For fairly a couple of years now, It’s All the time Sunny in Philadelphia followers have seen star and co-creator Rob McElhenney — whose official title was modified to Rob Mac earlier this yr — seemingly get increasingly buff within the post-Fats Mac period, however with out many artistic retailers to point out off his physique in a extra action-oriented type of storytelling. Now, it seems that’ll be altering, as he’s set to affix his second video game-related collection, along with his previous creation Mythic Quest having joined 2025’s different TV cancellations.
Rob Mac is reportedly set to co-create and co-star in a small-screen online game adaptation of the favored collection Far Cry, although the affirmation of stated information is at the moment up within the air because of online game writer Ubisoft. The studio apparently jumped the gun on sharing a press launch over the weekend that detailed the brand new undertaking, because the put up was later faraway from the positioning with out additional insights. However except this was one way or the other an elaborate prank or hoax, which appears unlikely, there’s so much to get enthusiastic about right here, so let’s get optimistic.
Far Cry Is Being Co-Developed By Rob Mac And Alien: Earth Creator Noah Hawley
Regardless of the put up being taken down from Ubisoft’s web site, the main points have been famous on Reddit and past within the fast aftermath. The most important factoid there’s that Rob Mac will likely be co-creating the Far Cry collection with one other A+ TV mind, that of Fargo and Alien: Earth‘s Noah Hawley.
If issues play out accordingly, Hawley is about to tackle showrunner duties for the brand new present, whereas Mac’s abilities will likely be prolonged to the entrance of the cameras. That stated, it is unknown what function he’d play, or if that is even been discovered but.
To be anticipated from two abilities whose careers have been fueled largely by FX, the Far Cry collection is famous as occurring on the cable community. It will be attention-grabbing to see what sort of function will likely be taken by Mac, who was famously supposed to look in Deadpool & Wolverine earlier than his half was reduce.
The Far Cry TV Present Will Apparently Be Darkish And Moody, With Anthologized Storytelling
In contrast to one other certainly one of TV’s extremely anticipated online game collection — I am referring right here to Fallout Season 2 — Far Cry will reportedly go the anthology route with its seasonal storytelling. That means whoever Rob McElhenney portrays within the first season probably will not return within the second, which is not to say that the actor himself will not return. At this early level, it is laborious to foretell one thing like that.
Far Cry‘s standalone tales will certainly be reflective of the supply materials, nevertheless. Because the first recreation was launched in 2004, the franchise has made some extent of taking every new recreation to a special (and harmful) a part of the world, with totally different (and harmful) army factions and prison cabals to defeat throughout huge and tough terrains.
Ubisoft’s head of movie and TV, Margaret Boykin, reportedly shared this assertion as a part of the iniitial launch:
This collaboration is de facto a humiliation of riches. Far Cry is a psychological tailspin that does not draw back from the darkest and most absurd components of humanity, which aligns completely with FX’s daring and fearless storytelling model.
For all that I am viewing this info with a grain of salt, this appears like a wonderful means for Mac to correctly showcase what he can do inside the motion style. However, like, outdoors of All the time Sunny‘s controversial Deadly Weapon episodes and that form of factor. How cool/amusing wouldn’t it be if he performed a special protagonist in every season?
Given his involvement with Welcome to Wrexham and its central ball membership, which has changed into a mega-millions funding for the actor and Ryan Reynolds, Rob Mac will seemingly be as busy as ever if Far Cry does actually get an official announcement within the close to future.
This is hoping Danny DeVito and the remainder of the gang additionally be part of the Far Cry enjoyable in a method or one other.