Bungie Hires Executive To Explore Destiny Movies, TV Shows, More

Bungie’s Destiny video game franchise could be coming to the screen in terms of films and television. As initially reported by The Game Post, Bungie has hired former Warner Bros. Discovery executive Gabriel VanHuss to oversee the franchise’s expansion into new media.

VanHuss said on his LinkedIn that he is the franchise’s new Head of Linear Media, noting:

“This new position will work with the Destiny Universe Leadership team to create strategy and execute the operations for expansion of Destiny into new media, including TV, films, books, comics, and audio formats.

Destiny has a universe worth of stories waiting to be told, and I look forward to connecting best-in-class partners to our amazing creative team to bring them to life for current and new fans.

Eyes up, guardian!

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The sci-fi online FPS roleplaying game launched in 2014, with a sequel launching in 2017 that is continuing to see expansions released. The most recent, Lightfall, was released in February.