Though budget concerns have halted production of
Halo and
Gears of War movies, Sony is moving ahead with adapting its EverQuest franchise for the silver screen.
Variety reports that Michael Gordon has been hired to pen the screenplay. Though Gordon has just one screenplay to his name, it is that of the wildly popular action movie 300 which was released earlier this year. Meanwhile, former Marvel Studios CEO Avi Arad is producing the movie, which will be released through Sony's Columbia Pictures group. No director is attached to the project.
Sony has been trying to get an EverQuest movie made for years, with word first trickling out over seven years ago.
