An action comedy film based on the superlative Oregon Trail is on the way.
As the Hollywood Reporter details, the film will be developed by Apple, with Will Speck and Josh Gordon on board to direct and produce.
Set to include a series of original music tracks “in the vein of Barbie,” the music will be provided by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, who recently earned an Emmy for their work on Only Murders in the Building.
Max Reisman and the Lucas brothers of Judas and the Black Messiah are reportedly on board to write the script based on the cult game.
The Oregon Trail is a 1980s strategy game in which the player leads a wagon train along the Oregon Trail from Independence, Missouri, to Willamette Valley, Oregon, in 1848. The game's copyright is currently held by the publisher of HarperCollins books.
So far, no stars have been added to the project and no release window has been confirmed.
Oregon Trail is just one of several games getting the big screen treatment, of course. Sony's live-action film adaptation of the acclaimed PS4 cinematic horror game Until Dawn will hit the big screen on April 25 next year.
While the Uncharted and Gran Turismo movies didn't exactly dazzle when they were released in 2022 and 2023 respectively, big screen adaptations of Ghost of Tsushima, Jack and Daxter, Days Gone and Gravity Rush are still to come, with a TV adaptation of God of War also confirmed it.