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Mireia Mullor

Markiplier isn't saying no to adapting more video games after Iron Lung, but doesn't want to be the "games guy"

Mark 'Markiplier' Fischbach as Simon in Iron Lung.

YouTube star-turned-filmmaker Markiplier doesn't want to be known as the "games guy" following the success of his film Iron Lung. The movie hit cinemas on January 30 and has grossed over $48 million worldwide from a $4 million budget.

"I have to be careful with that," Markiplier said on the Lemonade Stand podcast when asked if he was considering "games as ideas" for his next project. "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."

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