Could the world of 2077 make it to the silver screen?
Keanu Reeves providing his voice and likeness to Johnny Silverhand makes a potential Cyberpunk 2077 movie “much more of a possibility”, according to franchise creator Mike Pondsmith.
Talking to VGC, Pondsmith said “I can’t really say anything on [movie rights]. But with Keanu Reeves being tied up in things, it’s become much more of a possibility.”
In terms of what Pondsmith would want from a film based on his Cyberpunk universe, he painted a picture of something akin to a more action-packed Blade Runner. While the 1982 classic and its 2017 sequel are two of the most well-known cyberpunk genre films ever made, Pondsmith notes that they are very “cerebral”, and the world of Cyberpunk shown in CD Projekt Red’s game hits a “sweet spot” between thoughtful themes and entertaining action that would be accessible to a wider audience.
Pondsmith also expects that a film version would offer a different side of Cyberpunk. “I’ve recognised over the years that you have to adapt to the medium to make it effective,” he said. “You don’t use one medium you use another. What I do with tabletop is very different from what I would do in a video game.”
“And that will change if we ever do a film for this thing. What I expect to see will be different,” he added.
Elsewhere in the world of Night City news, Cyberpunk 2077 will feature different playable prologues for each of its three origin stories, but won’t feature a morality system. And on PS4, Cyberpunk 2077 will take up more hard drive space than The Witcher 3 and all of its expansion.
Matt Purslow is IGN’s News and Entertainment Writer. You can follow him on Twitter.
