Lost Planet film will have 'completely different' story, Inafune on board

by David Hinkle { Sep 16th 2009 at 8:30PM }

It's been a while since we last heard about the Lost Planet movie, but G4 managed to get a couple of words about the flick out of Capcom's Jun Takeuchi back at Gamescom. The film likely won't reference Lost Planet 2, according to Takeuchi, who also noted that "as the story line goes, the movie is completely different from the game." Well, as long as they don't turn it into something about a planet that everyone knows intimately, we won't mind (and neither will EA's Alain Tascan).

Takeuchi also confirmed the involvement of Capcom veteran and Mega Man creator, Keiji Inafune. The extent of his role in the production is still unknown, but we'll sleep a bit easier knowing that Inafune is there to help make sure none of that 200 million goes to waste.

Tags: capcom, david-hayter, film, gamescom-2009, jun-takeuchi, keiji-inafune, lost-planet, lost-planet-2, lost-planet-movie, movie

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

SpyderTaco (PSN: Ar4chNova89) @ Sep 16th 2009 8:32PM

Does anyone know if David Hayter is still on-board with this?
If so, then I am totally sold.

whylekat @ Sep 16th 2009 8:36PM

Well if it's a totally different story.. Why not just make it a new franchise... Are they trying to jump sales by pulling in us innocent gamers who clamour for more of what we see in games to be portrayed on the silver screen?

SpyderTaco (PSN: Ar4chNova89) @ Sep 16th 2009 8:45PM

To be fair most of the people who see game-based movies are not necessarily fans of the game or it's predecessors.

Take Postal for example. The 5 people who saw that movie are not likely to be Postal fans, because a game like Postal has no fans. These were innocently looking for a good time and they had their money stolen from them.

No Kill Tayler @ Sep 16th 2009 8:45PM

The lost planet franchise seems to be like call of duty in a way.
Its never in the same point of view twice.
Assuming from the first two

whylekat @ Sep 16th 2009 9:20PM

There's a postal movie?!

whylekat @ Sep 16th 2009 9:22PM

There's a Postal movie?!

Feedback @ Sep 17th 2009 7:24AM

Save yourself...it was directed Uwe Bolle aka Far Cry/House of the Dead1/Dungeon Seige/Bloodrayne1+2 and Alone in the Dark.

den-69 @ Sep 16th 2009 8:44PM

No PS3 tag?
Wasn't aware the film was going to be exclusive to the 360.. lol

Temidien @ Sep 17th 2009 10:10AM

*facepalm*

You know there's also no Xbox 360 tag...

den-69 @ Sep 17th 2009 10:39AM

I was talking about the PC, 360, PS3 little icons.
No PS3 one.
Tag was the best thing I could think of to describe them as I'm aware that the little blue things are the tags lol

-Vexx- @ Sep 16th 2009 8:56PM

At least now I wont feel bad if it (and it will) suck(s).

MRLN the Amazing @ Sep 16th 2009 11:48PM

The word "completely" kinda makes me worry.

It has a kinda movie-esque logo, though.

Urza @ Sep 17th 2009 12:25AM

Completely different story? So how is it a Lost Planet movie?

maveric101 @ Sep 17th 2009 1:26AM

goddamnit. they've got a gears movie, a lost planet movie, and who knows what else, but they can't manage to get a fucking halo movie out the door?!! do they not understand the meaning of free money?!