Another Electronic Arts video game is jumping from the computer screen to the silver screen.
Twentieth Century Fox has optioned the rights to “Spore,” reports Variety. The movie will be computer animated and directed by “Ice Age” director Chris Wedge. Greg Erb and Jason Oremland are writing a script. The writing duo has also worked on Disney’s “The Princess and the Pea.”
n the game, which was released in September 2008, players create their own creatures and the worlds they live in and share them with other gamers to create an overall universe.
“I’m always looking for unique worlds to go to in animation,” Wedge said. “From every perspective — visually, thematically and comedically — the world of ‘Spore’ provides the potential to put something truly original on the screen.”
Fox is especially high on Wedge after “Ice Age” turned into a major franchise for the studio, generating $1.9 billion from three pics since 2002. He recently exec produced the third installment and “Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who” for Fox.
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