Ratchet & Clank Remake and Movie Coming Out Spring 2016 - News

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The remake of the classic PlayStation game Ratchet & Clank will be released Spring 2016, Insomniac Games' Chief Brand Officer Ryan Schneider has announced on the US PlayStation Blog.

The game will launch around the same time as the Ratchet & Clank movie, which is due out on April 29, 2016. Paul Giamatti will play Chairman Drek in the film and John Goodman will play Ratchet’s mechanic mentor Grimroth.

"As you can imagine, when Insomniacs learned we had a real shot to bring Ratchet & Clank to the big screen, we jumped in enthusiastically to help ensure the most authentic and high-quality production. We collaborated extensively on original script development with former Ratchet & Clank scribe TJ Fixman, and character design and creation with Insomniac veteran artist Dave Guertin (responsible for Ratchet and Clank’s original design) and Greg Baldwin (responsible for character, weapon, and vehicle designs too numerous to mention).

Insomniac animation guru David Hancock assisted with animation consulting, and North Carolina studio director and Ratchet & Clank “OG” Chad Dezern participated in lighting reviews. The fearless Chris Carter and the inimitable Brian DiLucente helped with asset sharing across production studios, and I’ve been lucky enough to ride shotgun the whole way."

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A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel dedicated to gaming Let's Plays and tutorials. You can contact the author at wdangelo@vgchartz.com or on Twitter @TrunksWD.

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Zkuq (on 14 May 2015)

Remake this, remake that. So many talented studios working on remakes instead of new stuff.

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Qwark Zkuq (on 14 May 2015)

It's a reboot technically speaking not a remake. A bit like spider-man and the amazing spiderman

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FentonCrackshell Zkuq (on 14 May 2015)

Nothing wrong with that. For every studio remaking things there are studios doing new things as well.

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JOKA_ (on 14 May 2015)

Oh its a remake and not a new game? That's disappointing

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Barkley (on 14 May 2015)

As long as it's good I don't care.

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FentonCrackshell (on 14 May 2015)

So, is this a live-action film a la Mario Bros.? Or are Giamatti and Goodman only voicing characters?

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Yafea (on 14 May 2015)

Oh bummer!!! Another year is a long time of waiting.

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