The same company that brought you the Sonic The Hedgehog movie and plans to do the same with It Takes Two has just announced a new partnership with Amazon Studios to make more video game adaptations for film and television.
Deadline reports dj2 entertainment is looking to adapt "Life Is Strange, Disco Elysium, and more" with the help of Amazon. We have no details on format or release windows, but Amazon has achieved some success with adaptations on Prime Video, such as The Legend of Vox Machina and The Wheel of Time.
“The dj2 team has long believed that video games would one day serve as incredible source material for stories told in television and film, and that it was only the lack of love and respect for the art form which previously held successful adaptations back," said dj2 CEO Dmitri M. Johnson. “Moreover, it is truly an honor to have Prime Video as our platform partner. A partner who truly supports us, as well as our grand ambitions, for telling the best international gaming stories with no limitations in how high we may collectively aim.”
We know dj2 is working on both a Life is Strange and Disco Elysium TV series. The Life is Strange series was announced way back in 2016, but as is sometimes the case with television adaptations, we didn't hear about it again until Shawn Mendes announced his intention to write music for the show.
As for Disco Elysium, that show was announced back in 2020 with the plan of pitching studios later that year. It looks like things took a little longer than expected there too, but we might finally see some traction on both projects with Amazon on board.
We should note that dj2 also has the rights for Vampyr and Sleeping Dogs as well, so it's not just Life is Strange and Disco Elysium that could make it to the big screen.