Here Are All of the Major NFT Projects Being Turned Into Movies

4 March 2022

in Meta News

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In brief

Some notable NFT projects, including World of Women and Aku, are being turned into feature films.
In other cases, the creators of massive projects have signed representation to explore potential film deals.

We’ve seen movies funded by NFTs and there are at least a couple documentary films in the works about the NFT craze—but what about movies based on NFT collections?

They’re coming. Amid last year’s wild NFT market boom, which generated $25 billion in trading volume for these hot, ownership-authenticating tokens, we saw successful NFT projects ink deals to bring their characters and stories to the big screen. And the announcements keep coming.

Here’s a look at the major NFT projects that have been announced to get the film treatment, as well as those that have signed representation to explore potential movie deals and more.

World of Women

World of Women NFTs are growing in popularity. Image: World of Women

Actress Reese Witherspoon has gotten into NFTs in a big way, and now she’s aiming to turn the leading women-led and women-centric project into an entertainment juggernaut. Last month, Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine production studio announced plans to create movies and TV series based on Yam Karkai’s World of Women NFT project.

In January, World of Women signed with veteran music industry exec Guy Oseary to represent it with such media and product deals. Witherspoon said that World of Women NFT holders will have a say in the creation of projects based on the profile picture collection.

Aku

Aku, an NFT character created by former MLB player Micah Johnson — Aku is an NFT character created by former MLB player Micah Johnson. Image: Micah Johnson

Artist Micah Johnson’s Aku—a Black boy who dreams of being an astronaut—was the first original NFT character optioned for film and TV projects in April 2021, just two months after the first Aku NFT dropped. It was optioned by Anonymous Content and Permanent Content, with the latter company formed by musician Shawn Mendes and manager Andrew Gertler.

Aku’s star has grown significantly since then across subsequent drops, as well as the lavish Aku World experiential show held at Art Basel Miami last December. Johnson, a former MLB player, told Decrypt last August that Aku NFT holders may be able to influence the direction of the IP as it expands into the world of film and beyond.

“What’s more powerful than allowing fans to directly have participation in the growth and expansion of that IP?” said Johnson.