It appears that Sony is big on rewarding loyalty. After giving Ruben Fleischer his first big break back in 2009 with Zombieland, Sony is giving him yet another shot at one of their gaming arm's most prominent franchises. Following his work on the live-action Uncharted movie, which will premiere on February 18, Ruben is set to work on a live-action Jak and Daxter movie next.
Jak and Daxter was one of Sony's first exclusives for the PlayStation 2 and is the brainchild of Naughty Dog. The Uncharted developers worked primarily on the franchise alongside Crash Bandicoot in the early 2000s. Uncharted released the first three installments of Jak and Daxter between 2001 and 2004, all for the PS2. Since then, Naughty Dog, as well as other studios, have worked on spin-offs with re-released bundles of the initial trilogy coming to other platforms in 2004 and 2017, respectively.
Even though Jak and Daxter haven't been part of Sony's lineup of AAA titles for more than a decade, fans still wonder if Sony has plans to bringing the platformer back. Now, it appears that it's going to follow the way of Uncharted to the big screen.
According to Digital Trends, Fleischer confirmed he's working on Jak and Daxter for PlayStation. Unfortunately, the Venom director did not reveal which entry the movie will focus on and who's going to be in it. Most likely, Fleischer is still in the very early stages of the live-action adaptation of the iconic platformer. It should go without saying, but fans shouldn't expect a release date for the Jak and Daxter movie anytime soon.