- The Take-Two boss says it is open to GTA TV or film adaptations.
- The company recognizes there’s a big risk of failure with such endeavors.
- Take-Two will remain very selective since it always aims to make the best entertainment worldwide.
Many popular gaming IPs have been adapted into movies and TV shows over the last decade, with successes including Fallout, The Last of Us, and the Minecraft series. Therefore, many gamers and theater aficionados have wondered whether GTA, one of the biggest gaming franchises, will ever see the same treatment.
It appears Take-Two is considering such opportunities, even if they’re not the immediate priorities for it. The company boss, Strauss Zelnick, explains in an interview that its business is indeed open to GTA feature film or TV show adaptations.
Why it matters: Take-Two is hesitant to bring its magnum opus IP to the big screen because many past attempts to turn gaming IPs into films and TV shows have not gone as well as expected. Therefore, the risk of failure is nearly as high as the chance of success here.
Speaking with David Rubenstein on YouTube, CEO Strauss Zelnick explains that Take-Two is careful with such projects because it always aims to create the best entertainment globally.
Therefore, a GTA adaptation is only possible if its creative teams are passionate and see enough potential in it.
We would make a movie or a television show based on our intellectual property if our creative teams were passionate about it, if they thought that would somehow engage and delight our consumers.
-Take-Two Boss, Strauss Zelnick.
Strauss recognizes there’s a really high bar to bring a GTA adaptation to the big screens, as there’s always a risk of failure. So Take-Two is not completely ruling out such opportunities but will remain ‘very, very selective’ before making a choice.
Of course, there’s always a risk of failure. So we don’t rule it out, but we’re very, very selective.
A successful GTA adaptation could bring even more eyes to Rockstar’s magnum opus, but failure would also forever taint its name.
On a side note, a lead GTA 6 developer also recently claimed that future GTA games could take place outside of the US.
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