A Bloodborne movie is officially in the works with Sony Pictures, which is a surprising direction for the franchise, but it’s not even the most surprising aspect of the upcoming film. Indeed, with everything circling the Bloodborne IP, a movie announcement comes out of left field.
Bloodborne has made headlines a handful of times in the past few weeks and months for its pseudo-association with Bluepoint Games, for fan demand of a remake, and the annual Return to Yharnam event. The big picture is simple: many, many fans have long wanted proper remasters/remakes/updates for Bloodborne on PS5. Bloodborne developer FromSoftware is incredibly busy, so for a long time, fans hoped Bluepoint would take the project. When PlayStation shuttered Bluepoint Games in March, fans believed the Bloodborne journey was completely over.
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Bloodborne Animated Movie Announced, JackSepticEye Attached
Now, it just seems to be changing forms like an eldritch horror. Sanford Panitch, the president of Sony Pictures Entertainment Motion Picture Group, announced the R-Rated, animated feature film for Bloodborne at CinemaCon. Panitch also said that the film will remain “very true” to the twisted, gory spirit of Bloodborne, as well as the twisted, Lovecraftian depictions of Yharnam. It remains to be seen what it looks like, but there are a couple of names already attached to the project—as first reported by Variety.
The film is co-produced by PlayStation Productions, Lyrical Animation, and—perhaps most surprisingly—content creator Sean McLoughlin who you may know better as JackSepticEye. A big fan of Bloodborne, JackSepticEye has also applied his acting and content creation skills beyond his streaming career, including several appearances as himself, a role as Punch Up in Dispatch, and various roles in film and TV. His latest appearance is as the character Jack in Markiplier’s Iron Lung film adaptation.
What isn’t surprising is that this announcement comes so soon after the release of the Super Mario Galaxy movie, even if the connection is tenuous and coincidental at best. Video game adaptations have put up some big numbers at the box office, with the Super Mario Bros. Movie hitting it big before its sequel and the Minecraft movie pulling in a ton of attention. Sony and PlayStation Productions is also working on a film adaptation of Helldivers, while other movies like The Legend of Zelda are on the horizon.
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While recent game adaptations have been incredibly popular, it remains to be seen how Bloodborne is received. It’s not a remaster, a PS5 60fps update, or a sequel. It’s unclear if FromSoftware is even involved, although it seems likely given the respectful relationship between FromSoftware and PlayStation. Perhaps the movie serves as a catalyst for an expansion of the Bloodborne IP. Ultimately, the Sony Pictures Entertainment Motion Picture Group has signaled its growing confidence in game-to-film adaptations, even for complex IP like Bloodborne. Whether it satisfies expectations for FromSoftware’s cult classic or instead reinterprets its nightmare logic for a new medium, it underscores how PlayStation Productions is expanding its transmedia strategy.
