First The Tetris Movie, Now This…
Even those of us born with two left feet could see the appeal in games such as the DDR series. After all, what’s more entertaining than throwing your body around like a lunatic trying to hit directional buttons while music blasts all around you? At the very least, it provided a good show for onlookers at the arcade. Apparently that was enough to convince a studio to adapt it into a now upcoming flick…
According to an article on Variety –
“Greg Silverman’s recently launched Stampede is developing a movie version of the video game Dance Dance Revolution.
The project will explore a world on the brink of destruction where the only hope is to unite through the universal language of dance. Stampede will partner on the movie with producers J. Todd Harris and Marc Marcum of Branded Entertainment, and the intellectual property owner Konami, which first introduced Dance Dance Revolution in Japan in 1998. The video game, which has released several editions over the past 20 years, utilizes a dance platform or mat so players can use their feet to hit colored arrow notes as instructed on-screen.
Stampede made the announcement Tuesday as part of disclosing that Cara Fano has been promoted to director of development across film and television. She previously worked under Silverman during his tenure at Warner Bros. and from the inception of Stampede.”
While cinematic adaptations of video games have certainly become far more popular as of late, with the likes of the Witcher, Call of Duty, Monster Hunter and Minecraft all having set release dates, we can’t help but wonder if this a bridge too far. Unless Channing Tatum comes up in at the end to save the film, we don’t think this one that will have audiences busting out like at the end of Footloose…
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