Apple adapts classic educational game oregon trail According to The Hollywood Reporter (THR), it was made into a movie with a huge budget.
The film is in the early stages of development and has just been proposed and approved by Apple. Will Speck and Josh Gordon (blade of glory, office christmas party) is the director and producer. Given its pedigree (a funny comedy), it’s clear that this film is not a full-fledged historical drama about the struggles of those who traveled through the American West.
In fact, the report states that it will not only be a comedy, but also a musical. “The film will feature several original musical numbers. barbieTHR’s sources say EGOT winner Benj Pasek and Justin Paul will be composing the film’s original music.
Of course, in comedies, the screenwriter is at least as important as the director. The film will be written by Kenneth Lucas and Keith Lucas, who are best known these days for the 2021 drama. judas and the black saviorthey were nominated for an Oscar.
So far, this is all we know about this movie. This game needs no introduction, especially to those who were old enough to play games on a computer at school or at home from the 1970s to the 1990s.
The game is such an important cultural touchstone for a certain generation that “Oregon Trail Generation” is used as a label for many people born in the early 1980s. It’s been a long time since we’ve made jokes about the morbid content of games, like the infamous phrase, “You died of rubella.”
The film has been greenlit by Apple, so it could debut on the Apple TV+ streaming service, but we don’t yet know when it will arrive or who will star.
