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Fortnite movie reports are "false", says Epic boss


Epic Games boss Tim Sweeney has snuffed out reports that a Fortnite movie is the "next" video game to get a silver scre…

Despite trying to clarify which specific part of the statement was incorrect, at the time of writing, Sweeney has yet to respond to Richtman's follow-up tweet (thanks, TheGamer). Sweeney wouldn't be blamed for considering it, though; earlier today, we reported that A Minecraft Movie has generated $301m worldwide- that's £233m - on its opening weekend. Whilst characters from The Walking Dead TV show such as Rick, Michonne and Daryl have previously popped up in Fortnite as player skins, this latest crossover with Robert Kirkman's zombie franchise will add antihero Negan, as well as his infamous baseball bat, Lucille.

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