Playing to win: are video game movies replacing superhero blockbusters?
Briefly

Margot Robbie and Sydney Sweeney are among the top actors embracing video game adaptations, with Robbie’s production of a The Sims movie and Sweeney’s roles in OutRun and Split Fiction. This shift indicates a potential rise in gamer cinema as video game films are achieving significant box office success. Despite the ongoing appeal of superhero films and established franchises like Marvel, recent successes of video game adaptations suggest a turning tide in Hollywood’s cinematic landscape towards gamers, amidst a backdrop of recent superhero film failures.
Robbie's Lucky Chap plans to produce a movie based on The Sims, while Sweeney will produce OutRun and star in a movie based on Split Fiction.
Despite superhero movies likely staying dominant, video games are providing major competition as Hollywood's favorite intellectual property, with record-breaking adaptations.
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