Sunset Lane Media & Evil Genius Games Form Film & TV Partnership, Starting With ‘Everyday Heroes’ Universe

EXCLUSIVE: Sunset Lane Media and Evil Genius Games have pacted to develop and build IP across gaming film and television.

The partnership will begin with Evil Genius Games’ flagship role-playing game, Everyday Heroes. Since launching in 2023, Evil Genius has published more than 50 adventures spanning action, international espionage, horror, martial arts, post-apocalyptic stories and Westerns.

Sunset Lane and Evil Genius are currently identifying characters, concepts, worlds and stories from the broader Everyday Heroes universe. Sunset Lane is leading the screen development process.

“The most valuable IP in entertainment has often been hiding in plain sight,” said David Beaubaire, Founder and CEO of Sunset Lane Media. “Hollywood has long looked to books, comics and video games for great stories. Today, games, creators and new forms of storytelling are cultivating devoted, passionate fan bases and worlds with real depth. Everyday Heroes is a perfect example. Working in partnership with Evil Genius we’re excited to continue build on this foundation and grow these games into cinematic franchises with global reach.”

“Tabletop role-playing games may be one of the greatest storytelling laboratories ever created,” said David Scott, CEO and Co-Founder of Evil Genius Games. “We’ve created more than 50 adventures exploring dramatically different kinds of stories, and our players have spent millions of hours experiencing those worlds. With Sunset Lane, we have a partner who understands how to identify the strongest ideas and apply the craft, judgment and development discipline required to turn them into great movies and television.”

Evil Genius and Sunset Lane were introduced by Marisa Bryce, founder of Lighting Snow Media, who will continue to play a role as the companies develop and expand the relationship. Bryce is the former Chief Investment Officer for the entertainment and sports strategy of a $1.7B hedge fund and the current founder of Lightning Snow Media, an entertainment and sports investment and operating company focused on transmedia.

Said Bryce: “What is exciting about Everyday Heroes is both the breadth of storytelling already created and the community that has formed around it. There are great characters, worlds and stories here and there’s no one better than Sunset Lane Media to identify the ones with the greatest potential and work with great creative talent to turn them into movies and television audiences want to see.”