Sony Pictures Animation has picked up the film rights to Atari video game “RollerCoaster Tycoon” reports Heat Vision.
David Ronn and Jay Scherick (“The Smurfs,” “The Zookeeper”) will pen a script for the live-action/CGI animated adaptation which will create a narrative out of the computer game which had the user playing the manager of a major theme park. The user was also able to design and customize unique roller coasters.
Harald Zwart (“The Karate Kid”) will executive produce and potentially direct the film adaptation.
