E308: Capcom conference dedicated to Lost Planet movie
by Xav de Matos 
on Jul 15th 2008 9:25PM
Capcom's E308 Press Conference wrapped up
about an hour ago and the company decided to focus its attention on bringing
Lost Planet to the silver screen. In production from
Arad Productions, the team that brought us the
Spider-Man films,
Lost Planet is expected to land in theaters around February 2011. Penned by
David Hayter, voice of Solid Snake of
Metal Gear fame, the film promises to stay close to the original vision planned out by game producer Keaiji Inafune. From discussion during the panel, it appears that both the Capcom brass, who were in attendance, and the father-son duo from Arad Productions are geniuenly interested in creating a legitamate action film without completely changing everything about the game.
A funny, and confusing moment, came when
Capcom CEO Haruhito Sakamoto claimed Capcom saw great success from film adaptations of
Resident Evil and
Street Fighter. "We've had success with both of those," Sakamoto told the thin crowd of journalists.
Street Fighter? Really? Well, you know what that means. Jean-Claude Van Damme will be in the
Lost Planet film. You heard it here first.
