I'm generally testy about the topic of videogames being made into movies, as they are rarely much better than spending the night gazing into the ass of a horse. I have to admit, however, I'm beyond testy over the news that rumors of a Pac-Man movie have been confirmed by a $200 million deal between Crystal Sky Pictures and Grosvenor Park.
It seems the deal covers five films, including the Castlevania film and a few other films that have nothing to do with games (thankfully). There's no details as to who will direct or produce, but I'm telling you people, this is a bad idea. At best, it might be some weird homage to the original arcade with some sort of story jammed between dot gobbles, and at worst some sort of live adaption nightmare with people dressed in Pac-Man suits. The horror! The horror!
Regardless, it's coming, and my panic-stricken expression of fear and agony will dissolve under a wave of profit. Comfort me. Please. Also, if someone tries to make Pong into a Hollywood blockbuster, I'm killing myself on the spot.
[Rocking art Via Pokedstudio, story Via Variety -- Thanks, Professor Pew]
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9:56 AM on 05.22.2008
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So, basically, no country for old men?
OH NO I DID NOT! :P
Right? Right?
the best licensed product that's ever come out of the Pac Man franchise is the Chef Boyardee pasta with meatballs. that shit was the bomb. if they made a movie about that i'd watch it.
that vid is sooo epic, probably the only way to do a pacman movie
As far as PacMan being a movie... at least that will take some creative writing on Hollywoods part as there is no story or dialog to PacMan as far as I can remember. Am I wrong? Someone get Tim Burton to do it with clay. That would make this 100 times more interesting.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWL6j0SvqV0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMtLBXlMZ-s
The movie could actually be like that first one....
:D
Pac-Man i have no idea what to expect. Is there even a story behind it?
"Yellow quarter cirlce eats full whtie circles and gets chased by various colored ghosts while nomming on the white cirlce,. I think we can make this into a movie!"
I hear they also are making a movie called "Paint, it dries" and "How to change your socks in the winter time"-I'm very random
http://www.threadless.com/product/751/The_Madness_of_Mission_6
hell a knock-off of Tron would be cool.
The Madness of Misson Six.
The lone remaining man in the research mission 6 runs around the labyrinth-like hallways of the research vessel eating anti-anxiety pills. The ship is haunted.