Rumor: Lost Planet movie to be announced at E3

33 Comments by Randy Nelson Jul 8th 2008 3:25PM
Filed under: Culture, Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, Action

We're putting two and two together and getting ... Lost Planet. First we were tipped by a source close to Capcom that the company would have a movie-related announcement at next week's E3, and that it would involve someone "well known to gamers." Next we read that David Hayter, voice of Solid Snake and screenwriter for such films as X2: X-Men United and the upcoming Watchmen, was talking Lost Planet at last week's Anime Expo '08. It all adds up.

As reported by IGN, Hayter said he is "just closing the deal with Warner Bros." to pen a Lost Planet flick while speaking at AX08, although "nothing is confirmed yet." Of course, Capcom's E3 announcement could always be concerning another movie, but the evidence before us is compelling.

[Via Capcom-Unity]

Tags: capcom, david-hayter, lost-planet, movies

(Page 1) Reader Comments

Anonymous: Jul 8th 2008; 3:32PM

I demand that this movie be directed by Uwe Boll. He will treat the revered franchise with all the restraint and subtlety it deserves.

That made me feel dirty.

nxtiak: Jul 8th 2008; 3:32PM

Hopefully the movie doesn't focus on collecting the damn nectar 90% of the time.

Desolation: Jul 8th 2008; 4:20PM

You're right, actually. I thought the game was horrible. Why the hell would they make a movie about this?

Drago Dracini: Jul 8th 2008; 5:01PM

How could you betray humanity by saying such a thing. Go sit in your damned shame corner.

Drago Dracini: Jul 8th 2008; 5:02PM

How could you betray humanity by saying such a thing. Go sit in your damned shame corner.

Obie: Jul 8th 2008; 5:33PM

He might be too accurate, the main bad guy will have a glowing orange ass. ;)

Nando: Jul 8th 2008; 9:54PM

I Hope Hayter becomes the antithesis of Boll, like the complete oposite of that POS.

Nando: Jul 8th 2008; 9:55PM

I Hope Hayter becomes the antithesis of Boll, like the complete oposite of that POS.

Wes: Jul 9th 2008; 1:46AM

If Uwe Boll directs, it will be a cold day in hell when that movie contract is signed. Get it? Cold day in hell....yeah...im not that hilarious.

Desolation: Jul 8th 2008; 4:21PM

Meant to reply to the person above you. Sorry.

Drago Dracini: Jul 8th 2008; 5:01PM

WTF?! >.< I replied to the guy above you.

NATO_Duke: Jul 8th 2008; 3:32PM

This is such an uninteresting idea to me.

Dirty: Jul 8th 2008; 3:33PM

wow, really.... is it uwe? Never got into this game, controls were too stiff or something. I'm sure it will not make a good movie tho.

Rick: Jul 8th 2008; 3:42PM

I could barely tolerate playing the game. Why would I want to watch the movie?

Now if it's a Mega Man or a Ghosts & Goblins movie, I'm in. But of for the love of Jean Claude, no more Street Fighter.

xFenixKnightx: Jul 8th 2008; 3:46PM

"Rumor: Lost Planet movie to be announced at E3"

Wow, for once a rumor I DON'T want to come true. And I liked the game...

d1srupt0r: Jul 8th 2008; 3:47PM

One of the coolest games I've ever played, campaign and multiplayer. It would be awesome to see those Akrid stomping VSs on the big screen, along with the Energy guns, Homing Lasers and T-Eng Posts sticking out of the snow....wow. If they could just get a good director for this flick.

NATO_Duke: Jul 8th 2008; 5:08PM

Like killploki said, I think it would just be starship troopers with snow too. Bad idea.

killploki: Jul 8th 2008; 3:50PM

i only played the demo, but wouldnt this movie be starship troopers with snow added?

FOXHOUND: Jul 8th 2008; 3:57PM

That sounds like non-citizen talk! >:O

Markez (MKWii 4339-2878-5120): Jul 8th 2008; 5:19PM

Would you like to know more?

Matt_M: Jul 8th 2008; 3:59PM

I was a big fan of the game- the multiplayer, anyways. The SP campaign was like Total Recall except with a Japanese slant, and stupid.

blah: Jul 8th 2008; 4:01PM

"Dead Rising" anyone? After all a certain someone well known to gamers couldnt be...er...that guy from lost planet who i cant remember the name of. Whereas Frank West is a fairly well known character to most gamers (360 owners at least).

candafilm: Jul 8th 2008; 4:23PM

They already have a Dead Rising movie (even a remake) it's called Dawn of the Dead.

Jon2309: Jul 8th 2008; 4:36PM

Though I wish this to be true, I daresay problems would arise, making a film on a game with a "This is unrelated to film X" copyright notice on the front wouldn't go down too well...

As far as Lost Planet goes, I suppose it'd be one of those films with minimal action, maximum story. And it urks me when tie-ins do that.

Megaman - The Movie anyone?

puddyman: Jul 8th 2008; 4:07PM

Will the movie have a bunch of people with lag switches?

Jess Q.: Jul 8th 2008; 4:29PM

Wow. Lost Planet is the first game I ever returned to the store because I hated it that much. I've never been so disappointed by a game.

And we don't have an Ico or Shadow of the Colossus movie? What? I hate the world.

theturtle363: Jul 8th 2008; 5:07PM

I really didn't care for that game at all. Out of all the games with such great stories they're going to make one with a story revolving around an amnesiac japanese boy named Wayne?

Chris: Jul 8th 2008; 5:08PM

What's with all the Lost Planet love lately? I personally enjoyed the game, but it didn't get the most terrific reviews in the world. Then like a year later people were talking about how much they loved it and now a movie?

I'm confused.

Ethan: Jul 8th 2008; 7:59PM

Maybe they should announce it at Cannes, or Sundance. Just somewhere relevant.

Nando: Jul 8th 2008; 9:56PM

Reply system not working :P

I Hope Hayter becomes the antithesis of Boll, like the complete oposite of that POS.

Nando: Jul 8th 2008; 9:56PM

WTF? here's another try:

I Hope Hayter becomes the antithesis of Boll, like the complete oposite of that POS.

Steven Colbert: Jul 8th 2008; 11:19PM

Another street fighter movie.Hadouken!

Psykoboy2: Jul 8th 2008; 11:39PM

Wow...IGN's a little behind on this. Hayter gave us this bit of news when we had him on our podcast last month.

http://www.evilavatar.com/forums/showthread.php?t=54586

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