When we first reported on a Fruit Ninja movie back in May, many of you were skeptical that such a thing could happen, but now it has taken another big step forward towards actually existing. According to The Hollywood Reporter, New Line Cinema has grabbed up the film rights to the big-screen take on the hugely-popular mobile app, which Australia’s Halfbrick Studios is looking to adapt as a live-action family comedy.
Tripp Vinson (San Andreas, Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters) will produce the feature film through his Vinson Films production banner, with screenwriters JP Lavin and Chad Damiani (the in-development How to Survive a Garden Gnome Attack) attempting to turn the rather simple interface of slicing fruit and avoiding bombs into a viable dramatic story with elements like characters, backstory, a through line and human emotion. Sam White and Tara Farney will executive produce.
This will mark a return to New Line for Vinson, who produced the Journey to the Center of the Earth films and San Andreas for the studio. The story is said to involve a team of misfits recruited to become Fruit Ninjas so they can — naturally — save the world.
With over 1 billion downloads and counting, Fruit Ninja is currently the second top-selling iOS game of all time
