After bringing Barbie to the big screen with great success, Margot Robbie is turning her attention as a producer to one of most popular video games of all time – The Sims.
The Sims – which was first released in 2000 and is one of the best-selling computer games in history – will be adapted for the big screen under Robbie’s production label LuckyChap, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The production company – which Robbie runs alongside her husband, Tom Ackerly, as well as Josey McNamara and Sophia Kerr – will team up with Vertigo Entertainment and Electronic Arts, which published the original game.
Director Kate Herron – best known for directing the first season of the Marvel series Loki – is set to take the reins on the project, with a script co-written by Herron and Briony Redman, who has collaborated with Herron on several previous projects.
The Sims – developed by Will Wright, following the success of his city-building simulation game Sim City – has often been described as a digital dollhouse, where players can build personalized homes and control the lives and daily activities of the people residing in those homes.
Many noticed that The Sims bears a striking resemblance to Barbie in that there is no plot or narrative inherent to the source material – but with the right creative team, Barbie was transformed into a Oscar-winning billion-dollar blockbuster.
The Sims itself has been a box office success in its own right, spawning three sequel games as well as countless expansions and DLC offerings. The Sims franchise has sold more than 200 million copies.
Development on an adaptation began in 2007, but never got off the ground, and in 2019 it was reported that plans to make the adaptation had been canceled by Disney, following its acquisition of 21st Century Fox.
There’s no word yet on when fans can expect to see The Sims film hit the screens.
RELATED CONTENT: