Star Wars: Knights Of The Old Republic Writer Explains Why He Doesn't Want A Movie Adaptation
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic has jumped back into the public eye thanks to a remake of the classic and beloved game. However, while another BioWare product is getting a television show, one KOTOR writer has made it very clear he doesn't want any kind of big-screen adaptation for this particular franchise.
While a Mass Effect show on Amazon seems to be just the latest video game franchise to be getting an adaptation, it seems unlikely that Knights of the Old Republic is going to get the same kind of treatment anytime soon. One sign that KOTOR won't be getting a strict adaptation is that Lucasfilm actually did give it a thought back in the day but decided against it.
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While there has been some talk that one of the upcoming Star Wars films could deal with the Old Republic, it seems as though there won't be a strict following of the KOTOR story and one of its original writers likely thinks that's a good thing. During a recent Reddit AMA, Knights of the Old Republic writer Drew Karpyshyn made it very clear that he doesn't want to see the beloved BioWare franchise get the big screen treatment. Explaining that it's not simply a desire to keep the original story pristine, but that he believes the branching story of the original game is simply too hard to really put on the big screen. There's also the sheer length and breadth of Knight of the Old Republic that he believes a film couldn't do justice to.
Speaking specifically about his concerns, Karpyshyn made it clear he thinks any movie adaptation would have to cut «80 percent of the story to fit it into a film.» He did go on to say that if such an adaptation was ever in the works, it might be able to be
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