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Old 05-03-25 | 10:53 AM
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https://variety.com/2025/film/news/s...me-1236377192/

Sydney Sweeney is set to star in a film adaptation of hit video game “Split Fiction” with Jon M. Chu directing, Variety has learned. The script for the movie is being written by “Deadpool & Wolverine” screenwriters Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick.

The “Split Fiction” film will be produced by Mike Goldberg and Dmitri M. Johnson’s Story Kitchen (formerly dj2 Entertainment), which is taking out the talent package now to studios, and Chu’s Electric Somewhere. Sweeney is set to executive produce.

From developer Hazelight Studios and publisher Electronic Arts, “Split Fiction” blends fantasy and science fiction, following a pair of authors, Mio and Zoe, who become trapped in the worlds they wrote. Written by director and Hazelight studio chief Josef Fares and Sebastian Johansson, “Split Fiction” is a co-op adventure game that features gameplay mechanics involving split-screen combat, platforming challenges and differing abilities for each character.

Sources tell Variety it has yet to be decided which lead role Sweeney will be playing: Zoe or Mio.

Released March 6, the game quickly became a hit with players and critics alike, receiving positive reviews and massive sales. According to Hazelight, the game sold more than two million copies in the first week following its launch, and that number continues to rise at a rapid clip.
My son and I are playing the game right now and really enjoying it. I can see how this would translate to the big screen.
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I just heard of this game and it sounds cool.
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I really wanna play the game but don't have PSN+ since I only play single player games. Looks like a whole lot of fun, however.

Here's hoping the screenwriters do a good job with the premise, since it seems the writing was not the game's strength.


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Originally Posted by story
I just heard of this game and it sounds cool.
My son and I discovered It Takes Two around Christmas 2023 and loved it.

This game, while co-op like the other, is very different story wise but still a lot of fun, and yes, the writing is not great, but the gameplay is.

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I really wanna play the game but don't have PSN+ since I only play single player games. Looks like a whole lot of fun, however.
There’s a cross-platform friends-pass that comes with the game.

https://www.ea.com/en/games/split-fi...ss-playstation

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Here's hoping the screenwriters do a good job with the premise, since it seems the writing was not the game's strength.
Yeah, the game play is great, but the writing (while sometimes clever) is pretty dry and straight forward.
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There’s a cross-platform friends-pass that comes with the game.

https://www.ea.com/en/games/split-fi...ss-playstation
That won't work for me because "online play requires an account for the platform you are playing the game on (eg. a Xbox Live account is required to play online on Xbox)." You need PSN+ to access online play on the PS5 (my format of choice). Sure, I could build a gaming PC, but now is not a good time for me to do that.
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I wonder which of the two main characters Sweeney will play?
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The pig that farts rainbows to fly or the slinky swine that can vertically stretch to climb things?





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