With Fortnite currently unavailable on iOS and Google Play stores, Epic Games is considering a Fortnite movie, partly as a means to make up lost revenue that it would have if not for being removed from both platforms--a decision that kicked off a massive lawsuit.
That report comes via tech outlet The Information (thanks Eurogamer) which added that a trio of former LucasFilm employees have joined Epic Games this year and a Fortnite movie has, as you could expect, already been discussed. Among the LucasFilm trio is Jason McGatlin, the former vice president of physical production, who now heads up "special projects" at Epic. He's joined by Lynn Bartsch and Chris Furia.
The project is entirely theoretical right now. If Fortnite's penchant for a crossover continues into Hollywood, the possibilities would appear to be limitless, as the game already pulls from some of the world's biggest brands, like Marvel, NFL, and Star Wars. Then again, a Fortnite movie may be a good time to expand on Fortnite's original characters and lore, which already serve up a constant stream of new heroes, monsters, and spacetime mysteries roughly every few weeks.
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