Sony has officially revealed a new animated Bloodborne movie, and one detail is already locked in: it will be rated R.
The announcement was made at CinemaCon 2026 on the evening of April 13, 2026, with PlayStation Productions, Lyrical Animation, and producer Sean "Jacksepticeye" McLoughlin attached to the project. Right now, that is about as far as the public details go. There is no release window yet, and Sony has not shared a trailer, cast list, or story summary.
For Bloodborne fans, this is a pretty interesting update, especially because it arrives while the series itself is still in a familiar place: no remaster, no new game announcement, just more expansion into other media. The franchise has already seen side material like a graphic novel adaptation from Titan Comics, and now Sony is pushing it further with a full animated feature.
That R rating is probably the biggest early clue about the film's direction. Bloodborne was never a series built on restraint. Its identity comes from grotesque monsters, body horror, ruined cities, religious dread, and that constant sense that everything is spiralling into something worse. A softer adaptation would have felt strange, so an adults-only rating suggests Sony at least understands what makes the game memorable.
The bigger question is what this movie will actually look like.
That is harder to answer because Lyrical Animation is still a very new studio. Lyrical Media launched the label in November 2025 after acquiring Line Mileage. There are not many finished works out there yet that clearly show what fans should expect from the studio's style or strengths. One of the few online references linked to the team's past work appears to be the Death Stranding: Mosquito teaser trailer. Back in September 2025, Line Mileage also said on LinkedIn that it would assist on that Kojima Productions and ABC Studios project.
Jacksepticeye's involvement is another talking point. While he is obviously best known as a creator, his producing credits on the film side are still relatively early. He produced the documentary How Did We Get Here, which followed his growth as a YouTube creator, and in December 2025 he also announced he would serve as executive producer on the horror film Godmother.
On Sony's side, PlayStation Productions has mostly been associated with live-action adaptations so far. Its previous projects include Uncharted in 2022, Gran Turismo in 2023, and Until Dawn in 2025. It is also involved in the upcoming Resident Evil movie set to release on September 18, 2026.
For readers in Malaysia and the wider SEA region, this matters because Bloodborne still has strong name recognition here even without a recent game re-release. PlayStation has long had a loyal audience across the region, and Bloodborne remains one of those titles that keeps coming up whenever fans talk about modern classics, difficult action RPGs, or games that deserve a comeback. An animated movie is not the same thing as a remaster, obviously, but it does show Sony still sees value in the IP.
If the adaptation lands, it could also introduce Bloodborne to a wider crowd beyond the original PS4 audience, including younger horror and anime viewers across SEA who know the vibe but never actually played the game. For now though, this is still very much an early-stage project. The concept is official, the rating is set, and the partners are named, but almost everything else remains under wraps.
Until Sony shows more, Bloodborne fans will probably keep asking the same question they have been asking for years: this movie is cool, but where is the game news?
Source: Siliconera