The creators of the series Mythic Quest: Ravens Banquet (Apple+) are seemingly working on another project related to gaming. Apparently, they are planning a film in collaboration with Ubisoft about a group of seniors in e-sports. It seems they are inspired by a real existing seniors team in Counter-Strike.
What is the film about? According to the film news site Deadline, the producers of the series Mythic Quest are reportedly working on a film about seniors in professional e-sports together with Ubisoft, as well as the writer-director duo Abby Kohn and Marc Silverstein.
It is likely about a team of seniors who want to make their mark in the e-sports scene, which is predominantly dominated by very young people. It seems there is a real team in sight.
Real seniors team Silver Snipers possibly in the lead role
Which team is it about? Those who know the competitive scene of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive may have heard of the “Silver Snipers”. This is a professional e-sports team made up of 5 sprightly seniors, none of whom is under 60 years old.
The Silver Snipers are quite successful, having won the Dreamhack 2019 in the first e-sports world championship for seniors, among other things.
For the still untitled film, the producers seem to have secured the rights to a paid Wall Street Journal article about the Silver Snipers from 2019. Thus, the Silver Snipers could possibly appear in some form in the film.
However, it is still unclear if the film is specifically about the Snipers and Counter-Strike or if it is about a fictional team in an invented game.
When will the film be released? There are no details available on that yet.
What has been done on the topic before? The producers behind the project have already had some success with the topic of video games in films. In the Apple+ series Mythic Quest: Ravens Banquet, it is about a fictional game studio that releases the also fictional Super-MMORPG Mythic Quest. The comedy series revolves around the many complications surrounding the launch of a new expansion for the game.
If you are more interested in younger e-sport players, then perhaps the new tactical 5vs5 team shooter game Valorant from the LoL creators at Riot Games is something for you. Recently, a first major e-sports tournament took place there, which particularly stood out due to a spectacular finale.
