Is it finally game on for video game adaptations?

After years of misfires and flops, it’s lately seemed like a new level has been unlocked for one of the movies’ most derided genres. In 2019, ‘Detective Pikachu,’ based on the Nintendo game, grossed more than $400 million worldwide for Warner Bros. Last year, ‘Sonic the Hedgehog’ became the genre’s highest grosser, and a sequel is already underway