Former Rockstar boss reveals why there are no film adaptations of GTA and Red Dead Redemption

The GTA And Red Dead Redemption Franchises are some of the most popular in video game history, and yet none of Rockstar’s titles have been adapted into movies. This was not due to a lack of effort in Hollywood, as the delay was Rockstar’s fault.

According to TheAnkler, Rockstar Games co-founder Dan Houser, who left the studio in 2020, explained why these games weren’t made into a movie or TV series. He said it was always because the studios wanted more control over the proposed projects than Rockstar was willing to grant. Houser and the company’s other executives were ultimately too unhappy about giving up the intellectual property to let another team produce the film they had no control over.

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“After a few awkward dates, we (the executives) asked, ‘Why would we do this?'” Houser said. “(They replied:) “Because you get to make a film.” And we said: “No, what you described is You to make a film and we have no control and take a big risk for which we will pay in the end with something that belongs to us.’”

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He added, “They thought we would be blinded by the light, but that simply wasn’t the case. We had billions of dollars worth of intellectual property, but the economics never made sense. The risk never made sense. At the time, the perception was that games would make poor quality movies.”

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Houser specifically noted that it is “a different time” when it comes to video game adaptations. For a long time, these projects were more likely to be failures than hits, but in recent years, video game adaptations have become much more successful both critically and financially. From television shows like The last of us And Stand out to movies like Sonic the Hedgehog And The Super Mario Bros. Moviethe perception of what adaptations of successful video games can achieve has changed dramatically. Whether this is finally a GTA or Red Dead Redemption The final film remains to be seen.

Video games will always exist

There will always be video games. Grand Theft Auto VI is expected to be released in 2025, after the release of Grand Theft Auto V In 2013. Red Dead Redemption 2 was first released in 2018 and has since become one of the best-selling video games of all time. Although a sequel has not been officially announced, there are rumors that it will be released by Rockstar Games at some point.

Source: TheAnkler