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The Sims Live-Action Film Aims for Tone Between The Lego Movie and Barbie

Kate Herron is attached to direct the Amazon MGM adaptation.

Overview

  • Producer Roy Lee described the project as "unique" and said its tone will sit somewhere between The Lego Movie and Barbie.
  • Electronic Arts, Amazon MGM Studios, and Margot Robbie’s LuckyChap Productions are producing, with Lee among the producers.
  • The film remains in development with no release date announced and no confirmed casting.
  • EA executive Kate Gorman has said the adaptation will retain franchise hallmarks such as Simlish and the infamous pools-without-ladders gag.
  • The Sims 4 continues to receive updates, and reporting notes there are currently no plans for The Sims 5.