For those who know their video games, imagining a movie based around a non-player character, or NPCs, doesn’t sound like an enticing premise.
The term has its origins in table-top role-playing games, but nowadays, it mainly refers to those drony figures who walk around open-world games with zero agency.
They provide atmosphere, possibly a side-quest for the player if they’re lucky, but not much else. READ MORE: Summer 2021 Preview: Over 50 Movies To Watch But what if an NPC discovered the initiative to become a player in the game they inhabit?
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