Video games. Some people love them, and others couldn’t care less. But one thing is for sure—they’re incredibly difficult to adapt into films and TV series. So, with the latest attempt by a major studio to break the video game film curse coming next week, “Mortal Kombat,” this episode of The Playlist Podcast offers up some ideas for adaptations that should actually get made.
Recently, Ben Wheatley was interviewed on The Playlist Podcast and talked about why he stepped away from “Tomb Raider 2” and offered up a couple of video games that he’d like to adapt into films. And while he’s much more qualified to make films than the hosts of the podcast, that won’t stop them from explaining why the world needs “Grand Theft Auto,” “Punch-Out!!” and “Super Mario Bros.” films and/or TV series.
As you might expect, there are plenty of reasons why a “Grand Theft Auto” anthology series, a “Dick Tracy”-esque “Punch-Out!!” and a hard-R “Super Mario Bros.” shouldn’t get made, but the hosts of The Playlist Podcast do their best to try to explain why these are all things that should get made. Well, maybe not should, but these projects definitely would be incredibly entertaining, at the very least.
You can hear Charles, Mike, and Brian talk video games, cautiously avoid “Mortal Kombat” discussion, and Alexandra Daddario (huh?) in the episode below:
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