Live-Action Sea of Thieves Movie in Development - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 22 June 2026 / 2,248 Views
A live-action movie based on the popular Xbox game, Sea of Thieves, is in development, according to Entertainment Weekly.
Destin Daniel Cretton, best known for his work on Spider-Man: Brand New Day, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, will be producing the movie through his company, Hisako Films. A director has not been attached yet.
"The main character of a Sea of Thieves game is actually the player and the community," said Xbox chief content officer Matt Booty.
"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."
Sea of Thieves released for the Xbox One and PC in March 2018, for the Xbox Series X|S in March 204, and for the PlayStation 5 in April 2024.
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Well, they managed to make a successful franchise out of a theme park ride...just gotta wonder if there's still demand for that kind of movie.
There is no real story to follow.... its a social game.... it has "vibes" ? is that enough to make a tv show? That is gonna flop imo.
It certainly does have a story.
Minecraft didn't really have much of a plot but it still became a successful movie.
I actually enjoyed the Minecraft movie
This will flop like Borderlands probably
Nah. There's no comparing to that generational flop.
Awesome, id watch it. Love the Sea of Thieves world
