First BioShock and now Second Life? It looks like director Gore Verbinski has found a new calling in life!
According to recent reports in Variety, the Pirates of the Caribbean director has just signed on to direct a movie based on the virtual life phenomenon that is Second Life. While few details are known at this early stage, it seems the movie will focus on the human people involved in the "game," not the actual avatars that live inside it.
The story will supposedly center on an older, married, diabetic chain smoker who, in his virtual world, is a muscular ladies' man with a chain of successful clubs and retail stores, who's "married" to another player. Sounds interesting enough, but I would love, for once, if someone had enough balls to reverse those roles. Not all of us gamers are self-proclaimed “losers” that need to find success and happiness within the confines of a computer screen.
What do you think? Would you pay to see a movie about Second Life? Since it is apparently his new thing, what videogame should Mr. Verbinski tackle next?
[Via Game|Life]
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7:00 AM on 12.20.2008
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Why won't the media learn that NO ONE plays Second LIfe. They all act like its this amazing futuristic vision of the future, but ya, that aint happening.
Oh no, people do in fact play Second Life in great number. I know this because a buddy of mine maintains the servers. And they grief him, a lot.
Hey, is that that Newsweek editor? The one who spell his name with an apostrophe?
Verbinski is a good director, though.
Saying that, it's probably a terrible idea for a movie.
What they hell kind of movie could ANYONE make out of second life?? It would probably be a porno about a guy trying to lead a legitimate life but constantly having to bone legions of girls and the occaisonal (but not so occaisonal) teenaged boy.
Also, if I'm not willing to pay for the game proper (which I've had to try twice for old college courses), why would I pay to see a movie about it? This has dismal failure written all over it.
Also, in b4 flying penis squadrons
RIGHT?!?!?!?
Ghost Dad 2: Second Life.