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The Wrap: Sony Develops Gran Turismo Film Based on Racing Games
posted on by Lynzee Loveridge
According to Hollywood news website The Wrap, Sony is developing the racing video game franchise Gran Turismo into an action movie. Fifty Shades of Grey producers Mike De Luca and Dana Brunetti are steering the project based on the PlayStation game franchise by Kazunori Yamauchi and Polyphony Studios. Sony executives Elizabeth Cantillon, DeVon Franklin and Hannah Minghella are also involved.
The racing simulation franchise debuted on the original PlayStation console in 1997 and has since sold 70 million copies. The most recent title, Gran Turismo 6, is slated for release on the PlayStation 3 during this year's holiday season.
Similarly, Universal Pictures is turning EA Games racing franchise Need for Speed into a film starring Aaron Paul (Breaking Bad) next year.
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