VICE Studios has secured the film and TV adaptation rights to the PAYDAY video game franchise in a deal with Starbreeze Entertainment.
The game has a community of more than 50 million players. Amy Powell, president of VICE Studios, commented, “PAYDAY has a world that is bigger than the game itself. There’s mythology behind the masks and a crew of characters with real history that is incredibly exciting to explore. Partnering with Starbreeze Entertainment, we’re excited to build that universe and see how far it can go on screen.”
“Our goal is to grow PAYDAY from a game into a full entertainment platform, owning the heisting genre,” said Adolf Kristjansson, CEO of Starbreeze Entertainment. “PAYDAY is the cornerstone franchise for Starbreeze, and we’re highly selective about partners who can expand its universe beyond games. VICE Studios is the perfect partner for this project, combining creative ambition with the production capability that feels authentic to PAYDAY.”
