In a recent conversation with VGC, Mike Pondsmith, creator of the popular tabletop RPG Cyberpunk 2020, said he can't say yet if the universe's film rights will be acquired, but admitted that Keanu Reeves' involvement has made such a development events are much more likely.
During the gaming exhibition E3 2019, the famous actor appeared on stage and in the trailer for the Cyberpunk 2077 game from CD Projekt RED. He will play legendary rocker Johnny Silverhand in the upcoming action RPG. When VGC asked CD Projekt RED if there would be other Hollywood actors in the game, they replied, "No comment."
Mr. Pondsmith, who created the universe and worked on the script for the game, believes that Cyberpunk has become attractive to movie lovers as well. "My favorite movie is Blade Runner, but I admit it's more of a thought-provoking movie, and Blade Runner 2049 is more of a thought-provoking movie," he said. βMovies of this kind are not always attractive to a wide audience, but a simple sci-fi action movie is also of little interest.β
βI think we found the perfect balance in Cyberpunk 2077, where there is space to reflect, but it's not too exhausting or instructive. Eventually, there will come a moment when the player character V will sit and suddenly realize that both of the character's hands are, in fact, a set of cybernetic tools. At some point, it will make you think, what is it like? Such a peculiar moment of discomfort,β added Mike Pondsmith.
Mike Pondsmith has a hand in the development of the Cyberpunk universe in board games and the upcoming PC game. Looking ahead, he said he wouldn't mind telling his stories in a different format as well. According to him, board games have their advantages, which cannot be realized in computer games. And vice versa - each format requires a special approach, and the author is not averse to trying his hand at cinema.
Cyberpunk 2077 will release on April 16, 2020 on Xbox One, PS4 and PC.
Source: 3dnews.ru