be true to

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While plot details and a release date remain under wraps, the film will be developed by Sony Pictures and PlayStation Productions, who say the adaption will be true to the spirit of the game.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

“He’s going to be true to the mission of the Fed,” Rice said.

From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026

“There is a rabid fan base for the books and we wanted to be true to them,” says Justin Stockman, Bell Media’s vice president of content development and programming.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

“I want to know them as people. I want to be true to them as people. And I think almost everybody in the picture is flawed.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 24, 2025

Well, he must have known what he was talking about, because he was much too eager for it to be true to let it go if there were any possibility it could have taken place.

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison