Video games are the new superheroes, in that every Hollywood studio seems to want their own film adaptation to cash in on the success and the acclaim of movies like “Sonic the Hedgehog” and shows like “Arcane” or “The Last of Us.” Sure, while the so-called “video game curse” has finally been disproven, we still get huge flops like “Monster Hunter.” Still, just like the colossal failure of “The Flash” is not deterring DC Studios from going full-steam ahead with adding even more millions to the budget of “Aquaman 2,” the failure of some projects is not stopping Hollywood from catering to the biggest entertainment industry — gamers.The latest video game movie is not a conventional one.
“Gran Turismo” is not really adapting any lore from the games or even telling the meta story of how the rights were secured, à la “Tetris,” but instead, it’s a movie based on a true story,…
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