The series adaptation of the classic video game MYST has been in and out of development for years. Well, there’s been some new movement on the project with the hiring of X-Men: First Class writer Ashley Edward Miller. Miller also wrote and produced shows such as Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Black Sails, and Lore.
The last we heard about the Myst is that Village Roadshow was looking dive into the game’s mythology, expand on that mythology, and develop a multi-platform universe with films and TV content that will be both scripted and unscripted.
MYST is a first-person graphic adventure video game that debuted in 1993, and it was created by Rand and Robyn Miller. Both of the creators will be producers on the upcoming projects that will be developed.
Here are some of the details regarding MYST that were shared in a press release:
The vast MYST canon has over 10,000 years of history, but its primary saga follows Atrus, a brilliant (if a bit naïve) grandson of Anna, a woman who triggers a world-shaping set of events when she discovers the D’ni civilization in a cavern deep below the New Mexico desert. The D’ni have a unique ability to write books that can link to other worlds. The discovery of their ability and the clash of cultures is the catalyst for the MYST novels and games. Until 2002, MYST was the best-selling PC game of all time, and to date the franchise has sold over 15 million copies worldwide. MYST spawned several successful sequels including the critically acclaimed RIVEN in 1997. A series of MYST novels were also published. The books vividly explore the lives and backstories of the game’s characters.
The MYST game is credited as a one of the first examples of video games being described as art, and it is often sighted as having been a key influence on many contemporary creatives in diverse entertainment areas including video games, television, and motion pictures.
It was also explained that Village Roadshow will take “a full-scale approach to developing MYST into content across all divisions with the Company’s entire creative team working together to adapt these projects across film and television. Under the direction of its controlling shareholder, Vine Alternative Investments.”
There’s a lot of potential with this property if handled right. This could really be epic and I hope that the creative team that comes on board has the talent and imagination to deliver the awesomeness that this series could and should contain.
Source: Deadline