Twentieth Century Fox and EA have partnered to develop a film based on Will Wright’s Spore, reported Variety. Chris Wedge, director of Ice Age, is confirmed to helm the picture. The screenplay is being developed by the writing team behind Disney’s The Princess and the Frog.
Released in September 2008, Spore has sold 3.2 million copies so far on various systems. The game property joins recent film deals based on other EA licenses The Sims, Army of Two, Dante’s Inferno, Dead Space, and Mass Effect.
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