Our cohorts at
Cinematical have alerted us to
an IGN interview with Robert Rodriguez, the
film-maker behind Sin City, the indie philm phenom El Mariachi and the follow up, starring Johnny
Depp, Once Upon a Time in Mexico. His latest interest is taking the unexpected dark hero of the
blind-gunfighter to a video game designed for the PSP. The question is, within the growing world of film
franchise games, has there been a game inspired by a small-budget indie? And… if the gunfighter in the game is
blind, can we somehow play the game blind as well? My thoughts turn to 5-1 sound and other cues directing our
attention and our fire power, while those connected to the game, via WiFi, could witness our rampage. Think
Different.
Via Cinematical
Reader Comments (9)
Posted: Dec 18th 2005 10:10PM (Unverified) said
By the follow-up to El Mariachi you mean Desperado, not Once Upon a Time in Mexico, since that's the third movie in the series...
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Posted: Dec 18th 2005 10:10PM (Unverified) said
Don't forget, he also excreted:
- The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D
- Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
- Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams
- Spy Kids
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- The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D
- Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
- Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams
- Spy Kids
Posted: Dec 18th 2005 10:10PM (Unverified) said
although the blind gunfighter (aka. CIA Agent Sands) was in Once Upon a Time in Mexico.
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Posted: Dec 18th 2005 10:10PM (Unverified) said
Umm, wasn't it Antonio Banderas not Johnny Depp? Freudian slip? Secretly in love with the Depmeister?
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Posted: Dec 18th 2005 10:10PM (Unverified) said
garr...he was in that one. Never mind my smart a$$ post
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Posted: Dec 18th 2005 10:10PM (Unverified) said
Yes, the lead character was Antonio's, put Depp did appear in the film and plays the character that the game would be based on:
"IGN FILMFORCE: What about the El Mariachi franchise - do you have any future plans for that?
RODRIGUEZ: I thought about doing a PSP game that would follow [Johnny Depp's character]. That would be cool, a Once Upon a Time in Mexico video game for the PSP - The Man With No Eyes. He would be a blind gunfighter."
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"IGN FILMFORCE: What about the El Mariachi franchise - do you have any future plans for that?
RODRIGUEZ: I thought about doing a PSP game that would follow [Johnny Depp's character]. That would be cool, a Once Upon a Time in Mexico video game for the PSP - The Man With No Eyes. He would be a blind gunfighter."
Posted: Dec 18th 2005 10:10PM (Unverified) said
No worries, wildcardd. If anything, the comments are making it clear that gamers know about a heck of a lot more than just games. Something we have always known, but runs counter to the stereotypes spelled out in the usual press.
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Posted: Dec 18th 2005 10:10PM (Unverified) said
Um hey R.R., what about a game with El Mariachi? You know....that guy you forgot about in Once About A Time...the guy everyone loved in the other films??
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Posted: Dec 18th 2005 10:10PM (Unverified) said
Right on shogun.
El made the series, too bad he faded into old man obscurity in film 3 (which I still liked enough anyways thought). It'd be cool to see more movies made with the character of the Mariachi, different actors, different time periods, whatever, like James Bond only a mariachi gunfighter. You could do interesting things with the character, I'm sure, if you treat it more open ended like.
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El made the series, too bad he faded into old man obscurity in film 3 (which I still liked enough anyways thought). It'd be cool to see more movies made with the character of the Mariachi, different actors, different time periods, whatever, like James Bond only a mariachi gunfighter. You could do interesting things with the character, I'm sure, if you treat it more open ended like.
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