A Just Cause movie is in production, with Blue Beetle director in charge

Que Rico

Destructive third-personaction gameJust Causeis getting made into a movie, produced by the men behindThe FallGuy and Nobody, according tothe Hollywood Reporter. This isn’t the first time the over-the-top explode ‘em up has been in line to get the big screen treatment. Another version spent years in development hell until the rights lapsed. But it’s been picked up again by Universal, who are no strangers to turning video games into box office burger bucks (they did The Super Mario Bros. Movie). So, it might result in an actual movie this time.

The flick is set to be directed by Ángel Manuel Soto, who directed superhero movie Blue Beetle. That might be reassuring to anyone worried about the representation of the game’s hero Rico Rodriguez, who is largely coded as Latin American, even though his origin nation is supposedly somewhere in the Mediterranean (the Just Cause games always take place in fictional nations, so there is a lot of generalised hand-waving at the atlas). Blue Beetle had a largely Latin American and latino cast, so it’s unlikely the starring role will be given to eg. Timothée Chalamet. Right? RIGHT?

Just Cause as an open world shooter has had ups and downs. Its most recent installment,Just Cause 4, was our least-liked so far, suffering bugs and annoying menus. “How did such an established and entertaining series end up in such a quagmire?” asked John (RPS in peace) in ourJust Cause 4 review. Maybe the movie will take us back to simpler times, when it was enough to ride along in your speedboat, the pleasure of the sea spray in your hair, an enemy soldier screaming sonorously as you drag him along behind you on a rope. Ah, el mar.