Summary
Sydney Sweeney has been tapped to star in a film adaption of Hazelight’s popularSplit Fictionco-op game. Story Kitchen, the adaption studio who broughtSonic The Hedgehogto theaters, has not specified which of the main characters Sweeney will play. Regardless, looks alone suggest Sweeney will depict perky, fantasy-loving protagonist Zoe. Meanwhile, Zoe’s counterpart has yet to be confirmed, though her portrayal should be aesthetically feasible for her character, while offering comparable star power to match Sweeney’s.
Thus, it’s clear that Wonder Woman’s Gal Gadot should play Mio opposite Sweeney’s Zoe - and not merely for her looks - although she’s a spitting image of theSplit Fictionhero. Gadot looks so similar to Mio, it wouldn’t be shocking if she was even used as a model for the character’s design. Moreover, Gadot exhibits a certain… reserved quality to her acting style that’s integral to Mio’s character in the game. Sweeney is a fitting casting for Zoe, but Mio from Split Fiction might be the role Gal Gadot was born to play.
What Is Known About The Split Fiction Movie?
Split Fictioncenters on two unpublished authors looking for their big break at big-tech Rader Publishing who end up trapped in each other’s fictional worlds. According toThe Hollywood Reporter, the film will be directed byWicked’s Jon Chu, a filmmaker with valuable experience enlivening fantasy worlds and leading A-list talent.
Sweeney will executive produce withDeadpool and Wolverinewriters Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick to pen the screenplay. TheSplit Fictionvideo game is a technical marvel with its local co-op functionality literally splitting the screen for the majority of its beautifully rendered gameplay. The game sold two million copies in its first week, solidifying its contention for bankable box office success.
Sweeney’s executive production is thus a smart move, and her investment likely a sound one. Her casting in a lead role will surely attract audiences as she continues to be a box office draw.Sweeney’s job now, as executive producer, is to find a suitable co-star. If she’s as smart as she seems given the current work she’s done on this project, she’ll make a considerable effort to onboard the only clear option in Hollywood for the role of Mio.
Which Gadot Roles Support Her Casting As Split Fiction’s Mio?
Gal Gadot, since studying law while modeling to become 2004’s Miss Israel, has fashioned into quite the American action hero. After playing maybe the most special agent roles in Hollywood beside Jason Statham, she’s perfect for playing the role of Mio, whose fictional character is a kick-ass cyber punk special operative. Speaking of science fiction special operatives, Gadot’s 2023 appearance in Netflix’sHearts of Stonepresents a near-perfect picture of what she might look like in such a role.
Heart of Stonewas not received well by critics, but the film does look pretty, and not just because beauty queen Gadot is its featured player. The story follows an MI6 agent’s pursuit of a futuristic, extremely advanced AI hardware system that can steal data from anywhere. The film’s visuals, in turn, are often a spectacle of racing lights and digital effects, all of them cybernetically engaging, just as they are in Hazelight’s game. As far as previous film comparisons, it’s easy to transpose Gadot directly fromHeart of StoneintoSplit Fiction.
Gadot’s turn as a beloved superhero in 2017’sWonder Woman, and again inZack Snyder’s Justice League(2021) are the best examples of her bonafide star power. The films also see her as a super-powered tidal wave of force, just as her character is routinely presented in the Split Fiction games.
In bothWonder WomanandHeart of Stone, as well asnearly all of her other leading roles, she plays characters that are rather stilted in their deliveries, be it due to their regency as deities, or their hardened focus and determination as special agents. This method of characterization is perfect for bringing Mio to life, as her character is much more tepid and reluctant than her bubbly, bright-eyed counterpart in Zoe - who is perfectly cast with Sweeney.
Runner-Ups Who Could Also Co-Star In Split Fiction
Though Zoe’s casting was a bullseye, along with the tailored hires ofWicked’s director andDeadpool and Wolverine’s writers, perfect worlds rarely exist and exceptions must often be made in the world of story adaption. Zoe and Mio understand this fact thoroughly after attempting to author perfect worlds themselves, only to be thrust into imperfect versions of each other’s creation and forced to figure things out.
If Gal Gadot were to tragically evade casting in theSplit Fictionfilm, there are a few other contenders for the role who would suit it fittingly in a pinch. Priyanka Chopra Jonas, who’s starring as an action savant in the upcomingAmazon Prime VideofilmHeads of Statewould be a suitable option. Also, Mila Kunis would be fantastic in the role, offering Mio a dry wit to play against Zoe’s rambunctiousness.
They’d better figure out Mio’s casting soon, asSplit Fictionis scheduled to release on Netflix on Christmas this year.
