Deadline has reported that CBS Films has acquired the rights to produce a movie based on Deus Ex: Human Revolution.
The film will be primarily based on the newest game in the series since it sold so well last year. Roy Lee and Adrian Askarieh are attached to produce and John P. Middleton will executive produce.
“As is clear from the wild success of the game, Square Enix and Eidos-Montréal know how to exceed their audience’s expectations by engineering incredible worlds,” CBS Films co-president Terry Press said. “No one knows Human Revolution like the team that created it and we look forward to working with them from day one to make a film adaptation worthy of the Deus Ex name.”
“As the millions of fans who have played the Deus Ex games for more than a decade will tell you, these games catapult you into a universe that is stimulating, engaging and relevant,” said Phil Rogers, president/CEO of Square Enix Europe. “We’re firm believers in building strong partnerships and so we’re thrilled to be working with CBS Films on bringing the unique Deus Ex experience to the big screen.” EVP Production Maria Faillace and Creative Executive Alex Ginno are overseeing the project for CBS Films.
With Need for Speed out in 2014 and Assassin’s Creed set to have its own film in the near future as well, it’s looking like more movies are invading Hollywood. Let’s all hope they turn out to be good.
