Activision Blizzard recently announced plans to acquire King Digital Entertainment, the company behind Candy Crush, for a cool $5.9 billion not a bad investment since last year, through in-app purchases, 474 million monthly users spent $1.3 billion on the addictivegame. The company also revealed the creation of its own movie and television studio, with titles based on their games. Clearly its only a matter of time before Activision makes a movie out of Candy Crush, Stephen Colberthalf-joked during Tuesdays episode of The Late Show. And the host teased a melodramatic, hilarious clip from the non-existing film, starring Liam Neeson as Mr. Toffee.
The clip features the red-bearded protagonist in his final moments, speaking to his son (Colbert), who offers some comforting lemon drops which disappear because he made the mistake of bundling three together.
After some emotional exchanges, Mr. Toffee makes peace with his life of mind-numbing gameplay, filled with digital jellies and color bombs: Youve given an old man his final sugar rush I had a good life. I spent my best years crushing candy, and yes, as I crushed, I would sometimes think, This is a huge waste of time. I could be reading a book or anything, but I kept on going.
As he musters the strength to say his final words, a prompt asks Colbert to pay another 99 cents which he declines. The son vows to remember his fathers legacy with a heartfelt tribute: sharing his high score on Facebook.