Daniel Vávra, director of the Kingdom Come: Deliverance franchise, is leaving sport improvement to give attention to making a Kingdom Come: Deliverance film.
In an interview with Czech website CzechCrunch (through VGC), studio head Martin Frývaldský revealed that Vávra was stepping away from creating Warhorse Studios’ subsequent sport to give attention to Kingdom Come: Deliverance’s big-screen adaptation.
“Dan has a brand new function. That’s the creation of the Kingdom Come film,” Frývaldský mentioned (through machine translation). “Now we have been transferring the Kingdom Come model away from video video games for a while now. To this point we’ve been in comics, concert events, and tourism, however the movie has attracted us probably the most. That’s the reason Dan and I are engaged on getting it onto the display screen or the massive display screen. There’s additionally a draft script.”
“I am certain individuals will surprise if that is some form of breakup with Warhorse,” he added, “No, quite the opposite, Dan himself needed to maneuver on. He made three video games that had been a worldwide success, he has been eager to strive one thing completely different for a very long time. Getting Kingdom Come to the display screen […] within the subsequent few years is one other milestone that we wish to obtain, and that’s Dan’s new function. You will not see him within the workplace every single day anymore, however in a broader sense he’s nonetheless a part of Warhorse.”
Requested for the newest on these plans to adapt Kingdom Come: Deliverance for the massive display screen, Frývaldský mentioned: “For a very long time, individuals had been round us who wish to make a movie of KCD, however then Covid got here and every thing fell asleep. Now, after the discharge of the second sport, we’ve returned to the thought with a lot higher drive.
“We really feel the curiosity from the movie world, negotiations are already underway. We do not simply wish to promote the rights, we wish the movie to be what we think about it to be.”
Frývaldský recommended that Vávra’s new job title might be one thing like transmedia director because the staff pushes to broaden the franchise past video games.
The primary Kingdom Come: Deliverance online game, launched in 2018, was a smash hit, promoting over 10 million copies. Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 got here out final 12 months and has to this point offered over 5 million copies.
IGN’s Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 overview returned a 9/10. We mentioned: “Armed with glorious melee fight and an distinctive story, Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 is one half sequel and one half coronation, bringing a variety of the unique’s concepts to fruition.”
In the event you’re questioning simply how a lot has modified in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 for the reason that sport launched in early 2025, we have you coated.
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