Nick Robinson And Jason Mitchell Team Up In Jordan Vogt-Roberts' PUBG Short Film
BothJordan Vogt-RobertsandNick Robinsonhave come a long way since their breakout hitThe Kings of Summer, but the director and star are reuniting again for a short film. Joining Robinson isKong: Skull IslandactorJason Mitchelland the short is based on the video gamePlayerunknown’s Battlegrounds. Directed by Vogt-Robert, the short will remind you of the joys of playing the multiplayer shooter game that dominated 2017.
PUBG Short Film
Widely known asPUBG,Playerunknown’s Battlegroundsis a battle royale multiplayer shooter game that everyone was playing in 2017. But then its popularity was eclipsed by the very similarFortnite, which has since taken over PUBG’s place in the pop culture zeitgeist. But Jordan Vogt-Roberts' PUBG short film is here to remind you thatPlayerunknown’s Battlegroundsis still pretty cool.
“They really let me go nuts with this and design an action scene in their world and it’s just one more step of me wanting to bring games to film in an impactful way,” Vogt Roberts said of the short film, which was made to promote the upcoming PlayStation 4 release of PUBG this December.
The game is a battle royale for supremacy as players are parachuted to an isolated island, where they must look for weapons and become the last man or team standing. We get an idea of how that concept would be executed in live-action in this short film, which follows Mitchell’s character as he battles his way through swarms of enemies with only a frying pan — an odd choice of weapon, but one that turns out to be surprisingly useful. He teams up with Robinson, who surveys the chaos from atop a trailer, can of beer in one hand and automatic rifle in another.
The short film was shot by cinematographerChung-hoon Chung, known for his frequent collaborations withOldboydirector Park Chan-wook and, more recently, the horror hitIt. Vogt-Roberts worked withDeadpoolandMission: Impossible – Ghost Protocolstunt coordinatorRobert Alonzofor the fights, one of which is actually an homage toOldboy’s famous hallway fight.
PUBG finally comes to the PlayStation 4 after being a PC and Xbox One exclusive for some time onDecember 7, 2018.
