Broken Sword is coming to the big screen, courtesy of Story Kitchen.
Variety reported that an adaptation of the beloved adventure game series is actively in the works, with writer Evan Spiliotopoulos penning the script. Spiliotopoulos is best known for writing the live-action Beauty and the Beast film and the GI Joe spin-off, Snake Eyes. As of right now, there’s no director attached to the project, but franchise creator Charles Cecil is onboard to produce the film.
Details are scarce on what elements and specific games are being adapted for the film, but it is an exciting prospect nonetheless. Broken Sword is a staple in the adventure game genre, following an American lawyer and a French journalist uncovering mysteries and conspiracies. A Broken Sword 6 was announced back in 2023, but things have been relatively quiet on it since then. More recently, a Kickstarer for Broken Sword Smoking Mirror: Reforged – Collector’s Edition raised an impressive £743,138 from 4,833 backers, having set a goal of just £50,000 goal.
Story Kitchen co-founders Dmitri M. Johnson and Michael Lawrence Goldberg issued a joint statement expressing their vision for the Broken Sword movie, promising to work closely with the creators of the games to bring it to life.
“Very few franchises of this era have stayed relevant, premium, and loyal to the intelligence of their audience. Broken Sword has done all three,” they said. “Our work here isn’t to adapt a game into a film. It’s to move a world that has been building for three decades into the next medium it deserves, working hand-in-hand with the people who built it.”
“Story Kitchen came to this project with a deep passion for the IP,” Revolution Software founder and CEO Charles Cecil added. “That’s rare. The creative conversations have been about translating what Broken Sword is, rather than what it can be made to look like. I am hugely excited to be working with Story Kitchen and Evan.”
This isn’t the first time Cecil has tried to get a Broken Sword movie off the ground, either. In the late 2000s, the game designer was actively working with studios to bring Broken Sword to the big screen, but it never came to fruition. Video game adaptations are in higher demand now, with production company Story Kitchen being a big player in the space. Right now, Story Kitchen is developing adaptations of Split Fiction, Sleeping Dogs, and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. Gaming adaptations are the company’s bread and butter, with some released projects including the Sonic the Hedgehog films and Netflix’s Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft.
Cade Onder is a freelancer for IGN’s news team. He covers all things entertainment, including gaming, film, and more. You can find him on Twitter @Cade_Onder.
