Alongside the announcement that RuneScape 4 is now in development at Jagex, extra information popping out of RuneFest is that the beloved MMO is getting an animated adaptation. Particulars are slim proper now, however we all know that it is coming from Lyrical Animation, a division of unbiased movie manufacturing firm Lyrical Media.
Its filmography contains Bruiser, The Loss of life of Robin Hood, and Onslaught, amongst others. Notably, the manufacturing firm can be engaged on the Bloodborne animated film, alongside Loss of life Stranding: Mosquito, an animated movie based mostly on the Kojima Productions online game collection.
That is not all: The upcoming RuneScape animated present is being produced in partnership with Charlie “MoistCr1TiKaL” White, one of the crucial well-liked gaming content material creators on the planet. In a digital pre-briefing forward of RuneFest, a PR consultant for Jagex defined that it is being constructed with White, as he is “a maxed-out participant and is an enormous fan of our video games, and it’ll be a little bit of a ardour undertaking for everybody concerned.”
“Moreover, Jagex unveiled plans to broaden RuneScape past video games, partnering with creator and web phenomenon, Charlie White aka MoistCr1TiKaL in addition to acclaimed LA-based manufacturing enterprise Lyrical Media, to convey the world, characters and tales of Gielinor to life in a brand new thrilling animated adaption,” reads a press launch.
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The extent of White’s involvement hasn’t been confirmed, however he is not a stranger to the broader leisure trade. He was an additional in The Starvation Video games: Mockingjay – Half 1, he is performed himself in quite a few net exhibits, voiced characters in numerous dubbed anime exhibits and video video games, and he is even working with Lyrical Animation already on an animated movie adaptation of his personal graphic novel collection, Godslap.