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"The critically-acclaimed cat-based adventure game
Stray is getting an actual
animated movie. Even cooler? The title's original publisher Annapurna is making
the flick, after it scored a surprise hit on Netflix with its first animated
feature
Nimona. The creative team is still under wraps, but Annapurna
Animation head Robert Baird told Entertainment Weekly that the film is in
active development and that it’ll be the “greatest hopepunk movie that's ever
been made.”
Baird defines “hopepunk” as a narrative concept that deems optimism as a form
of resistance against tyranny. That just about describes the emotional tenor of
the game, so Annapurna’s on the right track. Additionally, it’s been confirmed
that the game’s companion drone B-12 will be a large part of the film, with
Baird stating it’s a “buddy comedy about a cat and a robot” going on to cite
the pair’s “hilarious dynamic.”
The original game was released last year and put players in control of a
curious cat in a cyberpunk landscape. There’s plenty of platforming,
stealth-based traversal and, uh, meows. The title was praised for giving
players a cat-level perspective on the world and has been a huge hit on just
about every platform."
Well this is exciting news.
Nimona and
Stray are both wonderful, so let’s
hope this comes to fruition and turns out well!
Share and enjoy,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
