TheĀ MoonĀ andĀ WarcraftĀ director would still like to take on the LucasArts classic
Director Duncan Jones has tackled video game adaptations before, and there’s still one he wants everyone to know he’s game for:Ā Full Throttle.
Jones, the director ofĀ MoonĀ andĀ WarcraftĀ among other films, has expressed his love forĀ Full ThrottleĀ before on social media. At the start of 2021, Jones posted about a reimagining of Full ThrottleĀ for 2020 that Tim Schafer had shared a link to, and how it encouraged him to write a fan script for the game.
Well, it’s 2022 and almost a full year later, and Jones’ interest has not waned. Over this last weekend, Jones tweeted aboutĀ Full Throttle againĀ (thanks for the spot, Eurogamer). “If you could all tell Disney Studios how much you’d love to let me makeĀ Full ThrottleĀ for Disney+, that would be adorable and I’d be very appreciative,” Jones wrote.
If you could all tell @DisneyStudios how much youād love them to let me make Full Throttle for @Disney+, that would be adorable and Iād be very appreciative.šŖš¼ā¤ļøšš¼
— Duncan Jones (@ManMadeMoon) January 9, 2022
Disney has the LucasArts rights thanks to its deal to purchase LucasFilm Ltd., which came in at an estimated $4.05 billion. There have since been some remasters of games likeĀ Full Throttle and others, but that doesn’t exactly give hope quite yet for a streaming deal.
Among the stable of LucasArts classics likeĀ Day of the TentacleĀ andĀ Grim Fandango,Ā Full ThrottleĀ is certainly no slouch. And of those games, it would certainly be an interesting one to see, and a neat way to build out what feels like an overlooked, or even underutilized, part of the massive Disney acquisition. We can dream, right?
Jones’Ā WarcraftĀ movie received some mixed reception, though other movies he’s directed likeĀ MoonĀ have garnered high praise. Maybe with Jones at the helm, aĀ Full ThrottleĀ adaptation could happen. Considering how popular video game adaptations have become these days, I’m not ruling any possibilities out just yet.
Published: Jan 11, 2022 06:00 pm