It Takes Two Film And Television Adaptation In The Works, Subject Of Multi-Party Bidding War

Hazelight Studios is looking to adapt its 2021 co-op romp It Takes Two to film or television thanks to a partnership with dj2 Entertainment. Exclusive report by Variety. 

Outspoken Hazelight creative director Josef Fares sounds excited for the opportunity to bring It Takes Two to another medium. “Creating the world and story in ‘It Takes Two’ was so much fun for me and the team,” Fares said to Variety. “Since it has a strong narrative with many crazy characters and just as crazy co-op action moments, the potential is huge for a great adaption to film or television.” 

No one is more familiar with dj2 Entertainment’s ability to adapt video games for 2020’s. Sonic the Hedgehog movie and its sequel, the upcoming Tomb Raider anime series slated to be released on Netflix, and is attached to executive produce projects based on Disco Elysium and Life is Strange. Dmitri Murray Johnson (dj2), the founder and CEO of the company, spoke with Variety about the potential project, saying, “dj2 is honored to partner with Josef, Oskar [Wolontis], and the incredible team at Hazelight Studios on the linear media adaptation of ‘It Takes Two.’” He continues, “Just like the rest of the gaming world, we fell head-over-heels in love with Cody, May, Rose, Dr. Hakim and the imaginative fantasy universe Hazelight have created, and can’t wait to bring these characters -and this world- to life on the big and small screen.”

According to VarietyAs of now, there are no studios or networks associated with the project. There is a multi-party bidding battle for rights to the It Takes Two adaptation. 

It Takes Two received a lot of praise last year and we at Game InformerIt is a favorite of ours! It Takes Two: Our review and the reasons we chose it to be number 8 on our list of top 10 games for 2012!