An ‘Oregon Trail’ computer game movie musical could be on the way

Youngsters of the ‘90s who spent indoor wet day lunch jockeying for a faculty library laptop so they might play “The Oregon Path” in three totally different colours of inexperienced and see how shortly their pals would die, rejoice! An “Oregon Path” film musical is allegedly within the early phases of existence.

Are you prepared for successful music referred to as, “You Have Died of Dysentery”? Sure. The reply is sure.

In line with an interview with Collider, the creators of the brand new film “Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile,” through which Sean Mendes performs a singing crocodile, are already engaged on their subsequent venture: “The Oregon Path” however a film with songs.

“Lyle, Lyle” administrators Josh Gordon and Will Speck labored with songwriting duo Benj Pasek and Justin Paul on that venture. It will need to have been a great expertise as a result of they’re able to do it once more.

“They’ve each been very obsessive about ‘Oregon Path,’” Speck instructed Collider. “We have been speaking about what we might prepare dinner up subsequent, as a result of we actually need to do one other musical. They talked about that, and we now have the rights to it, and we’re placing it collectively alongside them and another thrilling individuals.”

Gordan and Speck additionally directed comedies “Blades of Glory” and “Workplace Christmas Celebration.” This new laptop game-based venture can be anticipated to be a comedy, which is smart if you realize the sport.

No phrase on whether or not there will probably be rafting and buffalo looking and somebody who picked absolutely the improper job. Or how the movie will cope with the difficult actuality that the Oregon Path was an actual factor that was not a joke, particularly for the Indigenous individuals who already lived in Oregon on the time.

The movie is within the earliest phases of improvement. It isn’t connected to a studio but. However their different film, the one a couple of crocodile, comes out Friday.

— Lizzy Acker

503-221-8052; lacker@oregonian.com; @lizzzyacker

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