IO Interactive will likely be constructing their James Bond universe from scratch. The “wholly unique story” gained’t be based mostly on any of the books or motion pictures which have gone earlier than it. Even Bond himself may have his personal distinctive look, not being voiced or showing as any current Bond actor. The end result provides the studio sufficient scope that Abrak thinks “you might simply think about {that a} trilogy may come out of it.”
The scope of the undertaking means the studio must increase. Proper now there’s the unique firm studio based mostly in Copenhagen, Denmark. This was adopted in 2019 by a studio in Malmö, Sweden. Between them they presently make use of 200 folks. Abrak expects this to extend to greater than 400 staff “over the subsequent few years.” The Bond settlement means “an insane quantity” to IOI, they usually wish to ensure that they do MGM and EON Productions proud. “It’s very, very particular – a boy’s dream. Typically it’s nonetheless a bit of exhausting to know that it’s us to make James Bond.”
EON Productions is run by the Broccoli household, who personal the rights to determine what occurs with Britain’s best-known spy. Convincing present heads Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson took some doing and was the results of almost two years of preparation and exhausting work. Whereas writer Sq. Enix was dissatisfied with the IOI Hitman’s efficiency, Broccoli was not. As Abrak recounts, “our story, our background with the Hitman universe and our imaginative and prescient of what Bond is in a recreation format, went straight to the center of Barbara Broccoli herself.” As soon as her permission was granted, it was merely a formality to persuade film firm MGM too.
Mission 007 is a long-term undertaking that doesn’t even have any confirmed platforms but, not to mention a launch date. Now that IOI’s Hitman 3 has been launched, hopefully we’ll hear extra information quickly.
[Source: DR via TheGamer]
