Split Fiction (D: Chu; S: Sweeney) Based on the Hazelight/AE Game
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Split Fiction (D: Chu; S: Sweeney) Based on the Hazelight/AE Game

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.
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.
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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.
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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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.
There’s a cross-platform friends-pass that comes with the game.
https://www.ea.com/en/games/split-fi...ss-playstation
Yeah, the game play is great, but the writing (while sometimes clever) is pretty dry and straight forward.
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.
https://www.ea.com/en/games/split-fi...ss-playstation
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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
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I wonder which of the two main characters Sweeney will play?
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