Castlevania, Pac-Man film adaptations (re)appear on radar

The Castlevania film adaptation is stepping back into the limelight, and it's bringing a rather bizarre friend with him. Crystal Sky Pictures has signed a "$200 million theatrical slate financing deal" with Grosvenor Park to produce five films, according to Variety, with two of those being Castlevania and -- no, really! -- Pac-Man.

Originally penned by Paul W.S. "I didn't make Boogie Nights" Anderson (Resident Evil), Castlevania was put on hold during the writer's strike. The adaptation is still being co-produced by Rogue Pictures. Crystal Sky Pictures is also producing the Tekken film with Sony's Screen Gems.

If anyone's curious, here's our pitch for Pac-Man: The Film:

It's the year 2185. Human life has been all but eradicated, and sole survivors scramble to collect resources in a labyrinthine cave of unknown secrets. Using their spherical harvesting pods, each team takes a turn gathering. But something goes horribly wrong as one expedition team gets trapped and is forced to finish its mission while running away from haunting memories of the past...

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Dwayne Johnson needs to be in this.

NEEDS to be....

SPeaking of movies:

I saw Indiana Jones yesterday on the theater. Not so good. 3/5

Speed Racer is a more enjoyable movie. Actually, Speed Racer is very good.

Aw really? That kinna makes me sad that ole Indy isnt all that, I saw it has a 70 something % from rotten. Oh and about this thread umm yeah Paul Anderson is a horrible filmmaker, i mean sure i saw all the RE films but they totally butchered everything that makes the games AAA. Thanks for being a total Douch Anderson.. thanks.

Speed Racer is one of the most underrated movies of the year, easily.

You can't go into it expecting anything but a cartoon - thats what it is, and it does it PERFECTLY.

Also, WHAT THE HELL IS UP WITH THE HUMMINGBIRD AND THEN DARKNESS. I'M TIRED OF IT!

"If anyone's curious, here's our pitch for Pac-Man: The Film:"

Boring. Get the real Paul Thomas Anderson on board, and let him do the sequel he's been dying to shoot, with Ms. Pac-man cast as Roller Girl.

You've already got four dudes and a girl running around and trying to eat each other. The script practically writes itself.

You guys are fucking shitting me right? Pac-Man? Who pitched this? I want to speak to them and slap some damn sense into them.

EMaster---
Don't slap them. That'd put you in legal trouble and the movie would be funded with by your aggressive behavior. Instead, get even by pitching your own ridiculous script to be quickly snatched up by those Hollywood dumbasses. Like this:

"IN A WORLD where global warming has melted the icecaps, ignited volcanos and left the earthlands near inhabitable..."
(Scene shows a barren, lava-lake ridden countryside, horrible conditions)

"Humanity clings to survive... by any means necessary!"
(Fades a knight into view, holding a rather haphazardly built lance and armour; then fades to black.)

"AWWWWK!!!"
(The knight is then shown atop a giant, mutant ostrich; squawking obnoxiously loud! Then cut to black screen with the 'Indiana Jones'-ish text racing forward)

"JOUST! THE MOVIE!
...You Can't Make An Omlet without Breaking a few Eggs!"
(Cut to last scene of the knight smashing the enemy egg violently with the lance; pieces and yolk flying at the screen)

@ FOXHOUND

Hahahaha, that tagline is pure win. +1 to you.

They need to hire Miles Finch!

72 degrees...

The Pac Man movie should be based on this....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9_m_m8C-QA

It should be based on this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWL6j0SvqV0

PAC-MAN: THE MOVIE

Coming to a cinema near you

Pac Man 2: PAC HARDER

No, Pac-Man 2 has to be called Pac-Man 2:Pac in Action.

Pac Man 3: Pac to basics

Live Free or Pac Hard?

Once you go Pac, you can never go Bac.

The Pac Attack is Back!

Sorry, just had to throw my two cents in that one.

About that Pacman synopsis: What the FUCK!

Never mind; I thought that was the REAL synopsis. Sounds pretty good if it wern't based on Pacman. Although the vehicles could always be calles P.A.Cs(Pod Accelerated Collectors) making the driver... a PACMAN!

Between Pac-Man and Monopoly, a huge part of me has died .

Is that where your Dad hid his gun? He's not very smart to put something like that in between two kid's toys.

Apparently none of you have seen Broken Lizard's Club Dread. This is how live action Pac Man should be done.

http://tubearoo.com/articles/88689/Club_Dread_Pacman.html?autoplay=true

Sorry if the site it plays off of is crappy, I couldn't find the video on Youtube :(

Here's your silly Pac Man movie:
http://kotaku.com/386868/pac+man-explained

I own that shirt, too.

Also...rights to King of Fighters have been aquired.

I just found the promotional poster!

=p

http://s129.photobucket.com/albums/p236/fernando_rocker/?action=view¤t=Pac-Man.jpg

Castlevania could've been cool but they'll probably get some asshole director that will mess the whole thing up.

I used to have the wonderful Christmas Comes to Pac-Land when I was a kid. Superb. They should just re-release that.

http://www.x-entertainment.com/articles/0709/

They could resurrect that old Pac-Man cartoon, and make a movie off that

I'm surprised i even remember that

in a world where ghosts run rampant....

I swear to god if Pac Man is greenlit based on that premise I'll never watch a game based film again...which actually might not be a bad idea.

the pacman sequel can't be titled anything else but 2pac.

2pac or not 2pac

Clearly the best treatment would be P.A.C. (Professional Arena Combat) MAN, an 80's style action movie about an arena bloodsport set in the 24th century.

I'm surprised no one's posted this awesome pacman movie trailer yet:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWL6j0SvqV0

No, no; the Pac-Man movie should be based on this:

http://www.threadless.com/product/751/The_Madness_of_Mission_6/?streetteam=seanweitner

http://drugsinspace.ytmnd.com/

everyone has posted the threadless shirt already of course ;)

ive got that shirt as well nice one

No, this movie has to happen:

http://www.mondaynightcrew.com/issues/comic_0017.html

They just need some good actors for Karnov and the army guy from the intro. The Rock can handle the rest himself.

Castlevania, Pac-Man film adaptations (re)appear on radar

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