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Report: Star Wars Game Knights Of The Old Republic Getting A Movie Adaptation
Of all the Star Wars licensed titles in video game history, Bioware's Knights of the Old Republic might be the most venerated. The 2003 RPG put players into a Star Wars universe 4,000 years before the movies and was well-loved for its strong character writing and exploration of the Star Wars mythos. The game is so well-liked that it reportedly influenced director J.J. Abrams during concept meetings for bringing the series back with The Force Awakens.
It makes sense, then, that Disney and Lucasfilm would consider adapting the title as a Star Wars movie. According to a report from BuzzFeed, that's exactly what they're doing.
BuzzFeed's sources report that the movie is currently being written in preparation for next steps. Kathleen Kennedy, president of Lucasfilm, has told reporters that an adaptation is being looked at, but BuzzFeed's report states that it is currently in active development. The same story identifies Laeta Kalogridis as the writer, who is best know for her work on Shutter Island, Alita: Battle Angel, and the Netflix show Altered Carbon.
Disney recently recoiled a bit after Solo: A Star Wars Story failed to perform at the box office, deeply cutting back the bench of currently scheduled Star Wars title and mostly leaving movies from Game of Thrones showrunners Benioff and Weiss, but still has other announced movies in development. With the decision to back off more planned spinoffs like Solo, a space is left open for a KOTOR movie to come to fruition.
[Source: BuzzFeed]
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