Spore headed for theaters
October 3, 2009 by Jane Boursaw
The video game “Spore” passed briefly through our household, but others like “World of Warcraft” took hold and stayed. Still, I can see the appeal of the cute little amoebic creatures, and apparently, so does Twentieth Century Fox.
The studio is pairing up with Electronic Arts to turn “Spore” into an animated feature film, with “Ice Age” director Chris Wedge attached to helm. Greg Erb and Jason Oremland, who also penned the upcoming “The Princess and the Frog” and “The Return of King Doug” are writing the screenplay.
Released in September 2008, “Spore” the video game lets players create their own creatures and interact with other creatures in a Spore universe. "I’m always looking for unique worlds to go to in animation," Wedge told Variety. "From every perspective — visually, thematically and comedically — the world of ‘Spore’ provides the potential to put something truly original on the screen."
Maybe so, but since most people probably aren’t familiar with the game, I wonder if it has enough of a built-in audience who will flock to theaters. A lot of it will depend on who they get to voice the characters; hopefully, we’ll see some new voices rather than the standard Ben Stiller, Wanda Sykes, Kiefer Sutherland fare.
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