Here’s every upcoming video game movie either with a release date or confirmed to be in development. It’s no secret that Hollywood has consistently struggled to turn successful video games into successful movies. Early attempts with Super Mario Bros. and Mortal Kombat missed the mark spectacularly, while Tomb Raider and Resident Evil managed to be financially viable in spite of scathing reviews. Fortunately, the so-called video game movie curse has started to break thanks to more recent efforts.
With Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson in the lead, Rampage became the highest-grossing video game movie in history in 2018, despite mixed reviews. Then along came two fan-favorite video game critters who proved it was possible to make a critically well-received and financially successful transition to the big screen. Detective Pikachu hit theaters in 2019 and remains fresh on Rotten Tomatoes, performing shockingly well at the box office thanks to the legions of Pokémon fans across the world. Shortly after, Sonic the Hedgehog sprinted into theaters, earning $320 million worldwide and making amends for that godawful first design. Continuing the string of hits, 2021’s Mortal Kombat proved to be a vast improvement on previous adaptations.
Thanks to these recent success stories capturing key aspects from the games they’re based on while updating the source material for a feature-length…
