Overview

• In a July interview with The Game Business, Shuji Utsumi said he pitched a Crash Bandicoot feature in the 1990s but was told video games were "a toy business."
• Despite Crash’s popularity on PlayStation from 1996 to 2010, no film was developed because studios dismissed the property as unserious.
• Microsoft’s 2023 acquisition of Activision Blizzard granted it sole authority over any Crash Bandicoot movie, but no adaptation has been greenlit.
• Developer Toys for Bob canceled plans for Crash Bandicoot 5 after releasing 2020’s Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time, pausing new game entries.
• Blockbuster successes like Sonic the Hedgehog and Super Mario Bros. illustrate how fortunes have shifted for video game adaptations in Hollywood.