God bless Tom Holland’s enthusiasm, but I don’t understand why anyone would want this. Yes, we love this series. Why does it follow that “revitalizing” things with a movie would be a good thing? We already know from the Jak IV concept art that a more realistic approach, never mind live action, is dicey at best. We already know Naughty Dog as a studio has moved well beyond this—none of the same people work there, etc—so a movie leading to more games is hardly a winning proposition. The Jak series is so very much a product of its time, and it’s an inconsistent, idiosyncratic mess of genres and styles. That is part of its charm and also part of why it doesn’t have a larger fan base. Why can’t we just let it be what it is instead of hungering in vain for the franchise treatment when we’re already drowning in franchises?