Recent years have been very kind to live-action and animated adaptations of video games and similar brands. Disney had a hit with Wreck-It-Ralph, the Lego franchise is now a classic, Spielberg’s Ready Player One was a major hit, as was The Super Mario Bros. Movie, and last year’s Barbie (based on a major toy brand) was a major hit. Considering that, we’re not surprised that studios want to capitalize on this phenomenon and are steadily approaching new ideas and adaptations.

As the Insider reports, there is a new similar project coming up, as a live-action adaptation of The Sims video game franchise is in the works. Also, we found out that Margot Robbie is attached to produce the movie, teaming up with Kate Herron, who is attached to direct the film. This reminds us of the Robbie-Gerwing team-up that brought us Barbie last year, so it is definitely an exciting prospect,...