The Sims: It's official, the movie is in the works!

It's official, The Sims is going to be the subject of a feature film. The famous life and home simulation game created in 2000 by Maxis is going to be adapted by Amazon MGM Studios and LuckyChap, the production company of Margot Robbie (Barbie), in a film directed by Kate Herron and co-written by her and Briony Redman.

An adaptation in the spirit of the game

It is not yet clear whether this film is destined for cinemas or for the streaming platform. Prime Videoits distribution plans have not yet been finalized. But one thing is for sure, the film The Sims aims to capture what makes this video game special, with 500 million fans for 25 years.

According to Kate Gorman, EA's vice president and general manager of the franchise, The Simswith our colleagues from Varietythis film is anchored in the universe of Sims and will bring to life many of the game's situations that its fans are accustomed to. So expect to see, for example, characters on the verge of drowning in a pool without a ladder.

“It's a nod to all the great ideas people have had playing this game over the last 25 years,” Gorman said.

The movie The Sims will be directed by Kate Herron, known to Marvel fans for directing the first season of the series. Loki on Disney+. She has also directed episodes of other series such as Sex Education or more recently The Last of Us. With Briony Redman, they also wrote an episode of the last season of Doctor Who.

As a reminder, the LuckyChap production company behind the film also has another game adaptation project in the pipeline, that of the Monopoly. Definitely, after the global success of Barbie ($1.3 billion worldwide), it's fair to say that Margot Robbie and her co-stars have a taste for nostalgia.

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