The Gran Turismo movie is set to land on the silver screen on August 11th 2023 with District 9 and Chappie director Neill Blomkamp helming the project.
As the game has no story the plot will be inspired by a true life story. Here’s the synopsis.
Based on a true story, the film is the ultimate wish fulfilment tale of a teenage Gran Turismo player whose gaming skills won a series of Nissan competitions to become an actual professional race car driver.
Presumably this will be the Nissan PlayStation GT Academy which was created in June 2008 to provided an alternative route into professional motor racing for people. There have been a number of graduates from the academy who have gone to race professionally but we don’t know which one the movie will follow. It could be Jann Mardenborough from the UK who was named as one of the 50 most marketable athletes in the world by Sports Pro Media.
The reports of a TV series based on the franchise are incorrect, according to Deadline.
An investor briefing from Sony recently revealed that television shows based on their hit franchises are in development. The Horizon franchise will be heading to Netflix, God of War will be streaming to Amazon.
They join The Last of Us, which will be on HBO, Twisted Metal on Peacock, and the recent hit movie based on the Uncharted series. There’s also a Ghost of Tsushima movie on the way and Sony’s PlayStation Productions arm are no doubt looking at many other games.
2023 looks like a bumper year for PlayStation fans, The Last of Us tv series is set to launch next year, and the Twisted Metal show should also be landing then.
Sony are also working on a the Metal Gear Solid movie, but that has been in development for quite some time.
Source: Deadline
