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Comment by lemoncookiechip

Most have been horrible or horribly mediocre. Financial success doesn't necessarily mean something is good either. Also, some of these are more like: "very loosely based on the video game, so much so that you have to squint very hard to see it." Stuff like Detective Pikachu, or Minecraft are just aesthetics and have little to do with the actual games.

Jun. 10, 2016 Warcraft Film

Dec. 21, 2016 Assassin's Creed Film

Jan. 27, 2017 Resident Evil: The Final Chapter Film

Mar. 16, 2018 Tomb Raider Film

Apr. 13, 2018 Rampage Film

May 10, 2019 Pokémon Detective Pikachu Film

Feb. 14, 2020 Sonic the Hedgehog Film

Dec. 4, 2020 Monster Hunter Film

Apr. 23, 2021 Mortal Kombat Film

Jun. 25, 2021 Werewolves Within Film

Feb. 18, 2022 Uncharted Film

Feb. 24, 2022 Halo TV series

Apr. 5, 2023 The Super Mario Bros. Movie Film

Apr. 8, 2022 Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Film

Jul. 14, 2022 Resident Evil TV series

Jan. 15, 2023 The Last of Us TV series

Jul. 27, 2023 Twisted Metal TV series

Aug. 25, 2023 Gran Turismo Film

Oct. 27, 2023 Five Nights at Freddy's Film

Apr. 5, 2024 Knuckles TV series

Apr. 10, 2024 Fallout TV series

Aug. 9, 2024 Borderlands Film

Dec. 20, 2024 Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Film

Apr. 4, 2025 A Minecraft Movie Film

Apr. 25, 2025 Until Dawn Film

Dec. 5, 2025 Five Nights at Freddy's 2 Film

Jan. 23, 2026 Return to Silent Hill Film

Jan. 30, 2026 Iron Lung Film

May 8, 2026 Mortal Kombat II Film

PS: Note the question being asked is "Will it be any good?" Not "Will it be profitable?"

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