Bungiehas hired an ex-Warner-Bros. Discovery executive for adapting itsDestinyIP into different forms of media. It’s no secret thatBungie is looking to expand theDestinyuniverse, and its latest hire from a global leader in TV and film is proof for the same.
The initial hints ofBungie’s efforts to expandDestinybeyond the video game realmcame in 2021 when it had several job listings for people with experience in TV and film. Furthermore, the listing also mentioned a possible venture into comics, books, and some audio formats as well, which meant that Bungie wasn’t limiting itself to a TV or film adaptation. Now, with its latest hire, it has provided further proof that the first transmedia project will most likely be a TV or movie adaptation of theDestinyIP.
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Spotted by GGrecon, Gabriel VanHuss, a former Warner Bros. Discovery executive, has now joinedBungieas its Head of Linear Media for theDestinyfranchise. According to VanHuss, “This new position will work with theDestinyUniverse Leadership team to create strategy and execute the operations for expansion ofDestinyinto new media, including TV, films, books, comics, and audio formats.” They also added how “Destinyhas a universe worth of stories waiting to be told,” and how they look forward to bringing that story to a newer, wider audience.
Before working for Warner Bros. Discovery, VanHuss worked for Crunchyroll, one of the world’s biggest Anime streaming platforms, as the Head of Content Programming. Interestingly, before buying Bungie, Sony also acquired Crunchyroll back in 2020 for $1.75 billion, which further strengthens Bungie’s position in its transmedia plunge.Sony has already mentioned that it wants to help Bungie expand theDestinyuniverseinto movies and TV, and has made all its resources available at its disposal for achieving that.
Out of all the projects that Bungie could be working on, aDestinyanimated show could be the first oneon the cards, simply because of the talent it has added over that past year. For instance, Derick Tsai, the director forLeague of Legendsanimated shorts joined the team in January 2022, followed by Bridget O’Neill, another ex-Riot executive who worked on the popular Netflix showArcane. With the success of shows likeThe Last of Us,The Witcher, andArcane, fans are optimistic about a possible TV adaptation of theDestinystory, be it live-action or animated.
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