Facepunch is 'talking to people' about a Rust movie

Facepunch has been "talking to people" about adapting its long-running survival sandbox Rust. Founder Garry Newman warned about trusting partners: "Between every step of that, there's about 50 people trying to scam you. It has to be someone that you really trust and can count on." McFarlane says the studio has been approached by people wanting to pay for the rights and is being cautious: "What we've seen is a lot of people are trying to retain these rights, so no one else gets it, because they might see it as a threat." The fact that there isn't really a story or a protagonist to prop up the non-existent story isn't really a barrier.

So if they were to create a character to embody the survival sandbox—let's call them John Rust because why not?—who would Facepunch want to play them? "I don't even think you need a big-name star," says McFarlane. "I think anyone could probably fill in." Possibly controversial, but I don't think they should even be human.

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