Consider that a good adaptation could have a huge cultural impact.

Brandon Sanderson, the creator of the literary series Mistborn, has commented on Reddit about the possibility of granting CD Projekt full rights to work on adaptations to video games based on his fantasy universe, free of charge. A manoeuvre that might seem foolish at first glance, but could result in something as shocking and beneficial as The Witcher games, based on Andrzej Sapkowski’s novels, have turned out to be.

Sanderson flirted with the idea saying “I was very close to commenting ‘Dear CD Projekt, you can take Mistborn‘s rights if you want them’ but I figured that [the theme] would end up exploding, and I did not want to get up with hundreds of answers in my tray. Entry”. Joking aside, the writer acknowledged the good work of CDPR with his adaptations and explained why he wants to work with them even at the expense of giving him Mistborn‘s rights for free.

“[The collaboration with CD Projekt] is the kind of thing that we dream of, for the simple reason that the whole genre (books, movies, games) would benefit from something of great quality in the market, such as games of The Witcher “, explains the creative, noting also that” the cultural impact that a good adaptation of a story can have is enormous “.

What are real possibilities there for CD Projekt to work with Brandon Sanderson to give Mistborn the same treatment he has given to Sapkowski’s novels? According to Brandon, not many: “I suspect that they will be fed up with working with fancy-grown authors, and are probably more interested in developing their own IPs.

Source: Reddit