Myst TV show recruits X-Men and Thor writer

Hollywood has been trying to adapt Myst, an influential first-person adventure game, for years, but has been met with delay after delay. Now, it finally looks like a TV adaptation from Village Roadshow Entertainment Group is moving forward. Deadline reports that former Thor and X-Men writer Ashley Edward Miller has signed on to write the scripts and serve as showrunner.

Miller has written some great movies, especially within the Marvel universe. Some of his previous projects include the first Thor movie and X-Men: First Class. He’s also done a lot on TV, writing episodes of Fringe, Black Sails, and Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles.

Myst, created by brothers Rand and Robyn Miller, was released in 1993. Selling over 15 million copies worldwide, it is considered one of the greatest and most important adventure games of its time. Since its initial release, Myst as spawned many sequels and spinoffs. At its core, it is about Anna and her grandson Atrus, who navigate a variety of mysterious worlds they enter via books. The latest game in the franchise was the Masterpiece edition in 2014, which boasted much better graphics and improvements across the board.

The original creators will return to produce the show. Not only is Villiage Roadshow excited to bring a Myst show to us, they also want to build upon the vast mythology and lore that the series has to offer with more projects: a Myst Cinematic Universe, if you will. These future projects could include movies as well as scripted and unscripted shows. Myst books are already a thing, naturally.

I’m hesitant to believe that Myst will become the next groundbreaking video game adaptation. There are a few knocking around right now, like the Uncharted movie adaptation, which has finally gotten off the ground after its own stay in development hell. But maybe Myst could surprise us. It has a passionate fanbase and a lot of lore to dig into.

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