The Last of Us boss Neil Druckmann has spoken up to say he would sign a petition to make a Crash Bandicoot movie, but that’s all he can do since his company, Naughty Dog, does not own the franchise. While Naughty Dog created the Crash series, which debuted in 1996, the series is now owned by Microsoft following its acquisition of Activision Blizzard.

Druckmann told Indie Wire that Naughty Dog never owned the Crash series, and any possible Crash movie would need Microsoft’s approval. “I will direct your question to Phil Spencer, head of Xbox. Ask him to make a Crash Bandicoot film,” he said. “Look, I’ll sign that petition. I’m in full support.”

There has never been a Crash movie, but given the surge in popularity of video game properties these days in Hollywood, some are speculating that it could happen. That remains to be seen, but Spencer himself has said it wants to make more TV shows and movies based on its stable of franchises.

“We learned from doing Halo. We learned from doing Fallout. So all of these build on themselves,” he said. “And obviously we’ll have a couple that miss. But what I’d say to the Xbox community that likes this work is, ‘You’re going to see more, because we’re gaining confidence and we’re learning through this.'”

The Crash video game series has seen a semi-revival of late, but a potential Crash Bandicoot 5 is not happening, at least not yet.

While a Crash movie may never happen, Microsoft is bringing back Fallout for its second season later this year, while Netflix is producing a Gears of War movie and TV show. Then there’s a second Minecraft movie, which is all but confirmed to get a sequel.

As for what Druckmann is working on, he’s directing Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet and also working on a second game at Naughty Dog.

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