John Wick director Chad Stahelski is attached to direct a movie based on the PlayStation game Ghost of Tsushima. He said in a new interview that he believes the success of HBO's The Last of Us series is showing, finally, that video game movies can actually be good.
Speaking to BroBible, Stahelski started off by confirming that he is not a lock to direct the Ghost of Tsushima movie or the film based on the Rainbow Six series, noting that it is his «hope» that they come to fruition someday.
If Ghost of Tsushima does get made with Stahelski directing, he said he believes it can succeed thanks to its strong story. «It's got an amazing story.
It's the anti-samurai samurai movie. It's got great thematics,» he said. The director went on to say that he is feeling «a lot of push» on the Ghost of Tsushima movie because HBO's The Last of Us series has helped lift the so-called curse of video game adaptations. «It can be done.
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