Five Games To Come Alive in Movie Screens

Hollywood has always been known to produced tons of stellar adaptations. from various materials "The Godfather" was translated beautifully from Mario Puzo’s novel. "Driving Miss Daisy" hit no speedbumps in its move from stage to screen. "The Avengers" turned the comic-book series into a pop-culture juggernaut.

When it comes to games, though, film studios have yet to find the magic formula. That hasn’t stopped them from trying. Will any of these upcoming films based on games make any difference:

1. Tetris
   
   Having produced the "Mortal Kombat" films in the 1990s, Threshold Entertainment knows a thing or two about movies based on games. This one is a head-scratcher, though. The company envisions this 30-year-old puzzle game as an "epic sci-fi story," which is interesting since Tetris is neither sci-fi nor epic. Since the film was only announced last week, it has no cast, director, or producer yet, so for now, we’ll remain puzzled.
2. Candy Land
   
   Adam Sandler is set to star in this adaptation of the tasty kid’s board game, but it’s currently stuck in Sticky Lawsuit Swamp. Landmark Entertainment Group claims it came up with characters like King Kandy and Princess Lolly and in turn has sued Hasbro, saying the company didn't have the rights to license the game to Sony. Sandler and Robert Smigel (who also cut his teeth at Saturday Night Live) were last said to be working on the screenplay, with Kevin (Enchanted) Lima set to direct.
3. Angry Birds
   
   Angry Birds might not be topping the iOS charts, but Rovio is moving forward with its plans for an animated feature on its most popular franchise. It’s got plenty of star power: Jason Sudeikis will lead the cast as Red, joined by Danny McBride, Josh Gad, Bill Hader, Maya Rudolph, and Peter Dinklage as The Mighty Eagle.
4. World of Warcraft
   
   Duncan Jones has a hot hand with cult classics. But can the man behind Moon and Source Code bring that magic to "World of Warcraft"? We'll find out in 2016, when the film based on the MMO hits theaters. Plot details are scarce, but the early assumption that it would focus on the conflict between Orc and Human factions seems to be mistaken, as filmmakers feared it would be too similar to the "Lord of the Rings" films.
5. Minecraft
   
   Will Microsoft's purchase of the popular game derail the film? That’s up in the air, but as recently as this February, Warner Bros. was reportedly working on a live-action "Minecraft" film with Roy Lee (producer of The Lego Movie) and Jill Messick as producers. No word on casting for the Creepers.