A Just Cause movie is in development, and according to its producer Adrian Askarieh, it will be inspired specifically by the events of Just Cause 3

“ I've always loved the story of the Scorpion, because I haven't seen a movie about a guy you send in to tear people apart from within...

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Speaking to IGN (and you can see the interview up above), Askarieh said: "Just Cause 3 has a terrific story. It has Rico going back to Medici, the place of his birth and then subsequent displacement, and the murder of his family. And he goes back there to do what he does best which is to discombobulate regimes."I think the first two Just Cause (games), you're only doing because it's cool. But this one [Just Cause 3, the game] has a cool story. I've always loved the story of the Scorpion, because I haven't seen a movie about a guy you send in to tear people apart from within and then he has to make a conscious decision whether what he's doing is just or not and based on that his entire belief system changes."When asked how close Just Cause was to filming, Askarieh said, "We'll see. We're close. The bigger this is [Askarieh was referring to Hitman: Agent 47 before it opened], the easier that becomes. But I think ultimately that's independent of this, if you do it with a price." By a 'price', Askarieh was referring to a decent but not exorbitant production budget.As of September 7, 2015, Hitman: Agent 47 has taken estimated $63,547,507 on a production of around $35 million.Askarieh also spoke to IGN about the possibility of building a shared Square Enix movie universe , a continuity in which Hitman, Deus Ex, and Just Cause co-exist on the big screen. You can learn more about that project in the video below:

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