Screenwriter Rob Yescombe has been busy penning movies like Outside The Wire for Netflix and Jackpot! for Amazon Prime, but he’s also found the time to regain the rights to his virtual reality murder mystery game The Invisible Hours.
Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but Yescombe, who started out in video game design before a pivot to Hollywood, is looking for partners for a potential film or TV adaptation of the narrative adventure game developed by now defunct Spanish video game developer Tequila Works.
“I adored making The Invisible Hours. Truly, the best creative experience of my life. Fans still reach out to me, even after all this time – they love it as much as I do. The VR hardware market has grown massively since 2017 – multiple millions of units – making The Invisible Hours a prime candidate to remaster for a new generation,” Yescombe said in a statement.
Yescombe was the original co-creator, writer and narrative director of The Invisible Hours, which launched at the Cannes Film Festival in 2017. The VR game is an immersive murder mystery, where players explore an intricate web of interwoven stories set in a sprawling mansion.
The narrative kicks off with seven people answering a curious invitation from enigmatic inventor, Nikola Tesla, to make amends for their darkest wrongdoings. But when the last guest to arrive at the isolated mansion laboratory is murdered, disgraced Swedish detective Gustaf Gustav vows to find the killer amongst the remaining guests: a blind butler, a convicted murderer, the world’s most famous actress, Tesla’s former assistant, the son of a wealthy railroad magnate, and rival inventor Thomas Edison.
Yescombe as a screenwriter penned Paul Feig’s action comedy Jackpot!, which starred John Cena, Awkwafina and Simu Li, and did the screenplay for Mikael Hafstrom’s Netflix action film Outside the Wire, which stars Anthony Mackie and Damon Idris.
After his start in video games, Yescombe also went on to work on major franchises like Alien, Blade Runner, Family Guy and The Twilight Zone.
He is represented by Innovative Artists Entertainment.
