Sydney Sweeney is set to star in a film adaptation of the hit video game Split Fiction.
According to Variety, the movie will be directed by Jon M. Chu, known for Crazy Rich Asians and In the Heights. The script is being written by Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, the writing duo behind Deadpool & Wolverine. It has not yet been confirmed whether Sweeney will be playing Zoe or Mio.
The project is being produced by Mike Goldberg and Dmitri M. Johnson’s Story Kitchen (formerly dj2 Entertainment), in partnership with Jon M. Chu’s Electric Somewhere. They are currently showing the project to different studios, with Sweeney also on board as an executive producer.
The game, developed by Hazelight Studios and published by Electronic Arts, was released on March 6, 2025, for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and Windows, and on June 5, 2025, for Nintendo Switch 2. The plot follows in the spirit of It Takes Two. Mio and Zoe are contrasting writers—one specializes in sci-fi and the other in fantasy—who become trapped in their own stories after being connected to a machine designed to steal their creative ideas. To break free with their memories intact, they must rely on each other, mastering a variety of abilities and overcoming diverse challenges as they jump between sci-fi and fantasy worlds in this unexpected tale of friendship.
According to Hazelight, the game sold more than two million copies in its first week after launch.
Filming for Split Fiction is expected to begin soon, but no release date has been set yet.
Source: Variety
