 million dollars raised at the premiere.
Of course, Bandai Namco wants to follow in the footsteps of the blue hedgehog in his adaptation of Pac Man. However, it is still too early to predict anything.