Sea of Thieves Live-Action Movie in Development, Microsoft Confirms

Microsoft is developing a live-action movie adaptation of Rare’s evergreen pirate adventure Sea of Thieves.

Xbox head of content Matt Booty confirmed the news to Entertainment Weekly, and revealed that the project was being produced by Destin Daniel Cretton, the director of Marvel blockbusters such as the upcoming Spider-Man: Brand New Day, as well as Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. Cretton seemingly won’t direct the film himself, however.

“The main character of a Sea of Thieves game is actually the player and the community,” Booty said, discussing the film’s potential plot. “So if you sit down to think about Sea of Thieves, it’s not, ‘Who are the main characters? What’s the plot?’ It’s a super social game, but there’s a tone to Sea of Thieves. It’s built on a very cooperative community, so you can start to sense what that’s going to be like.”