The Grandma’s Favourite Games team and Disney/20th Century executives are excited to expand the immersive Roblox world into a cinematic medium, with strong world-building potential cited for film.

David Greenbaum, president of Disney Live Action and 20th Century Studios, underscored enthusiasm for the collaboration, the game’s cinematic potential, and its growing global player base.

This project is part of a broader Roblox-to-film trend, with several Roblox experiences—Grow A Garden, Steal a Brainrot, and Jailbreak—also in development as movies.

The concept draws inspiration from a 2023 real-life Amazon survival story of four children who survived 40 days after a plane crash in Colombia.

The game tasks players with surviving 99 nights in a haunted forest, rescuing four lost children, and fending off beasts, and has become one of Roblox’s most-played titles with a peak of 14.2 million players.

Since its Roblox launch in May 2025, the game has garnered 26 million visits and a 90% approval rating, signaling strong popularity.

The title has ranked seventh in all-time Roblox players and regularly hosts hundreds of thousands of concurrent players.

J.R. Young will oversee the project for 20th Century Studios, marking a notable first major theatrical adaptation under Disney following its acquisition.

Michelle Kamme played a pivotal role in securing the rights, guiding the rights negotiations and overall deal process.

The game’s developers—Alec Kieft, Matthew Hufton, and Cameron Angland of Grandma’s Favourite Games—will serve as executive producers for the film.

Grandma’s Favourite Games, a New Zealand studio founded in 2020, is collaborating with 20th Century Studios on the film adaptation.

20th Century Studios has acquired theatrical rights to the Roblox game '99 Nights in the Forest' with no writer or director attached yet, signaling early development.