For once, we are getting a videogame-based movie that actually makes a lot of sense. As reported by Variety, Fox has acquired the rights from EA to produce a Spore movie, and while few specifics are known about the film at this time, there are some names attached to the project.
"From every perspective -- visually, thematically and comedically -- the world of Spore provides the potential to put something truly original on the screen," says director Chris Wedge. Having previously directed Ice Age, I think he's a suitable candidate for the gig, although he's no Uwe Boll.
The movie is set to be produced by Blue Sky Studios, while EA Entertainment's Patrick O'Brien and Maxis Studio's Lucy Bradshaw will both serve as executive producers. Finally, Greg Erb and Jason Oremland (The Princess and the Frog) will be writing the script for Spore.
Out of all of the films based on EA properties that are in the works -- The Sims, Army of Two, Dante's Inferno, Dead Space, Mass Effect, and probably something else I'm forgetting -- I believe this one seems like it has the most potential to be successful with its target audience.
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6:00 AM on 10.02.2009
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I would pay money to see that.
I think you're seriously underestimating how easy it is to make a successful family movie.
Besides which, surely it's harder to make a successful movie based on a game with no specific plot or particular protagonist than it is a game such as "Dead Space" or "Mass Effect" where narrative and characterisation is already baked in?
Except Spore won't suck.
This is why the original Metal Gear Solid needs a proper, by-the-writer's-version-of-the-book movie adaptation, or at least an HBO miniseries.
BECAUSE Spore has no story is why it makes sense. Because clearly they're just talking about usin the world and it's style. How am I the only one that gets this?
If what you say is true, and they just want the world and its art style, then why wouldn't you just copy the world and its art style and not bother with the expense of the Spore licence? Better still, you mention the Ice Age franchise, why wouldn't you just use the existing franchise as a template and craft a prequel called Primordial Age?
Primordial Age would have to be atleast somewhat based on actual evolution, where as spore gets to take the much more extremely bizarre approach to evolution... not to mention, if i had to guess i'd expect the first like 5-10 minutes or so of the film to show crazy evolution from premordial creatures into intelligent creatures, and then have the actual plot takes place in one of the last two portions of the game...
But ya, you probably could still do this all without the spore license