Sony Is Reportedly Making A Jak And Daxter Movie With Tom Holland And Chris Pratt
According to a reliable movie insider, a live-action Jak and Daxter movie is reportedly in the works at Sony with Tom Holland set to star as Jak and Chris Pratt seemingly voicing Daxter.
Ever since Naughty Dog moved away from its platformer roots and towards more serious games like Uncharted and The Last of Us, PlayStation fans have been begging for Jak and Daxter to make their long-awaited return with a new game or remake of some kind. Well, one of you must have wished on a monkey's paw or something, as it's being reported that the duo are making a return... in a live-action movie.
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This report comes courtesy of Twitter user and movie insider MyTimeToShineHello, who has previously shared leaks and insider info on Marvel, Scream, and other big movies. Yesterday, they tweeted that they've heard a live-action Jak and Daxter movie is in the works at Sony that's being directed by Ruben Fleischer and set to star Tom Holland as Jak and Chris Pratt as Daxter.
They said, "Tom Holland to play Jak, Chris Pratt eyed to voice Daxter in live action Jak and Daxter movie from Sony directed by Ruben Fleischer (Venom, Uncharted)".
Funnily enough, even though this almost seems too ridiculous to be true, this isn't the first time that we've heard about a Jak and Daxter movie adaptation being in the works. As reported by Eurogamer back in 2022, Ruben Fleischer actually mentioned the project while promoting Uncharted, saying, "I'm actually working on Jak and Daxter, a version of that, for PlayStation, which I think would be really cool to bring to life".
This initial announcement came directly after Tom Holland noted that he'd love to play Jak in a "really weird and dark" adaptation of the
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