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Coming Soon: 'The Sims' Movie
29 May, 2007, 11:48 am IST | by
Priyanka Pradhan
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Electronic Arts, has reportedly sold the rights of its popular life simulation game, The Sims, to 20th Century Fox, which will soon turn it into a movie. The Sims, which has a universal appeal, is one of EA's biggest franchises with sequels and expansions such as 'The Sims: House Party' and 'The Sims: Vacation.' EA has sold nearly 85 million copies since it launched seven years ago. Created by Will Wright, the game is popular for its non linear story line and the gameplay where players in charge of simulated people, helping them make friends, find satisfying jobs and buy household items to stay happy. 20th Century Fox, owned by NewsCorp, has not answered queries regarding the deal, but Hollywood industry paper, Variety reveals that Steve Asbell is overseeing the project for Fox with SIMS Studio head Rod Humble managing the creative property for Electronic Arts. According to Variety, Brian Lynch will script the film but story is under wraps with talent yet to be named. |
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