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Transformers One Director Tackles Roblox Hit
17 Sep
Summary
- Transformers One director Josh Cooley will adapt the Roblox game.
- 99 Nights in the Forest boasts nearly 26 billion visits.
- Sam Raimi to produce the video game adaptation.
Josh Cooley, the director behind Transformers One and an Academy Award winner for Toy Story 4, is set to write the screenplay for 99 Nights in the Forest. This adaptation will bring the hit Roblox action-survival game to the big screen for 20th Century Studios. The game, less than a year old, has already amassed nearly 26 billion visits, making it the 7th most played game of all time on Roblox with a 90.6% player rating.
Sam Raimi and Rob Tapert are attached to produce through their Ghost House Pictures. The game's developers, including Alec Kieft and Matthew Hufton, will serve as executive producers alongside Cameron Angland and Ghost House's Romel Adam and Jose Cañas. J.R. Young is overseeing the project for 20th Century Studios. 99 Nights in the Forest tasks players with surviving 99 nights in a haunted setting, rescuing lost children, and battling vicious wildlife.
