Report: ‘Farmville’ film in the works

If the popular mobile phone game "Angry Birds" can be adapted for the silver screen, why not the similarly popular social networking game "Farmville?" Talks are now in progress with the writers of the hit movie “Toy Story" to make a movie based on the Facebook monster hit game, news-entertainment site IGN reported. "So, yes, we will continue writing movies. We are also working on several new and very exciting opportunities. We're in conversations with Zynga to do something with one of their brands. Can't really say too much on that front yet, but 'Old MacDonald' didn't have a factory, if you get our drift," IGN quoted “Toy Story" writers Alec Sokolow and Joel Cohen as saying. IGN noted that while there had been previous rumors about game publisher Zynga working on a “Mafia Wars" film, a Farmville movie has never been revealed. Zynga refused to comment on the “Farmville" project, IGN added. But this early, an op-ed article on tech site Mashable said there may be a risk of such a film becoming boring – or turning off non-fans of the game. “What does a FarmVille movie look like anyway? No doubt it’ll be a computer-animated feature (in 3D, of course!) incorporating the graphics and themes of the Facebook game. But FarmVille is a game in which you tend crops. Is that going to be a bit … boring? And while to tens of millions of people, FarmVille is an addictive pastime, for the friends of those people (ie. us!) it’s actually kind of a nuisance," it said. “Would a FarmVille movie be met with glowing reviews or – more likely – an audible sigh from those of us who grudgingly tolerate the addiction of our FarmVille-playing friends and relatives? And could the critics be anything but, well, critical of this cynical attempt at turning a successful gaming franchise into an equally popular film?" it added. — RSJ, GMA News