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Temple Run movie in the works with Harry Potter producer

Warner Bros. in negotiations to bring adaptation of mobile game to the big screen with Harry Potter producer David Heyman.

By Eddie Makuch on November 14, 2013 at 8:39AM PST

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The Temple Run franchise may be racing to theaters if a new report proves accurate. The Hollywood Reporter claims Warner Bros. is in negotiations to bring the popular mobile game to theaters with Harry Potter producer David Heyman attached to the project.

The film's story would focus on an explorer who steals an idol from a temple and is chased by "demonic forces." In the Temple Run games, players are pursued by evil monkeys.

It is unclear if the Temple Run movie would be live-action or animated. A director for the film has not been named, nor have casting details or a targeted release date. A writer for the upcoming film is currently being sought, The Hollywood Reporter says.

"No official comment yet, but we're very excited about the potential of a @TempleRun film. Thanks for all the support everyone!," creator Keith Shepherd said on Twitter.

The first Temple Run game was released on iOS in 2011 from Imangi Studios, a husband and wife team based in North Carolina. A sequel was released this year. Licensed spinoffs based on franchises like Pixar's Brave and Disney's Oz the Great and Powerful have also been released.

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Battleship - based on a board game
Pirate of the Caribbean - based on a ride at an amusement park

And now Temple Run. You've got to love Hollywood.

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Are you kidding me? Come on. What a joke.

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A movie about a character running constantly? Has Tom Cruise signed on to star yet?

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I can't wait for them to bring the extremely rich and complex story of Temple Run to life. :P

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what?...Is this real life? This should be a ride at Universal Orlando not a movie.

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Uh. No.

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So... a mix of all the Indiana Jones movies with a hint of The Mummy? (edit: I didn't see @BelaidKL's comment before writing this xD)

Making this live action would be even more silly. If they do decide to go ahead with this, animated would probably work better but...why are all these film ideas coming from games which don't really sound like they would work for a film over others that would? Why Temple Run, Gran Turismo and Need for Speed when they could do Uncharted, Deus Ex or hell, even Worms? That could be a great animated movie if done right.

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The 2014 summer block buster. Quentin Tarantino's Fruit Ninja.

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<< LINK REMOVED >> Just CGI watermelons onto all of the Crazy 88 in Kill Bill and there you go! :)

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<< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >> Don't forgot the long monologue from Samual L Jackson regarding strawberries.

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Guy Runs Away From A Monkey for 1 Hour and 10 Minutes.

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<< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >> It's capitalized because it's the title of the movie.

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I personally want a Microsoft Paint movie.

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<< LINK REMOVED >> documentary: 70 minutes of how microsoft paint was made and 5 minutes of someone drawing

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< Facepalm> Uwe Boll's legacy: now EVERY game can have a crappy movie tie-in!

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Every movie theater that has the movie. You can download the exclusive limited edition Temple Run: The Movie Video Game, Video game for iOS and Android.

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Spoiler: The whole Movie involves........wait for it............running

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spoilers: the explorer dies at the end.

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Ridiculous

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This would be cool in IMAX.

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The Mummy meets Indiana Jones....

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An endearing tale of a young man's journey through life's challenges. Will he face his problems, or will he keep running away from them?

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A game with absolutely zero story, plot or dialogue being made into a Hollywood film? Oh wait that sounds about right :)

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<< LINK REMOVED >> It's an idea, I'm sure they'll elaborate on it.

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.........err.........ye..........ju........WHAT?!

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soooo...... an uncharted movie? >.<

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This is the most holiest of face palm one can give. I really want to smack those executives in hollywood who keep thinking that a movie based on video games is a good idea.

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I would love to bitch slap the executives who think making a movie of a video game is a great idea.

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Next Movie: Spider Solitaire and Tetris

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It's official. I have lost all hope for the entertainment industry. How can anyone take this news seriously? These producers making movies about anything that is/was even remotely popular should be living under a freeway overpass. No wonder no one can make anything decent in hollywood these days. All there ideas are ripped from some garbage fad mobile game.

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People still play Temple Run?

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still, it can't be worse than the last indiana jones film...

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I'm holding out for Kerplunk! The Movie.

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cool, they are gonna make another indiana jones............

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They make movies on anything these days...

Hey hollywood, how about you make a movie of me taking a shit on the floor, naked? It will be a cult-classic blockbuster i tell you. People like creative stuff!

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Wait...
That demonic thing that chases me is a monkey?

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Still better than the Angry Birds movie.

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