The hugely popular mobile game Fruit Ninja is heading to the big screen, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that Vinson Films is partnering up with developer Halfbrick Studios for a feature film adaptation.
Although details are scarce, the movie will be a live-action family comedy, and is being penned by J.P. Lavin and Chad Damiani, who wrote the Black List script for an adaptation of Chuck Sambuchino’s How to Survive a Garden Gnome Attack, which is being developed by Sony Animation and ImageMovers.
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Released in 2010, Fruit Ninja sees players swiping their screen in order to slash various items of fruit. It has enjoyed enormous success, with over 1 billion downloads.
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Originally published May 21, 2016. Updated April 14, 2018.
