Before filing a lawsuit against Netflix in 2020, Blizzard reportedly worked with Netflix on adaptations of “Strike,” “Diablo” and “StarCraft.”
That’s according to Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier, who’s still promoting his upcoming book “Play Well: The Rise, Fall, and Future of Blizzard Entertainment” and has switched from appearing on podcasts to hosting Reddit AMA.
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As part of the latter on r/wow, Schreier was asked by a fan “Any insights into why Blizzard hasn’t gotten into film/TV/animation? Yes, that happened with the 2016 Warcraft movie… …but it’s strange that in 20+ years of World of Warcraft history and an even longer history of Blizzard’s story-heavy IPs, they’ve been incredibly easy on expanding from the games… the WoW books, the short-lived comic series …Are they trying?
His response: “The book reveals that they are working with Netflix on StarCraft, Strike Force, and the Diablo series. But uh…” Don’t worry, that sentence doesn’t end there. Schreier went on to provide a link to a Variety report on Activision Blizzard’s lawsuit against Netflix.
What does the lawsuit allege, you ask? Well, according to ActiBlizz, Netflix showed “disdain” for California employment laws when it hired Spencer Neumann as chief financial officer. Activision Blizzard fired Neumann over the issue, and the company argued that the streaming giant hired Neumann less than two years into his three-year contract as Activision’s chief financial officer.
So, yes. On the face of it, businesses are dissatisfied with the way entertainment industry lawsuits are being diverted that may or may not violate contractual terms.
If the undecided fate of these adaptations, which doesn’t look promising, has you frustrated, be sure to check out what Schreier said recently about Blizzard reportedly working on another StarCraft shooter.
