I can see the tagline now; “Next summer you will believe a bird can use a slingshot.”
In a recent interview with IGN, Rovio’s David Maisel detailed the progress of the Angry Birds movie, and it turns out — they’re taking it pretty seriously.
“It’s got to be everything that you’d expect from an Angry Birds movie as a fan of the game, plus so much more with surprises, innovative things, and twists,” he explains. “It’s something that we’ve worked already a lot on and we will over the next few years, but we’re going to try to keep it as tight as possible so that when you go into that theater, it’s an experience that you say, ‘Wow, I didn’t expect that.'”
Spoiler alert — the pig with the crown is the red bird’s father. Boom. Mind blown.
Every so often, a video game hits the market that appeals to every type of player, no matter their age, gender or favorite game genre. Angry Birds is one of those games. Since its release in December 2009, its Finland-based development company, Rovio Mobile, has sold over 13 million copies.