Brush Up On Your Simlish: Margot Robbie's 'The Sims' Movie Is Officially A-Go

What is The Sims?

The Sims franchise is all about simulation gameplay that allows players to create characters in virtual worlds. Created over 20 years ago by game designer Will Wright, it actually started off in a completed different direction: as a city-building game. Gamespot notes that he teamed up with Jeff Braun to create Maxis, and it was under this company they were able to create SimCity, which evolved to become The Sims.

Is there going to be a Sims movie?

Now comes the really fun part! The Hollywood Reporterannounced that LuckyChap — Margot Robbie, Tom Ackerley, Josey McNamara, and Sophia Kerr's production company — will be co-producing The Sims movie. LuckyChap has worked on films like Barbie, I, Tonya, Saltburn, and Promising Young Woman. Additionally, Vertigo Entertainment — spearheaded by Roy Lee and Miri Yoon — will help bring it to the big screen.

How popular is The Sims?

Electronic Artshappily shared that The Sims is well-loved by players around the world, and that in 2023, The Sims 4 alone had 70 million people playing it. At the time, Executive Producer Philip Ring expressed his amazement about the game's growth. He said, "It’s incredible to see how much our community has grown over the past eight years, and our players continue to inspire us with the countless ways they explore life in The Sims 4."

Game Rant shared a few reasons why people feel drawn to the game, with "online community" at the top of the list. As technology continues to evolve, we continue to see how people love finding virtual communities and the gaming world is no different.

Who's directing and writing The Sims movie?

Kate Herron will be pivoting from Loki to direct The Sims movie, via The Hollywood Reporter, and will be co-writing the script alongside Briony Redman. I'm bursting with exciting because there's so many directions this script can go. Barbie was all about this well-known toy discovering her true identity, and I can only imagine The Sims movie could be about a Sim waking up and realizing they don't want to be controlled by an outside player anymore. Imagine it!!

Will Electronic Arts be involved in The Sims movie?

I'm giggling while typing this, but The Hollywood Reporter also shared that Electronic Arts will have a hand in the "creative and producing" areas of The Sims movie! I'm pretty biased, but it makes me feel so much better that EA is going to a creative collaborator. It just seems like it's only right given that the game is a part of their platform.

Stay tuned for more updates!

Where will 'The Sims' be available for streaming?

Seeing that Amazon MGM Studios will be adapting the film (via Variety), it's likely the film will be available on Amazon Prime. Electronic Art's entertainment president, Laura Miele, couldn't wait to share the news with Simmers around the world. "Teaming up with renowned Hollywood powerhouses, this exciting new chapter for ‘The Sims’ will bring its magic to millions more fans,” she said in a statement.

EA's vice president, Kate Gorman, shares the same sentiment. "We wanted the right partners and to make an impact the size of something like a ‘Barbie’ movie is exactly what we want," she said (via Variety).

What can fans expect to see in 'The Sims' movie?

Naturally, everyone's keeping quiet about plot details, but it's safe to say some of the classic moments from gameplay will make an appearance. The question is, "Which ones?"

Gorman said, "...that’s what we really want to deliver on, is just an authentic ‘Sims’ experience, and really have the most expansive ‘Sims’ offering we’ve ever had to bring that delight and share the experience of playing ‘The Sims’ with so many people or their friends or families who may not have actually played ‘The Sims,’ but you can help tell that story through watching a [movie] about ‘The Sims’ universe," (via Variety).

Could we really see what happened to the Curious family and will the infamous cowplant make an appearance? With Margot Robbie and Kate Herron teaming up with EA to bring The Sims to the big screen, anything is possible!