Out of the hundreds of thousands of films in the world currently in development, a large number of them serve as adaptations for (mostly) successful videogames and videogame franchises. Some have been seen on our screens before either via a previous adaptation or television series, while some are just getting their first shot on the big screen.

Whichever category they fall into, they still have to navigate their way through the difficult world of filmmaking with many of them inevitably forever damned to development hell. The following are just a few of these adaptations hoping to someday become a success.

Agent 47 (Hitman) – TBA

The Fast And The Furious’ Paul Walker is set to take to the screen as Agent 47, taking over where Timothy Olyphant left off after the 2007 Hitman film quietly and unsuccessfully graced our screens. The new film intends to serve as a reboot of the previous one, telling the origin story of the red tie, black suited protagonist. Filming is due to begin this summer.

Angry Birds – 2016

The Angry Birds franchise currently stands as the largest mobile app success in the world, so a film appears to be the next step of progression for this massive money-making vehicle. A 3D CG animated feature, Angry Birds will be produced by Marvel Studios former CEO, now Rovio senior advisor David Maisel, and is set for release in 2016.