Tomb Raider, Assassin’s Creed, and 5 video game movies that should be rebooted as TV shows
By Monita Mohan
2. Assassin’s Creed
Despite being one of the newest entries in the world of video games, Assassin’s Creed has already become synonymous with immersive gameplay. The franchise follows warring Assassins and Templars, with stories taking place in the past and the present. Everyone loves a time-travel story, and Assassin’s Creed has that in spades.
Combining a heady mix of historical fiction, sci-fi, and action, the series is one of the highest-selling game franchises of all time. How, then, did its first on-screen adaptation turn into the massive disaster that was the 2016 film, starring Michael Fassbender?
The film focused on all the wrong aspects of the game, making it tedious rather than gripping. An Assassin’s Creed television series needs to embrace the spectacle of action and history.
The video game franchise also has a diverse cast of characters, which is another bonus for a possible adaptation. The series could kickstart a franchise of its own since with each game taking place in a different era.
1. Prince of Persia
Among a certain age-group, the Prince of Persia games were how our love for video games began. The eponymous Prince is unnamed as he attempts to survive killer traps, monstrous villains, and betrayals.
Jordan Mechner created Prince to ensure that players would care about what happened to the character. If you’ve played the game, you’ll know what a gut punch it is to see Prince powering through injuries caused by your negligence.
The visual artistry of all the Prince of Persia games lends itself well to a live-action adaptation. The 2010 film starring Jake Gyllenhaal (and penned by Mechner) captured some of the game’s spectacular stunts and fight choreography.
But the film relied heavily on creating a backstory for the Prince than his USP – being an enigmatic character with mysterious motives and is considered one of the worst video game movies ever made. In an adaptation, we have to feel for Prince every step of the way, and giving him a tired backstory isn’t the way to do it.
A television series could work similarly to The Witcher with an overarching plot and plenty of puzzles in between. It would be best for the showrunners to cast actual actors of Middle-Eastern and Arabic origins as well.
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