The Bloodborne Movie Now Has a Writer and Director, Names Not Included
Still no 60fps patch, though.
The animated Bloodborne movie is moving forward. Producer Seán "Jacksepticeye" McLoughlin told IGN that the film now has a writer and a director, but he isn't saying who they are yet (tbreak). He said the project is "much more along the pipeline" than it was when Sony first announced it.
Sony revealed the movie in April at CinemaCon. It's an R-rated animated feature from Sony Pictures and PlayStation Productions, with Lyrical Animation co-producing (VGC).
When will we find out who's making it?
McLoughlin said he hopes to share who's involved, along with some story teases, "sooner than later" (tbreak). There's no date for that reveal, and there's no cast or release date yet either, so the movie is still fairly early in development.
Will the movie retell the game's story?
It doesn't sound like it. McLoughlin wants to tell an original story set in the same world, and he pointed to Amazon's Fallout series as the model to follow (tbreak). He also thinks animation fits Bloodborne's nightmare creatures better than live action would.
That lines up with what he said in September. He told a podcast he wants to "honor the universe that's there and tell as good a story as I can within it" (GamesRadar+).
Why are fans so nervous?
Bloodborne is one of FromSoftware's most beloved games, and fans have waited years for any kind of return. The game came out on PS4 in 2015, and it still hasn't gotten a PS5 version or a remaster (VGC) (yes, the movie got here first). McLoughlin has admitted that about 80% of the responses to his involvement were critical. He said he'd feel the same way if a YouTuber took over one of his favorite series (GamesRadar+).
He also said he has the final say on hiring and personally vets everyone who joins the project, which is exactly why the writer and director pick matters so much.
My read is that locking in a writer and director is real progress, and keeping the names quiet suggests Sony wants a big reveal moment. If the team loves Yharnam as much as the fans do, this could actually work. Until then, we'll keep hunting for clues (and praying for that 60fps patch).
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Images are official Bloodborne screenshots from the PlayStation Store, from Sony Interactive Entertainment and FromSoftware.
