Amazon MGM Studios has secured the film rights to Split Fiction, an adaptation of the popular video game of the same name, with Sydney Sweeney set to star and Jon M. Chu directing, Variety has confirmed.
The project brings together a high-profile creative team. Screenwriters Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, best known for Deadpool & Wolverine, are writing the script. Sweeney joined the film on March 6—the same day the game launched.
Developed by Hazelight Studios and published by Electronic Arts, Split Fiction is a fantasy-meets-sci-fi co-op adventure. The story centers on two authors, Mio and Zoe, who become trapped in the worlds they’ve created. The game, written by Hazelight founder and director Josef Fares and Sebastian Johansson, features split-screen gameplay, platforming elements, and unique character abilities.
The film will be produced by Mike Goldberg and Dmitri M. Johnson under their Story Kitchen banner, along with Chu’s Electric Somewhere. Executive producers include Sweeney, Story Kitchen’s Timothy I. Stevenson, Hazelight’s Josef Fares, and COO Oskar Wolontis.
“Even in early development here at Hazelight, it was clear how much potential Split Fiction had to become a kick-ass movie,” Wolontis said in a statement. “We now know it’s got a shot at becoming something truly special with such an amazing creative team behind it.”
He added that Amazon MGM Studios has shown “intense interest” in the project and expressed confidence in their vision for bringing the story of Mio and Zoe to the big screen.
It is not yet confirmed whether Sweeney will play Mio or Zoe. Casting is ongoing for her co-star.
Split Fiction was released on March 6 and quickly became a hit, earning critical praise and strong sales. Hazelight reports the game sold over two million copies in its first week, with sales continuing to climb.
This marks the third collaboration between Hazelight and Story Kitchen on a film adaptation. Previous projects include movies based on Hazelight’s other titles, It Takes Two—also in development at Amazon MGM Studios with Dwayne Johnson’s Seven Bucks Productions—and A Way Out.
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