Fox Hatching a SPORE Movie

20th Century Fox is developing a movie called ‘Spore.’   It is to be followed by a sequel titled ‘Mold’ with a third film to follow called ‘Fungus.’   And, if you catch that joke, you’re instantly in my cool book.

But, seriously, according to Heat Vision Blog, Fox has acquired the rights to the popular video game, ‘Spore,’ developed by Mr. Sim himself, Will Wright.   The new film is to be developed as a CG-animated feature that will be directed by Chris Wedge, Fox Animation’s go-to guy who gave us the ‘Ice Age’ series and ‘Robots.’   The screenwriters behind Disney’s upcoming ‘The Princess and the Frog,’ Greg Erb and Jason Oremland, are set to pen the screenplay.

The original game gave the player the power of evolution, letting them create a creature from the cellular level all the way up to global colonization.   Not sure how they’re going to get a narrative out of that, but it sounds like it has potential to be fun.   Personally, I’d love to see a ‘Planet Earth’-type film with completely made up creatures, but I’m not writing it.   Erb and Oreland are, so, Yay them!

Electronic Arts and Blue Sky Studios are co-producing.