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Brett Ratner to direct God of War movie photo

Hey, you know that completely mediocre movie Rush Hour 3? And you know that exquisitely crafted, beautifully designed, and jarringly visceral videogame God of War? Well, the guy who directed Rush Hour 3 is now officially directing a movie version of God of War!

Ugh.

Honestly, I am not going to go on a rant about how certain videogames never (ever!) need to be made into movies since the source material is so perfectly and gloriously cinematic already (i.e. BioShock, God of War, etc.). Instead, I am just going to hope for the best.

If rumors are true, the script is by David Self who also wrote the exceptional Thirteen Days with Kevin Costner. So that’s a good thing. And apparently David Jaffe would kill to have Djimon Hounsou play Kratos. And I love Djimon Hounsou. Maybe, just maybe this movie will have a chance.

Eh, who am I kidding? This is going to be a disaster.

What do you think? Are you sick of these videogame movies? Who do you think would be the perfect actor to play Kratos? Are you at least relieved Uwe Boll didn’t get his hands on this?

[Via Ain’t It Cool News -- thanks ProfessorPew!]


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29 comments | showing # 1 to 29

MrSadistic's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/30/2008 20:17
MrSadistic
u krazy Kratos! u krazy!
VWGTI's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/30/2008 20:18
VWGTI


NEEDS MOAR MICHAEL BAY 4 REALZ
Samit Sarkar's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/30/2008 20:28
Samit Sarkar
Djimon Hounsou was awesome in Blood Diamond -- seeing him yell "ARES!" would be pretty awesome. But Brett Ratner? The guy who ruined the X-Men franchise with The Last Stand after Bryan Singer left to do Superman Returns? No thanks.
Sharpless's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/30/2008 20:31
Sharpless
Oh, God. (No pun intended.) Brett Ratner is one of those idiots who needs to be picked up by the seat of his pants and thrown out of Hollywood. He made a weak X-Men 3, beat the Rush Hour series into the ground, and wants to make a Guitar Hero movie. He's a stupid, stupid man.
RonBurgandy2010's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/30/2008 20:42
RonBurgandy2010
.......................................I'm speechless......................
Sueng's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/30/2008 21:08
Sueng
Screencap onset of the movie. Already shaping up to look awesome.

Apparently Jackie Chan plays Ares...SWEET. And Chris Tucker as Kratos! Awesomeness!
nebones's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/30/2008 21:15
nebones
Never heard of him
F Whipple's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/30/2008 21:19
F Whipple
If they're going to make a horrible movie just give it to Uwe Boll. At least then it'll be so bad it's good
SWE3tMadness's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/30/2008 21:20
SWE3tMadness
Jesus, if this turns out to be true, I'll lose a good chunk of my (already diminished) faith in humanity.

Sometimes, even good actors can't save a movie directed by a moron.
kevkevblazini's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/30/2008 21:50
kevkevblazini
Djimon Hounsou would be very awesome as Kratos.....but if I was directing it, I'd give that role to Samuel L. Jackson. That'd be epic. EPIC!!!

Zeus to Kratos: You Killed Ares....

Samuel L. Jackson (As Kratos) Yes he deserved to die, AND I HOPE HE BURNS IN HELL!!!!!

that shit would be so awesome.
manasteel88's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/30/2008 22:55
manasteel88
thanks for the heads up...good to know what I need to rent in the future...cause I'm not gonna pay $10 to see this train wreck

also he fucked up X3...it has to be said.
BADInc's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/30/2008 23:35
BADInc
All we can do is pray... pray to Ares to rain down fire onto Brett Ratner
AwesomeToph's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/30/2008 23:49
AwesomeToph
So he doesn't get to make a Guitar Hero movie, so he's moving on to God of War. Great. I can't wait for the high-speed chariot chase that ends in an explosion, and Chris Tucker's sidekick character saying "Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaamn!".
Corak's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/01/2008 00:34
Corak
Another Uwe Bowl in the making? Stay away from this industry Ratner stay the hell away.
Bus's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/01/2008 01:23
Bus
The high speed chariot chase would end with them flying off a cliff while Chris Tucker screams "Kratos! Kratos! You're craaaazy!" Other future classic one liners: "Do you understand the words that are coming out of Zeus's mouth?!?" "All ya'll Greeks look alike!" "Don't you ever touch a black man's lute! I'll slap your ass right back into the Hellenistic age!"
ArrestedDeveloper's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/01/2008 01:35
ArrestedDeveloper
Steve Buscemi is Kratos.
Sherlock's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/01/2008 04:47
Sherlock
Well, at least Uwe Boll isn't involved. Not that that means the movie will be good, but it does mean it won't be Boll-level bad. Now to try not to die inside at how I envision this movie will turn out.
B-Radicate's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/01/2008 07:23
B-Radicate
Well, they lost my ticket sale.
FireFace's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/01/2008 07:40
FireFace
ruining an excellent comic franchise (x3) is the perfect stepping stone to ruining a potentially great game franchise. unfortunately, we can't limit this cunt to buddy pics based on comedic stereotypes bankrupted a decade ago.
Mxyzptlk's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/01/2008 08:25
Mxyzptlk
Well, it could be worse. They could have tapped Renny Harlin for the job.
Mauer's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/01/2008 08:31
Mauer
Kratos is black?
Demtor's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/01/2008 08:53
Demtor
Prepares self for PG-13 suck fest.
TrailerParkJesus's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/01/2008 11:27
TrailerParkJesus
Djimon Hounsou was excellent in Never Back Down... <_<...>_>

Also, Chris Tucker should be in every movie.
FireFace's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/01/2008 12:21
FireFace
@mxyzptlk:

kratos is eaten by a shark in the first five?
RonBurgandy2010's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/01/2008 15:41
RonBurgandy2010
@ Mauer
Actually, the guy who voices him is black.
Veidt's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/01/2008 17:07
Veidt
*Sigh*

They're TRYING to make these bad....
Krow's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/02/2008 01:10
Krow
It only took a year and a half for this to surface, so it's likely that it's happening. Sigh.
The Amazing Shenazin's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/02/2008 03:32
The Amazing Shenazin
God, why can;t Hollywood get better directors for shit?
Charlietime's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/03/2008 12:31
Charlietime
WE all knew it was comeing, im just amazed Disney hasnt demanded Kingdom hearts hit the screen.
*side note Can Michael Bay do a tetris flick?
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