Sources at the Game Developers Conference (GDC) 2025 have reportedly confirmed Hazelight Studios’ plans to bring their hit co-op Split Fiction to the big screen.
The Game Developers Conference 2025 is underway, and Variety has reported that the latest title out of Hazelight Studios, Split Fiction, will receive a movie adaptation after its early success since its launch earlier in the month. The title was previously announced at The Game Awards 2024, and it embraces the similar ‘fun-first’ co-op split-screen game structure Hazelight Studios is known for.
The adaptation to film comes from unnamed sources who claim the media company Story Kitchen is putting together a package of movie professionals (actors, writers and director) to make the movie rights more appealing, as “top Hollywood studios” have reportedly made offers for the film rights.
CGMagazine’s review of Split Fiction says, “In a way, playing Split Fiction reminded me how fun games can be, and was like rediscovering video games as fun as an adult,” and Hazelight Studios is likely seeking to bring that rediscovery to the silver screen with the help of the reported film rights ‘bidding war.’ Split Fiction has been well received since its launch, garnering a 91% critical reception from Metacritic.
Recently, an It Takes Two film was announced. It will be produced by dj2 Entertainment in collaboration with Dwayne Johnson’s Seven Bucks Productions and Amazon Studios. The team responsible for securing that movie deal now leads Story Kitchen, making this Hazelight Studios’ second title to potentially receive a film adaptation.
Despite the big film announcement, that’s all the information that has been released regarding the upcoming film adaptation. It’s worth noting that nothing has been confirmed regarding the film yet, so fans will have a long time to wait until Split Fiction comes to theatres.
