New Line Cinema options rights for film adaptation of Heavy Rain

Why is it that ever time a "major" video game comes out there's always talk of a film adaption? For instance, just the other month, a "Mass Effect movie could happen." In October, weeks before Uncharted 2's release, an "Uncharted movie is in the works", and so forth and so. Now, we've got this.

Really, now? Are these films ever going to get made, or is this part some kind of marketing scheme to generate interest in the game itself?

Well, this won't defeat the entire purpose of the game.

Considering the game is basically a movie this could work great. Especially if they do what someone said a film multiple endings like with clue. I don't care that would be awesome

No, please no. Do not take one of gaming's greatest advancements in gameplay and story and put it on the big screen.

If they do indeed make a movie, I think their would need to be many changes to the story. I loved the game, but some stuff...just didn't add up.

SPOILER ALERT!

For example, when you're driving down the highway on the opposite direction as Ethan their was only two cop cars? Really? And after you crashed their wasn't any cops rushing to the burning car?

And when the house is on fire when you're playing as Madison, where was the firetruck? Didn't anyone see the burning building?

The way I see it, if they make a movie they need to change up those scenes to make it more believable. That is, if they pick THAT storyline to go with, and not the countless other story lines people got.

Let's start casting!

Scott Shelby would be best as played by William Shatner. There's quite a few lines that I thought he sounded just like Shatner anyway.

Can't really think of any of the others. Kinda seems like Brad Pitt would get Norman Jayden. But everyone else is lost on me.

It would suck for those who have beaten the game, knowing who the killer is and all. And you know they would have to go with the good ending. Most movies dont end with all of the cast dying.

Maybe its because im not american, but id didnt sound so frenchy to me. I was expecting something more obvious. Maybe its because im so in love with this game, i cant see any downsides from it. Im biased for sure!

Honestly, I hope this goes through, and that the movie is written and directed by David Cage - that way he will finally be subjected to the same standards as Hollywood. That's what he's been whining about all this time, right? Unfortunately, as he will come to find out, movie critics tend to be far less forgiving of unconvincing acting and bad, pretentious writing than the easily-impressed gaming community. (Unless they're watching a James Cameron movie, in which case terrible writing and acting are A-OK to critics.)

I'd rather watch a movie based on Heavy Rain than an idiotic film like that Bruce Willis movie Cop Out. Every time I see the commercial for that thing... ugh.

Did Heavy Rain have plot holes? Sure.. needs to be tightened up a little bit, but I liked it. It kept me more engaged than most games do these days. I'm cool w/ this. Hopefully they won't screw it up (can't see how they can since it's so close to a movie already a writer could just put it together like a jig-saw puzzle..)

First of all, AMAZING GAME!! Second of all, although I was initially thinking, "Why??" to all this movie talk for HR, I thought about it again - IF it's HIGHLY stylized in a way not done in the usual run of the mill flicks with unorthoxed use of cinematography, direction and even "film hue" to give it a dark, brooding, gloomy look when needed, except in the beginning, like in the game, PLUS IMPROVE THE ACTING, then they may have something. The voice acting, for the most part, was the only thing "bad" about the game although I did get used to it, quickly. Can't have bad acting in a feature film for this game.

love new line, this game as movie would total be garbage seeing as no one yet has been able to turn game into a decent movie going experience.

I can see if now. You're watching the movie then it comes to a decision and shows a message "If you want to save him go to theater 5. If you want to abandon him go to theater 10." I would totally go to a film like that.

I dont know about you, but I just cant wait for Heavy Rain The Movie: The Game

I dont know about you, but I cant wait for Heavy Rain The Movie: The Game

One thing to note - if this does get made into a movie, it doesn't have to be New Line that makes it. New Line doesn't exist as a studio anymore, it's just a label under Warner Bros now. That means Warner Bros owns their assets, and they could chose to make the movie themselves.

Where on earth has this french thing come from? Seriously, they dont sound french in-game

Seriously? Why?

I'm not sure I would credit the studio, New Line with the success of Lord of the Rings. I think it's more a product of Peter Jackson and the source material. New Line has fallen out of favor since the LOTR trilogy. They're no longer making big budget films, and have instead settled on modest budget comedies, romance films, and horror (their roots-- which always seem to have good returns).

Their recent releases have been:
He's Just Not That Into You
The Final Destination (2009)
Friday the 13th (2009)
17 Again
The Time Traveler's Wife
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past
My Sister's Keeper
Four Christmases
Journey to the Center of the Earth
Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay
Semi-Pro

At least two of these films made over 100 million, and many of their releases were just ok. The adaptation of Time Traveler's Wife was not good at all, and came off a bit creepy. Journey to the Center of the Earth, the only other adaptation, was mildly entertaining, but seemed more like a theme park ride and an excuse to make a 3D film. Watching the movie in 2D, the movie loses a lot of luster.

I dunno, very few video game to movie translations work. I'm inclined to believe this will probably be yet another.

POINTLESS & REDUNDANT

No No NO NOOOO NOOO a thousand times NO!! That was not the point! AHH!! Next thing you know they'll want to do a Shadow of the Colossus movie. Wait.... NOO!!!!!

I doubt much will come out of this. Since the game was early in development stages, and wasn't worth a whole lot as a name, they probably got the rights for fairly cheap. In case the game took off and become a big name, they wanted to make sure they had the rights to make a film to capitalize on that success.

Honestly though, it probably wouldn't end up being a very good movie, anyway.

I remember the doom movie where at the end the movies goes at the 1st person. Maybe if a movie of heavy rain come out there will be a new technology who will let us make our own choice? :D

They should totally make that movie into a game after it comes out

This story would fail hardas a movie. There are some terrible misstakes in the writing and some extremly bland characters. The game delivers on looks and on geting you to your emotions, thats it.

Why not just hire David Cage to write and direct a movie? Doesn't that make more sense?

I think the smart people will wait 2 weeks to buy all the USED copies that will swell Gamestop's shelves soon.........