Sony Pictures Entertainment vice chairman Yair Landau has confirmed that a Metal Gear Solid movie is official and will be coming to a theater near you. Question is, will it suck hard? And is Uwe Boll banned from the set? Lookie here:
"We're working with the Metal Gear guys," Landau told GameSpot following his D.I.C.E. Summit keynote in Las Vegas. "It's a very cinematic game, it really lends itself to movie-telling. But the question is, 'How do you translate Snake's experience into a full arc that conforms to what audiences expect on the large screen?'"
Landau also hinted the Metal Gear Solid movie may just be the beginning. "There are other games we are looking to develop," the executive said. "We're working with one of my favorite producers right now on an idea for an EverQuest movie." The producer was apparently of such stature that Landau declined to name him. "I'll let him disclose that," he said cryptically.
So is this a good idea? Video game to movie transitions don't usually work out so well -- we debated this topic in Podtoid 16 for a bit.
[Thanks Zach]
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3:20 PM on 02.08.2007
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A good start would be hiring some rocket scientists to figure out the plot of the games before starting on the screenplay.
It's not meant for the average folk. If people don't know who solid snake is they don't belong in that theater audience.
but i will have solid (hehe) reservations if david hayter doesnt dub the voice or something.
And sadly the chances of this being a good film are 49%
sulk*
Im really bored.
Dick, if you can get that movie made, how about that John Woo version of Metroid? You know, with the guns and the doves in space.
but she was a sexy playboy!
RIP, Anna Nicole Smith.
LAME
..Yeah, this is almost definately going to suck.
It'd be a little weak for newcomers of the story to experience the twist of "Hey remember that dude we mention every once in a while? Big Boss? Yeah, GENETIC CLONE, INTERESTING EH?!" and they're like "wtf, who?"
Stuff with the ninja would make more sense too. And especially if they ever make it to MGS3.
this is why i was never duped into believing Halo was getting made. a year after fox and universal signed on, they had nothing to show for it but a rookie director and a script that was edited 18 times before it was thrown out completely.
so until sony secures all that i can't be bothered to care.