SmileGate Entertainment's shareware online tactical shooter CrossFire is hugely popular in Asia (although it is played in 80 countries) and has 1 billion registered players since its launch in 2007 (up to 6 million concurrent players). It is not surprising that this project was decided to be filmed.
Sony Pictures is partnering with South Korean Smilegate on this project. Chuck Hogan is writing and producing the film, Neal H. Moritz, formerly of the Fast & Furious films. Tencent Pictures is co-producing and financing.
Neil Moritz will produce the film through his Original Film Company. He has a long-standing relationship with Sony Pictures that includes 21 Jump Street and the comic book adaptation of Bloodshot, starring Vin Diesel, this year.
Originally released for Windows, Crossfire has since been regularly updated and made available on other platforms. In China, Tencent is developing the game. The international eSports League Crossfire Stars attracts an average of 20 million viewers for each tournament. Smilegate has been involved in the production of the Korean blockbusters Ode to My Father and The Battle of Myeongryang through its investment department.
The Crossfire movie will surely tell us about the confrontation between military corporations. Global Risk employs veterans of the strongest armed forces, using advanced technologies to fight for order and security. And the Black List is made up of hardened mercenaries trained in guerrilla tactics and seeking to destabilize despotic regimes in the name of freedom. However, there are no right and wrong here.
This year, the game will first appear on the Western market and under the name CrossFireX will look at the Xbox One. Moreover, at the Microsoft X019 festival, the public for the first time with a single-player campaign created with the participation of Remedy Entertainment.
Source: 3dnews.ru