Director Zack Snyder is out promoting his new Netflix film, Rebel Moon, but because he’s talked about Epic’s popular battle royale shooter Fortnite in the past, people keep asking him about the game. Someone recently wondered if he would be willing to direct a movie based on the franchise. According to Snyder, “of course” he would.
Rebel Moon is a gritty, space-adventure that is poised to set up a larger franchise for Netflix. Let’s check out what the critics are saying about Snyder’s newest movie … oh … oh boy … ouch … well … uh … actually, let’s talk about something else and not that seemingly horrible film. Snyder has some thoughts on the world of Fortnite and making a live-action movie based on the ever-expanding free-to-play game he’s been enjoying for years.
As spotted by IGN, during a December 15 interview with Etalk, the director behind Man of Steel, 300 and that Dawn of the Dead remake where the zombies run was asked if he would ever “want to combine” his two passions for filmmaking and playing Fortnite.
“I mean, of course,” Snyder quickly replied. He further added that he was trying hard to get skins based on Rebel Moon added to Fortnite, a game that is famous for its many brand crossovers. That didn’t happen, but Snyder doesn’t seem bitter about it and is still into the Fortnite universe.
“Look, Fortnite is an amazing world, and it is an amazing distraction for me,” Snyder said. “It’s really cool, and the alchemy that they’ve created there is really unique. When I started playing it I thought I knew what it was and then it was something entirely different.”
When playfully pushed by the interviewer about his vague answer, Snyder added: “You definitely don’t know. You definitely can never say never. That’s my mantra in this business.”
If Zack Snyder does end up making a Fortnite film, I will expect a big starring role for Rick and Morty’s Mr. Meeseeks as that is, according to the filmmaker, the main skin he uses when playing the game. What a movie that will be.
Zack Zweizen writes for Kotaku which, like The A.V. Club, is owned by G/O Media