Bored Ape Yacht Club Film: Everything We Know About The Coinbase BAYC NFT Trilogy

Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT on green background.
Credit: Animoca Brands

Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT on green background.
Credit: Animoca Brands

A Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT film is now in the works, in association with Coinbase as it gears up to launch its Coinbase NFT marketplace.

Everyone who knows about the non-fungible token market will certainly be aware of the famous Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs. It is a collection of eccentric, rare apes that are among the most expensive NFT sales. The BAYC franchise has grown immensely popular with time and has many exciting projects lined up for the future. These include its upcoming BAYC NFT game in association with Animoca Brands and its recently launched ApeCoin, which powers its BAYC Metaverse.

Now the company is gearing up to launch BAYC movies in association with crypto exchange Coinbase to solidify the BAYC ecosystem for good. Let's take a look at more details on what this BAYC movie is all about?

Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT Film Announced

The Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs are all set to go mainstream with the launch of their new three-movie franchise called "The Degen Trilogy."

Crypto exchange Coinbase, also the producers of the BAYC trilogy, first made the announcement in mid-April.

The release of the first BAYC film coincides with the launch of the Coinbase NFT marketplace. They will first unveil the film at NFT.NYC in June 2022.

Coinbase has also invited BAYC NFT holders to submit their Apes for character consideration in the movie. Successful applicants could land their apes a stellar role in the upcoming movie trilogy.

Under the direction of William Swann, Coinbase's entertainment and media wing will produce the franchise under the direction of William Swann. Once released on Coinbase, viewers can watch them by connecting their Coinbase wallets with the platform.

BAYC Film Release Date

The first Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT movie is all set to premiere in June 2022. The movie release has been tied to the launch of the Coinbase NFT marketplace and will be unveiled at NFT.NYC in June 2022.

With this announcement, Coinbase also revealed the launch period for its NFT marketplace

The news of Coinbase exploring its own NFT marketplace first floated in October 2021, when the exchange had launched an NFT waitlist for the consumers, hinting at launching its own non-fungible market in the near future.