Live-Action Pac-Man Movie in the Works from Wayfarer, Bandai Namco (Exclusive)
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A live-action film is in development based on the classic arcade game with an endless appetite, Pac-man.
The project hails from Bandai Namco Entertainment — the company behind Pac-man, as well as games like Galaga and Tekken — and Wayfarer Studios, the production company founded by Justin Baldoni and Steve Sarowitz.
First introduced in the U.S. in 1980 — and originally called Puck Man in Japan — Pac-man became a coin-operated staple. The game is set in mazes where Pac-Man has to eat pellets while being pursued by colorful ghosts as the mazes get progressively more difficult.
The game begat merchandise, several sequel games like Ms. Pac-man, as well as two television series, including a Hanna–Barbera produced ABC series and a Disney Xd take.
The project will be based on an original idea from Chuck Williams (Sonic the Hedgehog) of Lightbeam Entertainment. Baldoni, Manu Gargi and...
A live-action film is in development based on the classic arcade game with an endless appetite, Pac-man.
The project hails from Bandai Namco Entertainment — the company behind Pac-man, as well as games like Galaga and Tekken — and Wayfarer Studios, the production company founded by Justin Baldoni and Steve Sarowitz.
First introduced in the U.S. in 1980 — and originally called Puck Man in Japan — Pac-man became a coin-operated staple. The game is set in mazes where Pac-Man has to eat pellets while being pursued by colorful ghosts as the mazes get progressively more difficult.
The game begat merchandise, several sequel games like Ms. Pac-man, as well as two television series, including a Hanna–Barbera produced ABC series and a Disney Xd take.
The project will be based on an original idea from Chuck Williams (Sonic the Hedgehog) of Lightbeam Entertainment. Baldoni, Manu Gargi and...
- 8/8/2022
- by Mia Galuppo
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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