Pong is one of 10 Atari games being adapted into films by Universal Pictures, with a script by Matt Reilly and Carl Hampe and production by Guymon Casady. No release date or further details have been announced.
Universal Pictures has signed a deal to adapt 10 Atari games into films, and Pong is among them. The announcement names Guymon Casady as producer, with Matt Reilly and Carl Hampe writing the script and producing. Atari CEO Wade Rosen said the company is excited to bring the brand to new media.
The deal covers a slate of 1970s and 1980s Atari classics, with Breakout also confirmed as part of the set. No specific plot, cast, or release window for the Pong film has been disclosed. The project is in early development, with the writing team attached.
Written with AI from the cited Yomimono stories below, each itself sourced. See our editorial policy. Every fact links the story it came from.
Structured graph also available as JSON at /public/entities/pong.
CC BY 4.0.
Universal Pictures has signed a deal to adapt 10 Atari games into films, including Breakout and Pong. Guymon Casady will produce, while Matt Reilly and Carl Hampe will write the script and produce. Atari CEO Wade Rosen expressed excitement about bringing the brand to new media.