Not content to star in the single greatest television series ever, Sarah Michelle Gellar wants yet another nerdy project under her belt and one more way to permanently graft her image to the hearts of the world's geeks. The actress formerly known as Buffy says that her passion project is a big screen version of American McGee's Alice.
It's true that we knew that this project had previously been in the works, but we thought it had died in development, never guessing that SMG had such a passion for McGee's game. She even goes so far as saying she'd write it herself, if that's what it took. Keep on believin', Sarah. If we've said it once, we've said it a thousand times: When you're married to Freddie Prinze Jr., anything is possible.
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Posted: Jan 29th 2008 3:09PM (Unverified) said
Hopefully this project doesn't allow Bad day LA: The Movie to get greenlighted.
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Posted: Jan 29th 2008 3:14PM (Unverified) said
Alice was the first PC game that I bought...
Very good game.
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Very good game.
Posted: Jan 29th 2008 6:40PM Saria the Cat said
I loved this game too! Great horror atmosphere. Too bad the movie conversion equation for books and video games produces ugly results. I'd really like to see the director of Pan's Labyrinth to get in on this, though.
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Posted: Jan 29th 2008 10:57PM (Unverified) said
No... I'm 23 (24 in April) is just that I am not a PC gamer...
But I have been a console gamer since the NES, since I was 6 years old.
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But I have been a console gamer since the NES, since I was 6 years old.
Posted: Jan 29th 2008 11:27PM (Unverified) said
Wow.. now i feel old.
This one would actually be a great basis for a movie... but it would essentially be an adaption of a novel, not a video game, I guess.
American McGee has always seemed to me like he REALLY wanted to do movies (like a lot of game developers)... and a lot of his products would probably work better as movies than games.
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This one would actually be a great basis for a movie... but it would essentially be an adaption of a novel, not a video game, I guess.
American McGee has always seemed to me like he REALLY wanted to do movies (like a lot of game developers)... and a lot of his products would probably work better as movies than games.
Posted: Jan 29th 2008 3:15PM (Unverified) said
"Sarah Michelle Gellar really wants to make Alice movie"
Now I can sleep tonight.
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Now I can sleep tonight.
Posted: Jan 29th 2008 3:39PM (Unverified) said
umm.. iznt there already an alice movie comming out, directed by manson? something called like phantasmagoria
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Posted: Jan 29th 2008 3:56PM (Unverified) said
Since when? What do you base that judgment on?
Closer? Or are you looking as far back as Leon: The Professional?
Lately she just seems to make the light hearted dramady type movies, ala Garden State, Hotel Chevalier (which I know was just a short film) and Paris, JeTaime'
None of which I find to be all too dark.
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Closer? Or are you looking as far back as Leon: The Professional?
Lately she just seems to make the light hearted dramady type movies, ala Garden State, Hotel Chevalier (which I know was just a short film) and Paris, JeTaime'
None of which I find to be all too dark.
Posted: Jan 29th 2008 3:59PM Tez said
I was more referring to her being able to do the dark 'look' well, which was more opinion than based on any movie. But yeah, Closer is an example I guess; V For Vendetta isn't exactly brimming with sunshine either. And sure, we can bring The Professional to the party, too! One of my favorite films.
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Posted: Jan 29th 2008 5:55PM (Unverified) said
This movie could be great, but no fricking Sarah Gellar. I cant stand that broad and her having that role would ruin the movie for me. Theyd be best going to an unknown up and comer. Some hot, yet dark slightly goth type girl.
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Posted: Jan 29th 2008 3:21PM (Unverified) said
That game was awesome. Sarah is a good actress IMO so why not,better her than Uwe Boll.
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Posted: Jan 29th 2008 3:22PM darkinchworm said
Buffy was the greatest TV series ever? Where was I when this happened?
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Posted: Jan 29th 2008 3:31PM Nick the Hero of Canton said
They had a meeting about last Tuesday.
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Posted: Jan 29th 2008 4:26PM darkinchworm said
Haha, no, Phizzy... I am 20, for the record.
I'm not the biggest TV buff, I'll admit, but I've enjoyed other programs much more than Buffy.
That, and a friend of mine practically sucks Joss Whedon's cock, so I'll admit some bias.
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I'm not the biggest TV buff, I'll admit, but I've enjoyed other programs much more than Buffy.
That, and a friend of mine practically sucks Joss Whedon's cock, so I'll admit some bias.
Posted: Jan 29th 2008 9:34PM Vegeta has a ps3 said
Buffy is a surprisingly good show.
Also lesbians.
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Also lesbians.
Posted: Jan 29th 2008 3:30PM (Unverified) said
"Single greatest television series ever"? Not that I'm arguing, of course, but not a single reference to Firefly. I know it only lasted...well, part of a season, but you have to give it credit for being so gorramn great.
:P
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:P
Posted: Jan 29th 2008 7:14PM chdude3 said
Amen. I couldn't stand Buffy (or Angel). I had a friend who was obsessed all the way through university. I tried, I watched several episodes. Didn't do it for me.
Firefly? I was really skeptical, since was "from the guy who brought me that crappy show Buffy" - but it blew me away.
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Firefly? I was really skeptical, since was "from the guy who brought me that crappy show Buffy" - but it blew me away.
Posted: Jan 30th 2008 2:35AM (Unverified) said
Yea, I was gong to say, Buffy couldn't hold a candle to the ass-kicking Firefly delivers.
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Posted: Jan 29th 2008 3:31PM Nick the Hero of Canton said
As you can probably tell by name, I'm a Whedon fan.
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Posted: Jan 29th 2008 4:58PM (Unverified) said
No, I just figured you were an unoriginal bastard.
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Posted: Jan 29th 2008 10:07PM Nick the Hero of Canton said
I have at least 5 other names I use more often than "Hero of Canton" I just couldn't be bitched to use something that wasn't on my clipboard at the time.
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Posted: Jan 29th 2008 10:05PM Vegeta has a ps3 said
Arrested Development would like to have a word with you.
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Posted: Jan 29th 2008 4:31PM (Unverified) said
If its like Miyuki-chan in wonderland, then I approve
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Posted: Jan 29th 2008 9:26PM waynski1457 said
this comment made my day! +1 and many more to you!
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Posted: Feb 4th 2008 5:21PM (Unverified) said
Alice in the game was about 14 or 15, right? SMG is 31. Sorry, sweetie, but you're a little long in the tooth. Besides, while Buffy was fantastic, Gellar's career as of late has done little to convince me she can do anything BUT Buffy.
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Posted: Jan 29th 2008 4:45PM (Unverified) said
BattleStar Galatica is the greatest television series ever!
Frak yeah!
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Frak yeah!
Posted: Jan 29th 2008 4:46PM (Unverified) said
PS: That game was awsome... I still go back and play it. Its amazing how it is not dated yet.
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Posted: Jan 29th 2008 5:55PM (Unverified) said
BattleStar Galatica is indeed the greatest damn television series ever. Close second is The A-Team, because B.A. doesn't deal with suckas! On a note that's actually relevant to this post, I could only see someone like Del Toro directing this, after his stint with Hellboy and Pans Labyrinth, the guy shows he can do dark fantasy and horror amazingly well.
Posted: Jan 30th 2008 3:54AM (Unverified) said
"The Rogue Entertainment game is a first-person shooter based in a dystopic dark version of Carroll's Wonderland."
I know this sounds pedantic, but...FPS? Alice? How do ya figure, Scifi?
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I know this sounds pedantic, but...FPS? Alice? How do ya figure, Scifi?
Posted: Jan 29th 2008 7:03PM (Unverified) said
Alice was an amazing game, looking forward to a sequel, not a movie though
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Posted: Jan 29th 2008 9:16PM (Unverified) said
It should be mentioned that SMG owns the movie rights to Mcgee's Alice, so if it's happening she'll be starring in it unless it gets delayed so long that she's to old to be pretty.
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