Facebook games being turned into movies sadly isn't something new. Back in June of last year it was reported that Zynga's Mafia Wars was being looked at to be adapted, but fortunately we haven't heard anything else about it since. Sadly Zynga apparently really has a hankering to get into the movie business, however, because it looks as though another one of its games is looking to get the big screen treatment.
IGN recently spoke with Alec Sokolow and Joel Cohen, best known as two of the four writers on the original Toy Story, and the pair coyly revealed that they may be working on a movie version of Farmville. When asked about what projects they are currently working on, the pair revealed that they are "orking on several new and very exciting opportunities" and have been in contact with Zynga about a project. Not wanting to give too much away, they said, "Can't really say too much on that front yet, but 'Old MacDonald' didn't have a factory, if you get our drift." The site contacted Zynga for more information, but they responded with no comment.
What's interesting about this is that Farmville isn't nearly as popular as it used to be. While it used to be one of the most popular games in the world and ranked above all others on Facebook, as of last month it sat at number three behind both CityVille and The Sims Social. Considering how weak it is to make a video game adaptation about a farmer minding his crops, hopefully the game will become unpopular enough that the film project will go in the trash.
