‘Minecraft’ was a hit. Here are 7 other video game adaptations to get excited about

Much like 2023’s “Super Mario Bros. Movie,” this month’s “A Minecraft Movie” seemingly came out of nowhere to score box office gold.

Much like 2023’s “Super Mario Bros. Movie,” this month’s “A Minecraft Movie” seemingly came out of nowhere to score box office gold. But no one should have been surprised: video game adaptations are an increasingly vital part of the entertainment market, which some say is set to replace superheroes as “Hollywood’s dominant intellectual property.” Not all adaptations of popular games are guaranteed success – see last year’s “Borderlands,” in addition to 2022’s “Uncharted” and 2018’s “Tomb Raider” reboot. Critics and fans alike found those movies faltering in their ability to capture the story and magic of the gameplay in their respective source material. But the ones that work, predictably, are set to spawn sequels and new seasons of TV, with new installments set for “Mario,” “Mortal Kombat,” “Sonic the Hedgehog,” “The Angry Birds” and many more. (Bonus: The highly anticipated Season 2 of “The Last of Us” premieres this weekend.) What else is coming down the pike by way of video game adaptations? Here are several more upcoming movies and television shows based on video games, in no particular order: (Note: CNN and Warner Bros. Pictures, which produced “Minecraft,” are both part of the same parent company, Warner Bros. Discovery.) “The Legend of Zelda” (2027)