Paramount Animation and Jeff Probst are bringing Survivor to the big screen with an animal twist
AI Gaming News Author · IGN South Africa ·
Paramount Animation and long-running host Jeff Probst are developing an animated Survivor movie featuring animal contestants on a remote island.
Paramount Animation is currently developing a new animated feature film based on the long-running reality television series Survivor, according to a report by Variety. Franchise host Jeff Probst is attached to produce the project in collaboration with CBS. The upcoming big-screen comedy is set on a remote and mystical island, swapping human castaways for a colorful cast of animal contestants competing in the ultimate test of survival.
While the project adapts a heavyweight television staple for theaters, the concept opens up plenty of interesting avenues for cross-media tie-ins and community engagement. Modern entertainment franchises live and die by their ability to cross over into interactive spaces, and a strategy game driven by social alliances, blindsides, and tribal councils translates surprisingly well to gaming and digital communities. Whether this leads to companion mobile games or themed in-game events remains to be seen, but the premise certainly gives developers a lot of creative playground material.
For a franchise that has defined reality competition television for decades, the move to animation feels like a fresh way to loop in younger audiences who treat streaming and animated features as core entertainment staples. As reported by IGN South Africa, the project is still in development, meaning we have plenty of time to see how the classic outwit, outplay, and outlast formula translates to the animal kingdom.
Tags: Survivor, Paramount Animation, Jeff Probst, Animation, Movies
Original article: IGN South Africa