Even the indie game El Paso, Elsewhere is getting turned into a movie
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Hollywood has really begun flexing its video game adaptation muscle in the wake of the spectacular success of the Fallout TV show and The Super Mario Bros. Movie. Even indie publishers are getting some of those sweet, sweet development contracts. Case in point? The hit third-person shooter El Paso, Elsewhere is being adapted into a feature length film, as reported by Deadline. Academy Award nominee LaKeith Stanfield is in talks to both star and produce. Stanfield is known for a slew of great...

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