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Metro
3 days ago
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- Metro
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 sells 3.3 million copies after 33 days
One of 2025's breakout hits has hit an apt sales milestone, as developer Sandfall Interactive discusses its next game. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is already a frontrunner for game of the year, but it's also one of the unexpected hits of 2025. The French turn-based role-player is developer Sandfall Interactive's first game, albeit one with an oddly impressive voice cast, including Daredevil's Charlie Cox, Andy Serkis, Jennifer English, and Ben Starr from Final Fantasy 16. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 surpassed one million units sold within three days following its launch on April 24, but now it's hit a very apt milestone 33 days later. As highlighted by the game's X account on Tuesday, May 27, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has now sold 3.3 million copies after 33 days. 'Seriously,' the post reads. 'As of today. We couldn't make that up. Another entry on the long list of surreal moments that your support has made real. Thank you ALL. Tomorrow comes.' It's an impressive milestone for a new IP, and one which doesn't include the game's Game Pass numbers. For comparison, Persona 5, a Japanese role-playing game from an established series, surpassed 3.2 million units sold two years after it released worldwide in April 2017, so it's certainly tapped into an audience beyond the genre's usual remit. Thirty-three days ago, we released Clair Obscur: Expedition then, we've sold 3.3 million As of couldn't make that entry on the long list of surreal moments that your support has made real. Thank you comes.🤝 — Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (@expedition33) May 27, 2025 Sandfall Interactive spoke about the game's success in an interview with where they teased 'great ideas' for the studio's next game. 'The game has had success to an extent that we didn't imagine,' Sandfall's COO and producer, François Meurisse, said. 'We smashed our forecasts pretty fast.' More Trending Speaking about the studio's next project, he added: 'There will be another video game, for sure. I can't wait to dig more into the ideas we already have for the next game. 'Plus the team has grown up, has acquired new skills throughout production. Many of them were junior when we started. We learned to work together. So I can't wait to get to the next project, because we'll start from a more efficient position than when we started the company five years ago. 'And that [comes] with higher expectations as well, so it will be challenging. But I can say that we have – and [studio head] Guillaume Broche in particular has – great ideas for the next game.' Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is available across PlayStation 5, PC, and Xbox Series X/S. Email gamecentral@ leave a comment below, follow us on Twitter, and sign-up to our newsletter. To submit Inbox letters and Reader's Features more easily, without the need to send an email, just use our Submit Stuff page here. For more stories like this, check our Gaming page. MORE: First Nintendo Switch 2 unboxing has already happened but there's a catch MORE: Blades Of Fire review – hammer of the gods MORE: Games Inbox: When will the new Tomb Raider be revealed?
Geek Tyrant
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Geek Tyrant
Tony Gilroy Explains Why Andy Serkis Doesn't Show Up in ANDOR Season 2 — GeekTyrant
Fans fell hard for Andy Serkis' performance as Kino Loy in Andor Season 1, the floor boss turned rebel sparkplug who delivered one hell of a rousing monologue. But as it turns out, Kino's story is staying right where it ended. In an nterview with The Hollywood Reporter, Andor creator and showrunner Tony Gilroy opened up about why Serkis didn't show up in Season 2, and it comes down to preserving the power of the character's ending. Gilroy said: 'Andy dropped the mic, man. What am I going to do that's going to be better than what we did? All it does is minimize that moment. 'I knew a lot of people were talking about whether we had a way of [bringing him back]. But I didn't want to have that sort of coincidental environment.' That 'mic drop' moment Gilroy refers to happened in Episode 10 of Season 1, when Kino rallies the prisoners of Narkina 5 to rise up and escape. It's an emotional arc as Kino is a man who had resigned himself to surviving his sentence, finds something bigger to fight for. But, just as freedom is within reach, we learn he can't swim. The last we see of him, he's left behind in the chaos as prisoners leap into the ocean. It's a brutal, poetic ending, one that Gilroy clearly feels is worth preserving. As much as we'd love to know what happened next with the character, Kino's final scene hits because we don't get closure. Pulling him back into the fold just to tie a bow on things risks undercutting the emotional punch of that scene.
Yahoo
14-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Miramax to Remake Thai Blockbuster ‘How To Make Millions Before Grandma Dies'
Miramax has acquired remake rights to the Thai hit How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies, the studio announced Wednesday, setting the stage for an English-language adaptation of Southeast Asia's most talked-about film of the past year. Directed by Pat Boonnitipat and produced by Bangkok-based powerhouse GDH 559, the original film became a sensation across Asia following its release in April 2024, earning over $55 million at the international box office. It was also the first Thai film to be shortlisted for the Academy Awards. In the U.S., the film premiered at the New York Asian Film Festival and was widely praised by critics, earning a 98% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. More from The Hollywood Reporter 'Andor' Creator Explains Why Andy Serkis and Cassian's Sister Never Returned Once Upon a Time in Cannes: Quentin Tarantino Had a Blast During Festival's Opening Ceremony Jordan Boosts Film, TV Production Cash Rebate to Up to 45 Percent A family-centric comedy-drama, How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies follows a college dropout who moves in with his terminally ill grandmother in a bid to secure her inheritance — only to discover a deeper emotional journey that reshapes his understanding of family and love. Miramax CEO Jonathan Glickman said in a statement: 'How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies is a rare gem that manages to be hilarious, surprisingly poignant, and moving all at once. Like the original, we hope our adaptation brings generations of families to the cinema together.' The rights deal, which reportedly attracted interest from multiple studios, was brokered by Nelson Mok of Mokster Films on behalf of GDH. Yvette Zhuang, Miramax's senior vice president of international production and distribution, played a key role in bringing the project to the studio and will stay on as a producer despite stepping down from her executive role later this month. Speaking about the film's impressive global resonance, director Boonnitipat said: 'Its success worldwide surprises me, yet it warms my heart to know that people across the world share this value — or some kind of core — that connects us beyond the identities of countries or cultures.' Producer Vanridee Pongsittisak added: 'The heart of a family is universal, but each home holds an entirely different story. That's why I'm excited to see How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies come to life once again — this time in an American household.' Miramax is currently in production on season two of The Gentlemen for Netflix and recently expanded its footprint on the streamer's political thriller Zero Day, starring Robert De Niro. On the film side, it is developing a sequel to The Beekeeper, which grossed more than $160 million worldwide, and Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy, which took in $130 million. Miramax's upcoming theatrical slate includes Roofman, starring Channing Tatum and Kirsten Dunst; Scandalous, the directorial debut of Colman Domingo; and a reboot of The Faculty written by Drew Hancock. A new Scary Movie installment, produced by Marlon, Shawn, and Keenen Ivory Wayans, is also in the works for summer 2026 release via Paramount Pictures. Best of The Hollywood Reporter 'The Goonies' Cast, Then and Now "A Nutless Monkey Could Do Your Job": From Abusive to Angst-Ridden, 16 Memorable Studio Exec Portrayals in Film and TV The 10 Best Baseball Movies of All Time, Ranked
CNN
09-05-2025
- Entertainment
- CNN
Hollywood Minute: Andy Serkis bringing ‘Gollum' back to the big screen
Serkis to star in and direct 'The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum,' and we've got this year's Easterseals Disability Film Challenge winners. David Daniel reports.
CNN
09-05-2025
- Entertainment
- CNN
Hollywood Minute: Andy Serkis bringing ‘Gollum' back to the big screen
Serkis to star in and direct 'The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum,' and we've got this year's Easterseals Disability Film Challenge winners. David Daniel reports.
