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April 3 (UPI) — The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, a new animated film based on the Nintendo video game, opens in theaters Friday.
The movie is a sequel to the Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023) and features the voices of Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Day, Jack Black, Keegan-Michael Key, Donald Glover and Glen Powell.
Several other films and TV shows based on video games are in the works at major studios. Here are five others:
‘Tomb Raider’
Prime Video is adapting the Tomb Raider video game franchise as a new show starring Game of Thrones actress Sophie Turner as globetrotting adventurer Lara Croft.
Fleabag creator and star Phoebe Waller-Bridge will create, write, executive produce and serve as co-showrunner on the series, which co-stars Sigourney Weaver, Jason Isaacs, Martin Bobb-Semple, Jack Bannon and John Heffernan.
Production started in January but was halted this week after Turner experienced “a minor injury.” Amazon has yet to announce a premiere date.
Tomb Raider was previously adapted as a pair of films starring Angelina Jolie and as a reboot featuring Alicia Vikander.
‘Assassin’s Creed’
Netflix is developing a new series based on the Assassin’s Creed video game franchise, which imagines a conflict between the Order of Assassins and the Knights Templar throughout the centuries.
Toby Wallace, Lola Petticrew, Laura Marcus, Tanzyn Crawford, Zachary Hart, Claes Bang and Nabhaan Rizwan star in the TV adaptation, which takes place in ancient Rome in 64 A.D.
Production started in Rome in March, with Netflix yet to announce a release date.
Assassin’s Creed was previously adapted as a 2016 film starring Michael Fassbender.
‘God of War’
The God of War video game franchise is inspired by Greek and Norse mythology and follows the demigod warrior Kratos. Prime Video is developing a TV series inspired by the two most recent games, which center on Kratos and his son Atreus.
Ryan Hurst, who voiced Thor in the 2022 game God of War Ragnarök, will play Kratos in the live-action series, while Callum Vinson will portray Atreus.
“God of War follows father and son Kratos and Atreus as they embark on a journey to spread the ashes of their wife and mother, Faye. Through their adventures, Kratos tries to teach his son to be a better god, while Atreus tries to teach his father how to be a better human,” an official synopsis reads.
Amazon has yet to announce a premiere date for the show, which is created and showrun by Ronald D.