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After Iron Lung's Huge Success, Markiplier Says He Doesn't Want To Be The "Games Guy"

YouTube star Markiplier's movie adaptation of the game Iron Lung is a massive success at the box office, so, naturally, people are wondering what he might do next in the movie space. That remains to be seen, but he said on the Lemonade Stand podcast that he does not want to be known as the "games guy" when it comes to the kinds of movies he makes."There is a trap there. If I only do game adaptations, then I become the 'games guy.' And especially if I do horror game adaptations, I become that," he said, as reported by GamesRadar.Markiplier, whose real name is Mark Fischbach, went on to point out that Iron Lung was his first adaptation. His other creative works have been original writing, and while he "could probably do another game adaptation next," he wants to branch out. "If the next one isn't an original idea, then I am hindering myself as an artist and to be taken seriously as I move forward," he said.Continue Reading at GameSpot

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