"Pokémon Detective Pikachu"/Warner Bros. Pictures
"Pokémon: Detective Pikachu" will feature the iconic video game creatures in live action for the first time.
- While video games have blossomed into a multi-billion dollar industry, most attempts to adapt popular games into movies have failed.
- In spite of terrible reviews, recent video game-based movies like "Rampage," "Warcraft," and "Assassin's Creed" have seen high international earnings, perhaps thanks to their recognizable brands.
- At least three video game movies will be released during 2019, and there are more than a dozen currently in production.
There's no denying the impact video games have on pop culture. But despite decades worth of attempts, only a handful of movies have been successful in bringing the fun of gaming to the big screen.
A trio of recent big budget video game adaptations, "Rampage, "Warcraft," and "Assassin's Creed," were all commercial and critical failures in the U.S., but managed to take advantage of their recognizable brands to earn hundreds of millions of dollars overseas. Their performance proved that there remains a market for video game movies, no matter what the critics say.
So, more movies based on video games are on the way! At least three video game-based movies will be released this year, and more than a dozen adaptations are currently in the works.
These are the upcoming video game-based movies to look out for: