The Ghost Of Tsushima Movie Lands Takashi Doscher As Writer

Takashi Doscher will write the screenplay for Ghost of Tsushima. Deadline reports. 

Doscher’s writing credits include writing and directing 2019’s sci-fi romance OnlyThe Hulu Exclusive Film: StillThe ESPN documentary A Fighting Chance. Now he’ll be penning the screenplay for Ghost of Tsushima’s big-screen adaptation, which is helmed by John Wick director Chad Stahelski. Alex Young and Jason Spitz of 87Eleven Entertainment serve as producers with PlayStation Productions overseeing the entire project. 

The Ghost of Tsushima film is in very early development, with Stahlski saying in December that he intends to take his time with the movie in order to “do it right.” The film crew is said to be working closely with the game’s developer, Sucker Punch. Stahlski is a fan of Ghost and was inspired to make the movie after playing the game “many times.”

We still don’t know anything in regards to casting (though the voice actor for protagonist Jin Sakai raised his hand in humorous fashion) and it will likely be a while before we see anything substantial from the project. But it’s nice to see the pieces slowly fall into place. We hope Ghost of Tsushima will continue the upward trend of video game movies in the future.

[Source: Deadline]