Disney's 20th Century Studios has secured the rights to adapt 99 Nights in the Forest, one of Roblox's most-played titles, into a feature film. According to The Hollywood Reporter, as cited by Gamespot, the studio won the deal through a competitive acquisition process, though the price tag and other bidders remain undisclosed.
The game is developed by Grandma's Favourite Games and sits among the top-performing titles on the Roblox platform. Its massive player base clearly caught Hollywood's attention, continuing a trend of studios chasing IP from unexpected corners of the gaming world.
Roblox as a content pipeline
This isn't the first time a Roblox game has caught Hollywood's eye, and it likely won't be the last. The platform hosts billions of monthly active users, many of them younger players who've grown up with these games as core parts of their entertainment diet. That built-in audience is exactly the kind of brand recognition studios love to leverage.
For 20th Century Studios specifically, this signals an ongoing push to find fresh IP outside the usual comic book and legacy franchise playbook. Adapting a beloved game with an established fanbase is a lower-risk bet than developing something from scratch, even if translating a Roblox experience to a cinematic format comes with its own creative challenges.
What to expect
No director, cast, or release window has been announced yet, so this deal is firmly in early development territory. That means a lot can still change - Hollywood is littered with optioned game properties that never made it to production.
Still, the competitive nature of the bidding suggests genuine industry interest in the property. Whether 20th Century can capture what makes 99 Nights in the Forest resonate with its existing players while making it accessible to general audiences will be the real test when production eventually moves forward.
