I dislike speaking about David Cage’s oeuvre as a lot as most of you do, however it is a head-scratcher price speaking about: Elliot Web page, who starred within the recreation again within the day, is planning to adapt Past: Two Souls (2013) right into a TV present.
Yep, that is the weirdo, disjointed recreation about particular woman Jodie Holmes and soul/ghost-like entity Aiden having a troublesome time because the worst individuals ever attempt to management them and their powers. Willem Dafoe was additionally round doing his factor, and whereas each actors turned in strong performances, the overall consensus is that they could not fairly elevate a far too scattered (and infrequently misguided) narrative, even when some sections had been cool and the visible presentation was notable.
Deadline shared the information, stating that Web page’s “Pageboy Productions has acquired the rights from online game developer Quantic Dream.” The online game, which blended each your common interactive narrative online game design with extra hands-on gameplay sections, already performed out like a (complicated) TV present, so we’re undecided about what the angle is right here except heavy rewrites occur. Perhaps they will rework it into one thing that is not embarrassing!
When you’ve been circling this business’s information for a very long time, you might also bear in mind Web page having a tough time whereas engaged on Past (and after its launch) and Cage being not the very best boss round at Quantic Dream (to place it evenly). Nonetheless, he is brazenly acknowledged he was blissful sufficient with the expertise and finish outcome to return to that story: “Filming the sport was one of the difficult and fulfilling appearing experiences of my profession… The story’s wealthy narrative and emotional depth supply us a improbable basis. We need to create a novel imaginative and prescient of the characters and their journeys that resonates with followers and newcomers.” Maybe that is seen as an opportunity to proper some wrongs, however we’ll should see how the mission develops into one thing tangible.
As for Quantic Dream and David Cage’s involvement, evidently they’re going to have some enter. “I used to be blown away by his appearing efficiency within the recreation, and I couldn’t consider anybody else to inform this story with the identical ardour on one other medium,” the veteran inventive mentioned.
