Remedy’s Supernaturally Beloved Games Are Coming to Hollywood

Developer Remedy Entertainment is champion known arsenic for the cult classical Alan Wake and its much mainstream hit Control. Nearly a twelvemonth after Alan Wake II became an awards darling, the workplace is making moves for some its supernatural series: bringing them to the metallic and tiny screens.

On Thursday, the workplace revealed it was partnering with Annapurna successful a two-tier deal. As portion of that partnership, Annapurna has the rights to enactment both Alan and Control for “new amusement mediums,” including movie and TV. Annapurna is besides pledging to screen 50% of the improvement costs for Remedy’s Control 2: the workplace gets the greater gross stock from its crippled (after costs are recouped), portion Annapurna volition instrumentality astir of the gross from the eventual adaptations. It doesn’t dependable similar immoderate Hollywood workplace oregon originative partners person been locked down yet to spearhead those, but Annapurna CEO Megan Ellison said its woody with Remedy would fto it “push the boundaries of however stories are told and experienced crossed mediums.”

Meanwhile, Remedy CEO Tero Virtala said the concern marks a “significant milestone” for the developer. Along with helping Control 2 see the airy of day, Annapurna’s engagement helps it self-publish whichever projects it chooses. “This…is an breathtaking accidental for us,” Virtala added. “We cognize Annapurna shares our passionateness for our IPs and the universes we person created. […] Their expertise crossed film, TV, and video games makes them an perfect spouse for us.”

Remedy tried making an Alan Wake show backmost successful 2018 to nary avail, but this Annapurna woody marks its archetypal spell with Control. Thanks to expansions for that game, the workplace has already established the 2 franchises are portion of a shared universe. However that plays retired successful movie and TV (and which crippled gets adapted into what medium), everything’s presently coming up Remedy.

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