{"id":890407,"date":"2026-06-24T22:34:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T22:34:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/890407\/"},"modified":"2026-06-24T22:34:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T22:34:14","slug":"move-over-jack-sparrow-theyre-making-a-sea-of-thieves-movie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/890407\/","title":{"rendered":"Move Over, Jack Sparrow, They\u2019re Making A ‘Sea Of Thieves’ Movie"},"content":{"rendered":"

Long before superheroes took the box-office throne, before The Matrix or Star Wars or even Jaws spurred on waves of imitators, the adventure film was one of Hollywood\u2019s most lucrative genres, and the pirate movie was one of its most popular offshoots. Swashbuckling adventures on the high seas were the stuff of cinematic legend as far back as Douglas Fairbanks\u2019 The Black Pirate in 1926, and surged in demand in the 1940s and \u201850s with countless Errol Flynn films. Even now, decades after the genre\u2019s heyday, it occasionally returns to remind us of its place in cinema history. There\u2019s a reason we still get Peter Pan films, every millennial remembers Treasure Planet<\/a>, and the original Pirates of the Caribbean<\/a> series is still one of the highest-grossing trilogies ever.<\/p>\n

Pirates have been a regular fixation of video games as well. From the earliest point-and-click pirate adventures to the remake of Assassin\u2019s Creed: Black Flag<\/a> arriving next month, games have been a fantastic way for players to envision themselves as dashing explorers or diabolical brigands, and one of the most recent properties to embrace that was Sea of Thieves. An open-world multiplayer adventure built on exploration and alliances or conflict with other players, Sea of Thieves had to fight an uphill battle against controversy and criticism upon launch to become one of Microsoft\u2019s most original gaming releases \u2014 and to celebrate that fact, the immersive pirate experience is unexpectedly coming to the big screen.<\/p>\n

Sea of Thieves\u2019 open-world sandbox is simple but thrilling. <\/p>\n

Xbox Game Studios<\/p>\n

In an exclusive story from <\/a>Entertainment Weekly<\/a>, it was confirmed that Sea of Thieves will be the next gaming phenomenon adapted into film, as part of a push to bring more Xbox properties to life. The movie will be produced by Destin Daniel Cretton (whose take on Spider-Man is only a few weeks away from hitting theaters) through his production company, Hisako, although a director hasn\u2019t been announced yet.<\/p>\n

From the sounds of it, Sea of Thieves\u2019 community-oriented nature and expansive world will be the film\u2019s focus in some capacity. \u201cIf you sit down to think about Sea of Thieves,\u201d said Matt Booty, the Executive VP and CCO at Xbox, \u201cit\u2019s not \u2018who are the main characters? What\u2019s the plot?\u2019\u201d He went on to reinforce the game\u2019s unique tone, pointing out that \u201cit\u2019s built on a very cooperative community, so you can start to sense what that\u2019s going to be like.\u201d<\/p>\n

One of Sea of Thieves\u2019 biggest draws is its emphasis on widespread collaboration, but how do you translate that into a movie?<\/p>\n

Xbox Game Studios<\/p>\n

Considering it\u2019s been almost 10 years since the release of the last Pirates of the Caribbean movie, and there have been no major films set in the Golden Age of Piracy since then, it might be a smart decision for Xbox\u2019s next video game adaptation to be one that fills that niche (especially if the rumors of Disney looking to revive Pirates prove true). The major challenge the film faces is the lack of narrative foundation \u2014 playing Sea of Thieves gives you complete freedom to pillage and complete missions with your friends, but a movie will have to provide some sort of original story hook. <\/p>\n

Regardless, it\u2019s exciting to know that a game with a fanbase that ballooned the way Sea of Thieves\u2019 did is coming to theaters. Hopefully, just as much thought and creativity is put into writing a clever story for a sandbox experience as there was for something like last year\u2019s A Minecraft Movie.<\/p>\n

Sea of Thieves does not yet have a release date.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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