Popular Indie Game El Paso, Elsewhere Getting Movie Adaptation Starring LaKeith Stanfield
Developer Strange Scaffold’s third-person neo-noir shooter, El Paso, Elsewhere, is heading to the big screen, per Deadline.
LaKeith Stanfield (Judas and the Black Messiah, Sorry to Bother You) is currently in talks to star and produce the project alongside Lorenzo di Bonaventura’s Di Bonaventura Pictures and Colin Stark. The adaptation is said to follow protagonist James Savage as he navigates a monster-filled world in order to bring an end to his vicious ex-girlfriend and his own inner turmoil.
The indie hit from studio head and narrative director Xalavier Nelson Jr., who also voices its main character, released last year and tells the story of a vampire hunter who sets out to destroy his ex-girlfriend before she destroys the world. In other words, these first details promise a movie version of this story that will stick close to the game it is based on. Although Stanfield is seemingly still only in talks to join the video-game-to-movie project, Nelson Jr. took to X/Twitter to share his excitement.
LAKEITH STANFIELD
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STRANGE SCAFFOLDEL PASO ELSEWHERE MOVIE
EL PASO, ELSEWHERE MOVIE IS HAPPENING
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH https://t.co/rnRxldMR5y— Xalavier Nelson Jr. 🔜 Reboot Develop (@WritNelson) April 22, 2024
El Paso, Elsewhere is Strange Scaffold’s 2023 take on third-person shooting gameplay, but it’s not the studio’s first crack at this world. That status goes to El Paso, Nightmare, a first person shooter that released in 2022. According to the game’s Steam page, this entry is treated as a “standalone survival horror FPS side story” that takes place within the same universe as El Paso, Elsewhere. It’s unclear if that story will be featured in or tie into the movie.
For more on El Paso, Elsewhere and a better look at how the movie might tackle its monster love story, be sure to check out some of its gameplay. You can also take a look at its animated trailer from last year, which gives fans a more cinematic look at its story before diving in.
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