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Grand Theft Auto Movie Reportedly In Development

At this rate, it looks as if a movie based on Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto is likely to become a reality before the video game series' long-awaited sixth installment ever materializes. Having just recently celebrated its seventh birthday, GTA V continues to make money hand over fist for the...

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Sources close to WGTC – the same ones who told us a Resident Evil 4 remake is in development and Netflix is working on a Witcher prequel show, both of which were correct – say that the project is reportedly in the early stages and will loosely adapt the events of GTA V, presumably bringing us live-action versions of characters Michael, Franklin and Trevor. Unfortunately, though, that’s all we’ve got to go on right now and can’t say yet exactly what the plot will center on.

Whether this would lead to Ned Luke (Michael), Shawn Fonteno (Franklin) and Steven Ogg (Trevor) reprising their roles for such a venture remains to be seen, but we certainly can’t imagine anyone else filling their shoes for a slice of live-action GTA V. We’ll hopefully have more details to share on this one in the near future, but in the meantime, let us know what you’d like to see from a Grand Theft Auto movie in the usual place below!

 

[celsowmbr]

And here we go again

 

[DeeDogg_]

A GTA movie about the worst GTA campaign in the series... wow

 

[Xaero Gravity]

I wonder if Eminem will be in this one

 

[Aggressive Carrot]

Great. Now we're getting a live action movie based on Grand Theft Auto V. This will probably come out before GTA6 sees the light of day too.

 

[Darkmakaimura]

I hope it'll be as good as the upcoming Monster Hunter movie.

 

[Kittehkraken]

Hollywood doesn't have the balls to pull off a good GTA movie.

 

[The Fartist]

So they're gonna sell us GTAV again.

 

[j0hnnix]

I swear if Milla Jovovich is in this too I'm going to rage.

 

[Arkam]

This sounds like a very Hard Pass.

 

[Orthodox Gaming Dad]

This is a dumb idea. Outside of featuring the characters from V, what would make this a GTA film and not just a heist/crime film? What are the defining features of a GTA game:

• Open world,
• Changeable radio stations,
• Open-ended mission design (debatable I know)
• Vehicle and weapon variety

Not easy qualities to depict in a film.

 

[yurqqa]

Hollywood is making a movie based on the game series that mocked the Hollywood in the first place.

This will be successful... sure...

 

[Yoboman]

I expect GTA will finally become popular after a movie is made

 

[German Hops]

I just need a GTA 6, man.

 

[anothertech]

So they're gonna sell us GTAV again.

Lolol so much this

They should make it an HBO series

 

[MrJTeera]

“The Further Adventures of Lamar Davis”

 

[Ghekkus]

“The Further Adventures of Lamar Davis”

I’d watch 90 minutes of Lamar insulting people’s hair cuts and lack of sexual exploits.

 

[Tschumi]

From Uwe Bol? Boll? [Sic] ze butcher of video game adaptations?

 

[The Alien]

I guess they got around Ron Howard.

Why Hollywood Can't Make a Grand Theft Auto Movie – /Film

Why Hollywood Can't Make A Grand Theft Auto Movie - SlashFilm

Because everyone has been wondering, Nikki Finke explains why Hollywood probably won’t make Grand Theft Auto: The Movie. In its first week, Grand Theft Auto IV sold approximately 6 million copies worldwide and grossed over $500 million, more than most movies make theatrically. So it seems only...

www.slashfilm.com

 

[Mistershine.]

Grand Theft Auto (1977) ⭐ 5.4 | Action, Comedy, Crime

1h 24m | PG

www.imdb.com

 

[Spaceman292]

This is a very bad idea for many many reasons. I'm glad it'll never happen.

 

[Danjin44]

The whole point of GTA series is you are free to do whatever you want in it’s open world, without that it just gonna be ordinary crime/mob movie.....it feels like they just want to make money based on the name alone.

 

[Concern]

Hollywood is starving for new ideas since they're running out of superheroes and remakes to do. Pretty sorry pick too.

 

[Hudo]

I think Mafia would be much more suitable to a movie adaption than GTA....

 

[dezzy8]

If Lamar isn’t in it, I don’t care.

 

[bitbydeath]

These movies already exist under the series name ‘Crank’

 

[Stitch]

Ryan Reynolds already made this movie

 

[Diddy X]

They could pull it off but I doubt it, it's gonna be a low-effort money-grab most likely.

 

[Torrent of Pork]

Do you guys remember when we used to get all, "Notice me Senpai," whenever Hollywood was interested in a gaming property?

 

[CuteFaceJay]

GTA or GTA Online?

 

[HE1NZ]

They should call it GTA 6.

 

[FunkMiller]

They should cast Tom Holland as Trevor.

 

[Mentat02]

who wants to bet the movie will star Vin Diesel, The Rock and Mark Wahlberg.

 

[Javthusiast]

So a generic heist movie?

If it doesn’t have satire and causing mayhem on the streets, then what‘s the point?

Oh right, name recognition. xD

 

[Astral Dog]

A GTA movie about the worst GTA campaign in the series... wow

Its not the worst i thought it was fun

But surely this should be the most expensive videogame movie ever made,with top actors,writters and directors anything less would be shitting on GTA legacy

 

[ReBurn]

I feel like GTA would be better as a Netflix series. There's too much to a GTA story to boil it down to a couple of hours and not feel rushed.

 

[wvnative]

Hasn't rockstar gone on record that they're extremely opposed to stuff like this?

 

[GrayFoxPL]

Hasn't rockstar gone on record that they're extremely opposed to stuff like this?

Maybe they're not opposed to potentially bilions of income.

 

[imbrock]

I am excited to be angered by the many inevitable and petty inconsistencies it will have from the game.

 

[spawn]

If Steven Ogg does not play Trevor then it's a fail.

 

[Iced Arcade]

Bet it's GTA V

 

[GymWolf]

Lol just put the money of this project on gta6 instead, nobody want a shitty film about gta5...

 

[Kokoloko85]

Rather have GTA 6...

 

[OnThePathToWisdom]

Al Pacino as Michael

Katt Williams as Franklin

Nicolas Cage as Trevor

Richard Ayoada as Lester

Nick Frost as Jimmy

 

[jts]

Makes sense to keep the brand floating in this hiatus, since it will be many, many, many years until we see GTA 6.

 

[imbrock]

Lol just put the money of this project on gta6 instead, nobody want a shitty film about gta5...

Rather have GTA 6...

They make 2+ billion dollars a year from gta online. They have more money coming in than basically any other developer in the industry, except maybe blizzard. They could afford to just burn a billion a year and still bankroll gta 6 development for half a decade.

 

[manfestival]

I hope it turns out like the Monster Hunter movie.

 

[GymWolf]

They make 2+ billion dollars a year from gta online. They have more money coming in than basically any other developer in the industry, except maybe blizzard. They could afford to just burn a billion a year and still bankroll gta 6 development for half a decade.

I mean yeah, but i would be more happy if they used all the money on gta6 instead of wasting times with this thing.

 

[MagnesG]

Can we have some directors who really understand how game series and their story works for once?

 

[Nigel]

Just watch Heat.