One of the most exciting parts of a live-action adaptation of Far Cry is the opportunity to see iconic villains like Vaas Montenegro, Pagan Min or, more recently, Giancarlo Esposito's Antón Castillo brought to life on the big screen.
But when FX's live-action Far Cry series premieres, one that will be a collaboration between Rob Mac (It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia) and Noah Hawley (Fargo), don't expect any of these iconic villains to show up, though. More specifically, don't expect any of the storylines from the previous Far Cry titles to be adapted.
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In a new interview with Deadline, Hawley, who will serve as showrunner as well as the director of the first two episodes, revealed his vision for the Far Cry series, and it doesn't seem to have much to do with the existing stories.
For Hawley, video games have cutscenes you can skip, so the drama is “irrelevant”
“I'm not specifically adapting any of the games that they've put out — I'm kind of saying, like I did with the Coens or X-Men or Alien, 'Let me have a dialogue with this franchise, because that's what I think a Far Cry story is,'” Hawley revealed. “We can have a bigger conversation about the strengths and weaknesses of adapting video games specifically because games are built in a way that doesn't make for the best drama.”
As Hawley went on to explain, since video games have skippable cutscenes, the drama is “irrelevant”.
“When you're playing a video game, you're just progressing through the game section, and then you have these cutscenes that you can skip, so when you go to adapt these games, you have to be aware that it makes the human drama a little bit irrelevant to the plot,” Hawley added. “It's the death of a show.”
But as Far Cry fans will argue, the cutscenes are an integral part of the gameplay and are often the most important parts of the title. Also, in the case of Far Cry 4, you can't actually skip the cutscenes, which makes the story and its villain all the more important.
For his part, Hawley has argued that the anthology nature of Far Cry is its most attractive element. Whether all that leads to a successful adaptation remains to be seen, but it's clear that Far Cry on TV will be different than Far Cry on consoles.
- Released
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October 6, 2021
- ESRB
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M for Adults 17+ due to blood and gore, intense violence, mild sexual themes, strong language, drugs and alcohol
- Engine
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World 2
- Multiplayer
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Online Co-Op
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