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The Uncharted series is a few dramatic zooms and giant blue people away from being a true Hollywood movie, and now it's one step closer to the silver screen experience. Redditor morphinapg has cut together the cinematic cutscenes from all three Uncharted titles to create three separate feature-length films.

Morphinapg used a minimal amount of gameplay to connect the cutscenes, and voila, we have a movie series that anyone - at least 180,000 on YouTube - can enjoy.

"With these projects I was trying to make movies that would be viewable whether or not you had played the game, or even care about playing video games, so I wanted to make them as close to a real movie as possible," Morphinapg wrote. Watch the first fan-made Uncharted movie above, and the following two here and here.

JoystiqUncharted series recut into movie form originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 24 Apr 2012 15:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>filmplaystationps3UnchartedUncharted-1Uncharted-Drakes-FortuneTue, 24 Apr 2012 15:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Book: Halo film failed because Microsoft doesn't 'get' Hollywood]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/04/19/book-halo-film-failed-because-microsoft-doesnt-get-hollywood/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/04/19/book-halo-film-failed-because-microsoft-doesnt-get-hollywood/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/04/19/book-halo-film-failed-because-microsoft-doesnt-get-hollywood/#comments ImageMicrosoft didn't mess up when it hired a fleet of actors in Spartan armor to deliver the Halo script to potential movie studios, and the deal didn't stall when each production house had a fixed amount of time to read and bid on the screenplay. In the end Microsoft wanted too much, and it didn't know how to ask for it - it only knew how to demand. The industry differences between Microsoft and the film's two production studios, Fox and Universal, eventually led to the project's implosion, Jamie Russell explains in his book, Generation Xbox: How Video Games Invaded Hollywood.

Microsoft's terms included $10 million against 15 percent of the box office gross, a budget of at least $75 million and fast-tracked production, as well as creative approval over the director, regular flights from Seattle to L.A. to review post-production footage and 60 first-class plane tickets for Microsoft personnel and guests to attend the premiere, all at the expense of whichever studio picked up the script. Not even Harry Potter was getting this level of concessions, Larry Shapiro of Hollywood talent agency CAA says.

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JoystiqBook: Halo film failed because Microsoft doesn't 'get' Hollywood originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 19 Apr 2012 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>bookfilmHaloHalo-3Hollywoodjamie-russelmicrosoftxboxThu, 19 Apr 2012 18:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Report: Writer found for Rampage film adaptation]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/31/report-writer-found-for-rampage-film-adaptation/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/31/report-writer-found-for-rampage-film-adaptation/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/31/report-writer-found-for-rampage-film-adaptation/#comments New Line Cinema has found someone to pen the script for its apparently still-forthcoming movie version of 1986's Midway arcade classic Rampage, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Described as a "relative newcomer" to script writing, Ryan Engle will be boiling the game down into a screenplay, while John Rickard of Nightmare on Elm Street and Final Destination 5 fame produces.

Look, we're glad Mr. Engle is getting a paycheck out of this and everything, but we can't help but feel a little slighted. If you needed someone to write your Rampage movie, New Line, all you had to do was ask. Any one of us would have gladly done it for free.

JoystiqReport: Writer found for Rampage film adaptation originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 31 Mar 2012 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>filmJohn-Rickardnew-line-cinemarampagerampage-movieRyan-EngleSat, 31 Mar 2012 12:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Indie documentary Us and the Game Industry raises $20,000 to finish film]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/19/indie-documentary-us-and-the-game-industry-raises-20-000-to-fin/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/19/indie-documentary-us-and-the-game-industry-raises-20-000-to-fin/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/19/indie-documentary-us-and-the-game-industry-raises-20-000-to-fin/#comments
Us and the Game Industry's common dreams ltd squeaked by its deadline with $20,256 of its $20,000 Kickstarter goal -- not that raising tens of thousands of dollars from 373 people is exactly "squeaking by." Us and the Game Industry will officially be able to continue production, complete shooting and edit its footage of successful indie developers into a complete movie, its Kickstarter page reads.

Us and the Game Industry began filming in March 2009, so this isn't a bandwagon response to the success of Indie Game: The Movie; it's merely a different approach. Where Indie Game featured a host of relatively (and previously) unknown developers working on unreleased titles, Us follows more established powerhouses, including thatgamecompany as it builds Journey over three years, Johann Sebastian Joust's Douglas Wilson of Die Gut Fabrik, Jason Rohrer of Inside a Star-Filled Sky and "more," common dreams promises.

JoystiqIndie documentary Us and the Game Industry raises $20,000 to finish film originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 19 Mar 2012 16:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>common-dreams-ltddocumentaryfilmfundedjourneykickstartermovepcplaystationps3us-and-the-game-industryMon, 19 Mar 2012 16:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Kojima working on 'something' related to film, announcement coming in the 'near future']]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/17/kojima-working-on-something-related-to-film-announcement-comi/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/17/kojima-working-on-something-related-to-film-announcement-comi/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/17/kojima-working-on-something-related-to-film-announcement-comi/#comments During a heavily curated question and answer session at the Smithsonian Museum of Art, Hideo Kojima was asked whether he is interested in making films, as his lifelong passion for the cinema has heavily influenced the way he makes games.

According to the Metal Gear Mogul himself, filmmaking is something he's always been interested in and has wanted to try, although he doesn't believe Metal Gear Solid would work as a film in its current form. That doesn't mean he isn't working on anything, however: "I'm working on something, and I hope in the near future I'll have something to announce."

Well then! Here's hoping for that live-action Snatcher adaptation we've been dreaming of since 1994.

JoystiqKojima working on 'something' related to film, announcement coming in the 'near future' originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 17 Mar 2012 13:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>cinemafilmhideo-kojimakonamimetal-gear-solidSmithsonianSmithsonian-Museum-of-Artthe-art-of-videogamesSat, 17 Mar 2012 13:30:00 EST<![CDATA['Halo: The Fallen' fan film is gorgeous, gory, grunty]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/11/halo-the-fallen-fan-film-is-gorgeous-gory-grunty/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/11/halo-the-fallen-fan-film-is-gorgeous-gory-grunty/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/11/halo-the-fallen-fan-film-is-gorgeous-gory-grunty/#comments

Here's a stark look into the wartorn lives of a group of marines and ODSTs during the events of the first Halo title, as lovingly recreated by a group of fans. The prologue reel for Halo: The Fallen, viewable above, has a wizened veteran relive the first battle with the Covenant on Reach, complete with professional-quality CGI Elites, Grunts, plasma rifles and bullets.

The Halo: The Fallen prologue film is not-for-profit and was made with $200 to showcase the creators' talents, the YouTube description reads. If we could pay people in our own humble respect, these guys would be millionaires.

Update: This post originally credited the Halo: Helljumper folks as having created the above piece of video, which is inaccurate. It also referred to "Elites" as "Arbiters," which, frankly, we find inexcusable. Those responsible in the Department of Halo Alien Class References have been summarily sacked.

Joystiq'Halo: The Fallen' fan film is gorgeous, gory, grunty originally appeared on Joystiq on Sun, 11 Mar 2012 23:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>fanmadefilmHalohalo-helljumperHalo-The-FallenmicrosoftxboxSun, 11 Mar 2012 23:59:00 EST<![CDATA[Report: Sony preparing Twisted Metal movie]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/02/14/report-sony-preparing-twisted-metal-movie/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/02/14/report-sony-preparing-twisted-metal-movie/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/02/14/report-sony-preparing-twisted-metal-movie/#comments Sony has reportedly signed a deal with writer and director Brian Taylor (the auteur behind both Crank movies, the Jonah Hex screenplay, and the most recent Ghost Rider flick) to make a movie based on the Twisted Metal car combat games. Avi and Ari Arad (who formerly worked with Marvel on the Spider-Man series, among other projects) are said to be producing the movie, should it come to fruition.

If the deal pans out, the screenplay would follow the story of the games, pitting a series of vehicular combatants, including the iconic Doll Face and Sweet Tooth, against each other in a tournament to win a wish from the devilish Calypso. We don't have a lot of attachment to the game's "story," so we already expect Taylor to take all of the liberties he wants. We do have one fan request, though: Can we get a David Jaffe cameo? Please?

JoystiqReport: Sony preparing Twisted Metal movie originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 14 Feb 2012 20:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>brian-taylordavid-jaffefilmmovieplaystationps3sonytwisted-metaltwisted-metal-2011twisted-metal-2012Tue, 14 Feb 2012 20:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Indie Game: The Movie showing at SXSW, creators hosting panel]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/12/16/indie-game-the-movie-showing-at-sxsw-creators-hosting-panel/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/12/16/indie-game-the-movie-showing-at-sxsw-creators-hosting-panel/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/12/16/indie-game-the-movie-showing-at-sxsw-creators-hosting-panel/#comments Can't make it out to the Sundance film festival to check out the world premiere of the crowdsource-funded documentary Indie Game: The Movie? There's no need to worry, assuming you can score passes to SXSW instead; the film will have a showing at the SXSW ScreenBurn Arcade (March 9 - 11) and SXSW Film (March 9 - 17) next year (clap, clap, clap, clap) deep in the heart of Austin, Texas.

The conference will also host a panel presented by IG:TM creators James Swirsky and Lisanne Pajot, along with Phil Fish, the creator of Fez, one of the titular indie games. The whole thing is so full-circular, we might just faint.

JoystiqIndie Game: The Movie showing at SXSW, creators hosting panel originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 16 Dec 2011 16:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>documentaryFezfilmindieindie-game-the-moviemicrosoftmoviepcplaystationps3sxswsxsw-2012sxsw-screenburn-arcadexboxFri, 16 Dec 2011 16:20:00 EST<![CDATA[Indie Game: The Movie making its debut at the Sundance Film Festival]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/11/30/indie-game-the-movie-making-its-debut-at-the-sundance-film-fest/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/11/30/indie-game-the-movie-making-its-debut-at-the-sundance-film-fest/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/11/30/indie-game-the-movie-making-its-debut-at-the-sundance-film-fest/#comments Good news, everyone! Indie Game: The Movie -- which you may have helped fund at some point or another during the last year and a half -- will finally make its debut in late January 2012. We know, we know; you're worried about how that's going to conflict with your scheduled attendance of the 2012 Sundance Film Festival. There's no need to worry, silly goose: That's exactly where it's making its debut. Crazy, right?

The crowdsource-funded film's official blog announced that the movie had earned an official selection in the World Documentary Category of the festival. If you can't make the trip to Utah, don't worry: You can also request a screening of the film in your hometown, or wait until the movie hits DVDs following its initial screening tour. Us? We don't have to see it, Dottie. We lived it.

JoystiqIndie Game: The Movie making its debut at the Sundance Film Festival originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 30 Nov 2011 23:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>documentaryfilmindieindie-game-the-movieindie-gamespcsundancesundance-film-festivalWed, 30 Nov 2011 23:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Bloodrayne screenwriter explains the perils of working with Uwe Boll]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/10/26/bloodrayne-screenwriter-explains-the-perils-of-working-with-uwe/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/10/26/bloodrayne-screenwriter-explains-the-perils-of-working-with-uwe/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/10/26/bloodrayne-screenwriter-explains-the-perils-of-working-with-uwe/#comments
"Scripts are late. Writers are two years late. I was two weeks late," Bloodrayne film screenwriter Guinevere Turner passionately explains in an interview pulled from "Tales From the Script," a documentary showcasing stories from across the world of screenwriting. "Uwe Boll calls me [on the phone], 'This is fucking disgusting! You lied to me! Where is my script?!'," she continues, demonstrating how she held the phone away from her head as he yelled.

Unsurprisingly, Turner wasn't a fan of being yelled at, and instructed her manager to make sure she never heard from Boll again. When she turned in the script, however, Turner still expected to work with Boll on future drafts. That wasn't to be, as she recalls that Boll accepted the very first "nasty, little scrappy draft"and went right into production (though she notes that only about 20 percent of what she wrote made it into the film's final cut). When Bloodrayne finally debuted at Los Angeles' famous "Mann's Chinese Theater," Turner says she was the only one in the room of production staff "laughing out loud."

Adding insult to injury, Turner closes the interview by saying, "It's like a 25 million dollar movie, and it blows! I mean, it's like the worst movie ever made." But then, maybe she hasn't seen Far Cry?

JoystiqBloodrayne screenwriter explains the perils of working with Uwe Boll originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 26 Oct 2011 11:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>bloodraynefilmguinevere-turnermoviesscreenwritinguwe-bollWed, 26 Oct 2011 11:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Oh god, they're probably making a Farmville movie]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/10/08/oh-god-theyre-probably-making-a-farmville-movie/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/10/08/oh-god-theyre-probably-making-a-farmville-movie/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/10/08/oh-god-theyre-probably-making-a-farmville-movie/#comments Never before have our hearts received news with such confusion: In a recent interview with IGN, Toy Story writers Alec Sokolow and Joel Cohen hinted at their next project: A movie adaptation of Zynga's Farmville franchise. "We're in conversations with Zynga to do something with one of their brands," they teased. "Can't really say too much on that front yet, but 'Old MacDonald' didn't have a factory, if you get our drift." We do not get your drift. Your drift makes us sad.

We trust the two to craft a compelling story, but we worry there's not enough rich source material for them to base it on. All we know is we're not looking forward to receiving a hundred daily invitations to go to the movie from our distant, distant cousins and fourth grade math teachers.

JoystiqOh god, they're probably making a Farmville movie originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 08 Oct 2011 03:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>adaptationfarmvillefilmmoviepcsocial-gamingtoy-storyzyngaSat, 08 Oct 2011 03:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Dead Island film optioned by Lionsgate, based on the trailer]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/09/27/dead-island-film-optioned-by-lionsgate-based-on-the-trailer/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/09/27/dead-island-film-optioned-by-lionsgate-based-on-the-trailer/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/09/27/dead-island-film-optioned-by-lionsgate-based-on-the-trailer/#comments Though reports from February of a planned film adaptation of Techland's then yet-to-be-released zombie title Dead Island were struck down by the studio, legitimate plans for the movie were revealed earlier today. Lionsgate announced in a press release that it's currently in the early development stage of a Dead Island feature, with producers Sean Daniel (Tombstone, Dazed and Confused) and Stefan Sonnenfeld attached.

The press release mentions the game's first, Cannes-winning trailer will serve as the film's "primary creative inspiration," adding that the movie will adopt the commercial's "focus on human emotion, family ties and non-linear storytelling." Also, it's a horror movie from Lionsgate, so we're betting you'll get to see the insides of hastily removed human body parts.

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If you're anxiously awaiting the next Paul W.S. Anderson Resident Evil joint, we've got to ask: "Why?" We can't imagine anyone is dying to see another one of these trainwrecks (in 3D again, no less!), but if you are, some new details on Bloody Disgusting may interest you. Milla Jovovich will reprise her role as Alice in the next film, which now has an official title: Resident Evil: Retribution. Her husband, Paul W.S. Anderson, will once again direct.

Resident Evil: Retribution currently has a tentative release date of September 14, 2012. Sienna Guillory, who played Jill Valentine in the second film (and made an appearance in the last movie), will return, she has said on Twitter -- though BD says that role is being recast. Also, according to BD, Barry Burton and Leon S. Kennedy will both make appearances in Retribution.

Filming for Resident Evil: Retribution will begin in October.

JoystiqResident Evil: Retribution brings back Alice, adds Barry and Leon originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 10 Aug 2011 22:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>capcomfilmhollywoodmilla-jovovichmoviepaul-ws-andersonresident-evilresident-evil-retributionWed, 10 Aug 2011 22:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Dragon Age anime called 'Dawn of the Seeker,' pushed to 2012]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/07/27/dragon-age-anime-called-dawn-of-the-seeker-pushed-to-2012/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/07/27/dragon-age-anime-called-dawn-of-the-seeker-pushed-to-2012/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/07/27/dragon-age-anime-called-dawn-of-the-seeker-pushed-to-2012/#comments Not be confused with the ABC television series about a certain sword of truth, "Dawn of the Seeker" is the name of Funimation's upcoming Dragon Age anime. The company also unveiled the first artwork for the film, featuring the probable protagonist and a good supply of swords. She might even have a third arm to go with that.

Unfortunately, said swords are being drawn slower than expected, as the animated film has been moved from a 2011 release window to sometime in 2012. For now you can take a peek at what's already in progress via two trailers below.

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JoystiqDragon Age anime called 'Dawn of the Seeker,' pushed to 2012 originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 27 Jul 2011 12:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>animebiowaredawn-of-the-seekerDragon-Age-2dragon-age-dawn-of-the-seekerfilmfunimationmovierelease-dateWed, 27 Jul 2011 12:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Neil Burger hits restart on the Uncharted film]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/07/26/neil-burger-hits-restart-on-the-uncharted-film/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/07/26/neil-burger-hits-restart-on-the-uncharted-film/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/07/26/neil-burger-hits-restart-on-the-uncharted-film/#comments Director Neil Burger just so happened to be promoting the DVD release of his movie Limitless at Comic-Con last weekend, and though most of the folks who spoke with him were from movie media, Joystiq sneaked in to grill Burger about his next project: the in-development Uncharted film.

"I'm rewriting the script from scratch, starting like right now -- like we are just starting now," he said. "I love the game, it's great, and I think it's a great start for a movie, because the game is so cinematic," Burger added, before zeroing in on one object of cinematic admiration. "The character Nate in particular I like because he's this ballsy guy that lives by his wits, and who's capable of kind of anything and everything. He's fearless and he doesn't give a damn and he'll go after the thing. I dig that kind of character and it's a great character for a movie."

Mark Wahlberg was rumored to be playing Drake under previous director David O. Russell's oversight. Burger suggested that while both Wahlberg and Limitless star Bradley Cooper could probably both pull the role off in their own ways, the decision of who will wear the half-tuck and jeans is still distant. "Once you get to the end of the screenplay," he said, "you see who's available, who seems right, who's a new actor that's just breaking on that's not even on your radar right now."

Burger agreed there are plenty of good choices to go around, however: "There's a lot of actors who even look like Nathan Drake from the video game who could do it and who would be great for it, so we'll see." Burger wasn't aware of Nathan Fillion's run at the part, but we'll consider him officially back in the mix anyway.

JoystiqNeil Burger hits restart on the Uncharted film originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 26 Jul 2011 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The trailer for Assassin's Creed: Embers above sees returning protagonist Ezio pontificating on how he's run out of time to conduct his fatherly affairs. We're not sure why he's complaining, though -- he's got until the film (and Revelations!) drops on November 15 to do what needs to be done.

JoystiqAssassins Creed: Embers trailer is out of time originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 25 Jul 2011 14:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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JoystiqBomberman movie trailer makes rollerskates awesome again originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 13 Jul 2011 15:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>bombermanBomberman-Ultrafilmhudson-softmachinimaparodythe-game-stationtrailerWed, 13 Jul 2011 15:30:00 EST<![CDATA[King of Kong remake has a new script, penned as a mockumentary]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/07/11/king-of-kong-remake-has-a-new-script-penned-as-a-mockumentary/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/07/11/king-of-kong-remake-has-a-new-script-penned-as-a-mockumentary/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/07/11/king-of-kong-remake-has-a-new-script-penned-as-a-mockumentary/#comments Director Seth Gordon launched his first major film back in 2007, King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters, and has since gone on to a successful career in directing several feature films and major television shows. He's even pinned to the forthcoming remake of '80s hacking classic, WarGames. His next move, however, could be a return to the documentary that launched his career, with Gordon telling The Playlist that he's still hard at work on a New Line Cinema-backed remake.

Bizarrely, said remake may actually take on a mockumentary feel. Gordon credits his recent television work as inspiration: "There's a few different avenues. I've done some work on 'Modern Family' and 'The Office' and have worked in this doc style, and so that inspired me to say, instead of doing a traditional narrative feature script, what if we did the remake in the doc style?"

Black List contestant Melissa Stack penned the most recent draft of the script, which Gordon takes as confirmation that the project is still "quite real." We can't imagine Billy Mitchell being too responsive to direction in Gordon's remake, but then again that tumultuous interaction could turn out to be a hilarious documentary unto itself.

JoystiqKing of Kong remake has a new script, penned as a mockumentary originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 11 Jul 2011 14:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>billy-mitchelldocumentaryfilmhollywoodking-of-kongkong-of-kong-a-fistful-of-quartersmelissa-stackmockumentarymoviesnew-linenew-line-cinemaseth-gordonsteve-wiebeMon, 11 Jul 2011 14:40:00 EST<![CDATA[Report: King of Kong director bringing back WarGames]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/24/report-king-of-kong-director-bringing-back-wargames/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/24/report-king-of-kong-director-bringing-back-wargames/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/24/report-king-of-kong-director-bringing-back-wargames/#comments Guys, we're just gonna be honest -- we kinda really love the MGM hacking classic, WarGames. Alongside Sneakers, it's right up there at the top of our list of best films about computers. And apparently it's getting a reboot from King of Kong director Seth Gordon.

Gordon took a break from documentaries since his 2010 adaptation of NYT bestseller Freakonomics, most recently directing a handful of NBC sitcoms (The Office, Community) and a feature film, Horrible Bosses. He's currently working on two other films, and his IMDB page has yet to even note the supposed reboot in his list of work.

Deadline claims to have gotten exclusive news about said reboot, though unfortunately few details are provided beyond the director and production studio. Lacking details aside, we're taking a wild guess that there'll be at least one joke referencing thermonuclear war.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>filmfilmshackinghollywoodmetro-goldwyn-mayermgmmoviemoviesrebootseth-gordonwargamesFri, 24 Jun 2011 19:50:00 EST<![CDATA[Indie Game: The Movie has new trailer, new music, and new Kickstarter]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/21/indie-game-the-movie-has-new-trailer-new-music-and-new-kickst/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/21/indie-game-the-movie-has-new-trailer-new-music-and-new-kickst/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/21/indie-game-the-movie-has-new-trailer-new-music-and-new-kickst/#comments The two-person team behind Indie Game: The Movie just released a new trailer for the increasingly epic project, featuring developers Team Meat, Phil Fish, and Jonathan Blow as they pour their lives into their games. If you want to see how a film can draw genuinely interesting visuals out of "people talking about making games," look no further than the trailer after the break.

Those visuals will also be accompanied by interesting sounds: filmmakers James Swirsky and Lisanne Pajot announced today that Sword & Sworcery EP composer Jim Guthrie is creating the music for the film.

Now, in order to finish that movie, the duo has initiated a second Kickstarter campaign. Basically, they need to bring more people in: "We're looking for help with the finishing costs of the feature film (audio, colour, and mastering) in order to make this movie the best possible version of itself." Available rewards for helping them reach the $35,000 goal include digital, DVD, or extended Special Edition copies of Indie Game: The Movie, t-shirts, and credits in the film. Go help out! We want to see this movie!

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>filmindie-game-the-moviejim-guthriejonathan-blowkickstartermoviephil-fishteam-meatTue, 21 Jun 2011 13:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Bob Hoskins is not the biggest Super Mario Bros. fan]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/18/bob-hoskins-is-not-the-biggest-super-mario-bros-fan/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/18/bob-hoskins-is-not-the-biggest-super-mario-bros-fan/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/18/bob-hoskins-is-not-the-biggest-super-mario-bros-fan/#comments In a recent interview with Guardian, legendary actor Bob Hoskins went on record about the highlights of his prestigious cinematic career. In one section of the quickfire Q&A, Hoskins talked about one of his greatest film achievements to date:
"What is the worst job you've done?
Super Mario Brothers.

What has been your biggest disappointment?
Super Mario Brothers.

If you could edit your past, what would you change?
I wouldn't do Super Mario Brothers."
We're having trouble comprehending why Hoskins is so hostile towards Cinergi Pictures' 1993 blockbuster -- we think it set the bar for video game-to-movie adaptations. It just set that bar very, very low. Like, low enough for Street Fighter to hurdle over with grace and ease, which is saying something.

[Thanks, Chris!]

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>actingbob-hoskinsfilmmovienintendosuper-mariosuper-mario-brosSat, 18 Jun 2011 19:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Fallout: Nuka Break creators raising money for full webseries]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/16/fallout-nuka-break-creators-raising-money-for-full-webseries/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/16/fallout-nuka-break-creators-raising-money-for-full-webseries/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/16/fallout-nuka-break-creators-raising-money-for-full-webseries/#comments If you enjoyed Wayside Creations' Fallout: Nuka Break fan film as much as we did, you may want to consider helping the studio expand the series. The team is seeking donations to help fund a full Nuka Break webseries. if you're interested, check out the video below for additional details!

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JoystiqFallout: Nuka Break creators raising money for full webseries originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 16 Jun 2011 12:50:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>Fallout-New-Vegasfallout-nuka-breakfan-filmfilmmicrosoftplaystationps3webseriesxboxThu, 16 Jun 2011 12:50:00 EST<![CDATA[Penny Arcade's 'New Kid' strip to be adapted to film by Paramount]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/02/penny-arcades-new-kid-strip-to-be-adapted-to-film-by-paramoun/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/02/penny-arcades-new-kid-strip-to-be-adapted-to-film-by-paramoun/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/02/penny-arcades-new-kid-strip-to-be-adapted-to-film-by-paramoun/#comments We knew it would only be a matter of time before one of Penny Arcade's imaginative one-offs got noticed by the cinematic powers that be. We might have placed our bets on The Lookouts or Automata -- as it so happens, though, the gaming comic's strip which caught the eye of Paramount Studios was "The New Kid," a one-page tale about a boy who's settling into his adolescent life on an orbiting starcraft.

Paramount, which was met with success with its utterly wonderful animated film Rango, has enlisted the help of Book of Eli writer Gary Whitta to adapt the strip to a full-length animated feature. We're excited to see what he comes up with -- and ever-hopeful that somebody somewhere gives some similar attention to Automata. (Please?)

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>animatedfilmgary-whittamovieparamountpenny-arcadethe-new-kidThu, 02 Jun 2011 20:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Rumor: Ace Attorney film set photographed]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/05/24/rumor-ace-attorney-film-set-photographed/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/05/24/rumor-ace-attorney-film-set-photographed/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/05/24/rumor-ace-attorney-film-set-photographed/#comments Three photographs have surfaced of what appear to be a set from Takashi Miike's Ace Attorney film. According to Hachimaki, the sets are in Kyoto, where Miike was already reported to be shooting a movie.

If the sets are real, they point to an adaptation of the first Phoenix Wright game, as they are a perfect representation of the Gourd Lake location where that game's fourth case, "Turnabout Goodbyes," takes place -- which means we'll get to see a live-action representation of paranormal photographer Lotta Hart. That's exciting, right? It probably is to the amateur shutterbugs who captured these images.

Gallery: Ace Attorney film set

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>capcomfilmmoviemoviesPhoenix-Wright-Ace-Attorneytakashi-miikeTue, 24 May 2011 15:55:00 EST<![CDATA[Audition director Takashi Miike making Ace Attorney movie]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/05/23/audition-director-takashi-miike-making-ace-attorney-movie/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/05/23/audition-director-takashi-miike-making-ace-attorney-movie/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/05/23/audition-director-takashi-miike-making-ace-attorney-movie/#comments Speaking to reporters during the Cannes film festival, director Takashi Miike (Audition, Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai, and a million other things) announced his next film: "It is a very light comedy that I am filming now," as the Huffington Post quotes him, "a court drama, based on a video game, the Nintendo game DS." Warning: that Huffington Post interview is pretty much entirely about ritual suicide except for that brief quote.

HOLD IT! If we're reading this correctly, that means a high-profile, acclaimed film director is adapting the Ace Attorney series from the dual screens to the big screen. This is the best news ever for fans of overblown, overdressed arguments.

This isn't Miike's first game adaptation about people in brightly colored suits. In 2007, Miike directed a live-action film based on Yakuza.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>capcomfilmmoviemoviesPhoenix-Wright-Ace-Attorneytakashi-miikeMon, 23 May 2011 20:10:00 EST<![CDATA[Ubisoft Motion Pictures making Assassin's Creed, Ghost Recon, Splinter Cell flicks]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/05/16/ubisoft-motion-pictures-making-assassins-creed-ghost-recon-sp/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/05/16/ubisoft-motion-pictures-making-assassins-creed-ghost-recon-sp/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/05/16/ubisoft-motion-pictures-making-assassins-creed-ghost-recon-sp/#comments Perhaps all that "playing" of your favorite Ubisoft games was getting tiresome? The French game publisher's film arm, Ubisoft Motion Pictures, told Variety this week that it's working to adapt three of Ubisoft's biggest properties -- Assassin's Creed, Splinter Cell and Ghost Recon -- into "3D features," confirming speculative plans that appeared in a consumer survey last month. UMP head Jean-Julien Baronnet explained that his division "has been working with the games' producers and Ubisoft's marketing team to identify the DNA of each game and come up with storylines that are consistent." He also noted that the group's plans have garnered plenty of interest "from US studios and screenwriters."

Further, senior VP of international marketing and distribution Jean de Rivieres promises a script for at least one of the projects "by the end of the year." He and two other UMP execs will be taking a trip to Los Angeles next month in order to broker deals with studios and agents, Rivieres added.

In addition to the trio of feature projects, the studio is reportedly developing a 3D, CGI animated series based on the Rabbids property and named after the Raving Rabbids game series. It's said to comprise 78 episodes, at seven minutes apiece, and negotiations are apparently underway to distribute the series in France and the US.

[Pictured: Assassin's Creed Lineage (2009 web series) set]

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>3dassassins-creeddidier-lupferfilmghost-reconjean-de-rivieresjean-julien-barronetmoviemoviesraving-rabbidssplinter-cellubisoftubisoft-motion-picturesMon, 16 May 2011 16:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Report: Writers hired for big-screen Tomb Raider reboot]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/05/05/report-writers-hired-for-big-screen-tomb-raider-reboot/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/05/05/report-writers-hired-for-big-screen-tomb-raider-reboot/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/05/05/report-writers-hired-for-big-screen-tomb-raider-reboot/#comments The writing duo behind such films as Iron Man and the forthcoming Cowboys & Aliens have signed on to help pen the next Tomb Raider film, reports Deadline. Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby are the two gentlemen who allegedly will be helping refresh Lara's life on the silver screen, with the piece noting that "a new adventure storyline" will be created for the film.

As previously reported, the rebooted film franchise is expected to launch in 2013, though no details have been provided as to the film's content, or whether franchise star Angelina Jolie will be reprising the role of Lara Croft. Fergus and Ostby's talent agency, CAA, had yet to respond to request for comment as of publishing.

JoystiqReport: Writers hired for big-screen Tomb Raider reboot originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 05 May 2011 20:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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What we didn't know was that the trailer would surpass the quality bar we set for the film in our mind's eye when the Volition/Syfy collaboration was first announced. However, seeing as how this is a SyFy Original movie which is also a video game adaptation, our expectations were that upon watching the film, our eyeballs would be instantly incinerated. We might -- might -- just be safe from that fate.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>filmmovieRed-Faction-Armageddonred-faction-originssyfythqtrailerVolitionMon, 02 May 2011 20:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Ubisoft launching film studio focused on game adaptations]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/05/02/ubisoft-launching-film-studio-focused-on-game-adaptations/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/05/02/ubisoft-launching-film-studio-focused-on-game-adaptations/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/05/02/ubisoft-launching-film-studio-focused-on-game-adaptations/#comments Ubisoft's got its finger in a number of cinematic pies, including the founding of its own CGI studio and the acquisition of special effects company Hybride -- now, the publisher can add its very own film studio to its ... pie safe, we guess. Variety reports the company opened up a division named Ubisoft Motion Pictures in Paris, which will be headed by former EuropaCorp CEO Jean-Julien Baronnet, and will focus on adapting Ubisoft's franchises into films and TV shows.

You guys realize what this means, right? We mean, it's pretty obvious. Given the success of last year's Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time movie, they're going to follow it up with a television miniseries based on Smurfs Dance Party. Like, duh.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>adaptationfilmmovietelevisionubisoftubisoft-motion-picturesMon, 02 May 2011 14:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Red Faction production stills look very, very surly]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/04/25/red-faction-production-stills-look-very-very-surly/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/04/25/red-faction-production-stills-look-very-very-surly/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/04/25/red-faction-production-stills-look-very-very-surly/#comments The SyFy press site recently added a handful of production stills for its upcoming original film adaptation of the Red Faction franchise, posted in the gallery below. Did you know that, in addition to being composed of red rocks, Mars is also made out of frowns?

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>adaptationfilmmoviered-factionstillssyfyMon, 25 Apr 2011 14:00:00 EST<![CDATA[The Rock talks Doom again, would do another game movie (like Black Ops)]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/04/04/the-rock-talks-doom-again-would-do-another-game-movie-like-bla/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/04/04/the-rock-talks-doom-again-would-do-another-game-movie-like-bla/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/04/04/the-rock-talks-doom-again-would-do-another-game-movie-like-bla/#comments After watching The Rock, who is also named Dwayne Johnson, fulfill his hosting duties during last night's Wrestlemania event by totally slamming dudes in the face, we were all probably possessed by the same thought: When's Doom 2 coming out?

Speaking to MTV, Mr. Rock explained he's not averse to doing another game-based movie "if the right one came along." "I thought we had an opportunity with Doom," he added. "Didn't work out the way we wanted it to, creatively." Let's look on the bright side: Spy Hunter didn't work out the way you wanted it to completely and entirely.

When asked what game he'd like to film-ify, in a perfect world, Mr. Rock replied, "Black Ops -- that'd be bad ass. Let's make it happen. Let's do it." He added, "That and Black Swan 2." Wait, wait -- what if we combined the two? Oh, man. Do you smell what The Rock is cooking? Cinematic gold.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>Call-of-Duty-Black-Opsdoomdwayne johnson wrestlemania hostDwayneJohnsonWrestlemaniaHostfilmmoviethe-rockMon, 04 Apr 2011 20:10:00 EST<![CDATA[Watch these impressive Silent Hill and Dragon Age fan film trailers]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/03/29/watch-these-impressive-silent-hill-and-dragon-age-fan-film-trail/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/03/29/watch-these-impressive-silent-hill-and-dragon-age-fan-film-trail/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/03/29/watch-these-impressive-silent-hill-and-dragon-age-fan-film-trail/#comments It might seem strange to pair Silent Hill and Dragon Age fan film trailers in one post, but they just happen to share the same director, Leo Kei Angelos. Both projects are planned for release as complete short films later this year, and they already look impressive.

In fact, if the super, super creepy trailer is any indication, the Silent Hill inspired film, The Confined, just might turn out better than its full-length cinematic counterpart. Check out both trailers after the break.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>dragon-agefan-filmfanmadefilmleo-kei-angelosmicrosoftmovienintendoplaystationps3silent-hillsilent-hill-downpourwiixboxTue, 29 Mar 2011 22:30:00 EST<![CDATA[FindMakarov.com is an unofficial Call of Duty film project]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/03/02/findmakarov-com-call-of-duty-fan-film/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/03/02/findmakarov-com-call-of-duty-fan-film/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/03/02/findmakarov-com-call-of-duty-fan-film/#comments The countdown on FindMakarov.com has ended to reveal ... a fan film?

Self-funded "for fun," according to creative director Jeff Chan, of Toronto-based viral marketing company We Can Pretend, this live-action trailer is meant as an example of how Activision's Call of Duty game franchise could be expanded to film. "We definitely wouldn't wanna just call ourselves fans," said Chan, who would not say whether the filmmakers had talked to Activision about their project yet.

"We gave a statement on Friday," an Activision representative said in response to the trailer going live. "No further comment."

The "Find Makarov" trailer, which Chan compared to the live-action ODST short in spirit, was scripted by We Can Pretend design director Patrick Lo, who also created the website. David Fradkin produced the film, and Nir Zahavi directed the extensive viral marketing campaign. Visual effects were handled by Junction VFX, also based out of Toronto.

Chan declined to elaborate on the company's long-term intention. Watch the so-called "Live Action Modern Warfare" trailer after the break.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>call-of-dutyfan-filmfilmfind-makarovfindmakarov.comjeff-chanmicrosoftmodern-warfaremoviepcplaystationps3viral-marketingwe-can-pretendxboxWed, 02 Mar 2011 10:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Visceral: 'A lot of discussion' over live-action Dead Space film]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/01/28/visceral-a-lot-of-discussion-over-live-action-dead-space-film/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/01/28/visceral-a-lot-of-discussion-over-live-action-dead-space-film/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/01/28/visceral-a-lot-of-discussion-over-live-action-dead-space-film/#comments Though there are plenty of jollies to be had from the uber-gory Dead Space Aftermath animated feature, we've got a powerful desire in our heart-of-hearts to lay eyes upon a live-action film set in the Dead Space universe. We're not the only ones. In a recent interview with BBC News, Visceral Games art director Ian Milham explained, "We would love to have a live action film and we've had a lot of discussion. But one of the reasons Dead Space still exists and is popular is because we've made sure to do everything right. So we're doing the same with the film, not just a cheap cash-in but to do something really worthwhile, so we'll see."

We appreciate how much thought you're putting into this -- an unprecedented amount of thought, you might say -- though, really, we can't think of an easier game to adapt to film. Here's our simple plan for how we're gonna make this work:
  1. Give the rights to adapt the game over to the guys who make the Saw movies.
  2. Book two tickets on the 10 o' clock money train to Cashtown.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>adaptationdead-space-2eafilmian-milhammicrosoftmobilemovienintendopcplaystationps3visceralvisceral-gameswiixboxFri, 28 Jan 2011 16:40:00 EST<![CDATA[Gritty Mortal Kombat concept trailer getting a webisode series]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/01/15/gritty-mortal-kombat-concept-trailer-getting-a-webisode-series/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/01/15/gritty-mortal-kombat-concept-trailer-getting-a-webisode-series/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/01/15/gritty-mortal-kombat-concept-trailer-getting-a-webisode-series/#comments Remember that super violent, Michael Jai White-fronted trailer for a Mortal Kombat film reboot that magically appeared on the internet last summer? Well, sadly, it failed to sell Warner Bros. on the prospect of turning the trailer into a full, proper film -- but that doesn't mean the project is totally dead. According to horror fan site Bloody Disgusting, director Kevin Tancharoen will begin filming a 10-part Mortal Kombat webisode series next month, following in the same gritty vein as last year's pilot.

Other than Jai White's continued involvement as Jax, Bloody Disgusting didn't mention many other details about the series' storyline. We'd usually like a little more reassurance than that; fortunately for these webisodes, the bar for Mortal Kombat-based pieces of cinema is unimaginably low. Like, low. We're talking subterranean, people.

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in!]

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>filmmichael-jai-whitemicrosoftmortal-kombat-2011mortal-kombat-legacymortal-kombat-rebirthplaystationps3trailerwebisodesxboxSat, 15 Jan 2011 21:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Dead Space Aftermath trailer is gory beyond belief]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/12/15/dead-space-aftermath-trailer-is-gory-beyond-belief/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/12/15/dead-space-aftermath-trailer-is-gory-beyond-belief/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/12/15/dead-space-aftermath-trailer-is-gory-beyond-belief/#comments Man, if you thought Dead Space was gory, wait until you see its next cartoon adaptation. Yes, that's kind of a weird statement, but after watching this Dead Space Aftermath trailer -- which has an astonishing murders-per-second ratio -- we feel like it's accurate enough.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>animationdead-space-aftermatheafilmmovievisceral-gamesWed, 15 Dec 2010 17:40:00 EST<![CDATA[inSane trilogy game rights held by THQ, del Toro keeps movie rights]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/12/13/insane-trilogy-game-rights-held-by-thq-del-toro-keeps-movie-rig/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/12/13/insane-trilogy-game-rights-held-by-thq-del-toro-keeps-movie-rig/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/12/13/insane-trilogy-game-rights-held-by-thq-del-toro-keeps-movie-rig/#comments Wanna hear something crazy? Guillermo del Toro's inSane game project is gonna be a trilogy. Of course, that lengthy proposal, as documented by THQ, will still be bound by reason -- at least, by the reasonable success of the "first chapter in the series," due in 2013. (Remember how that Too Human "trilogy" started ... and stalled?)

"With this new series of video games, I want to take players to a place they have never seen before, where every single action makes them question their own senses of morality and reality," said a confident del Toro as if narrating atop the mysterious and positively creepy teaser (embedded after the break). "THQ and Volition, Inc. are equally excited to make this vision of a completely new game universe into a reality."

Not only excited, THQ is heavily invested in what it's dubbed "an original trilogy of triple-A games." The publisher will retain the intellectual property rights to the inSane games, while del Toro holds the rights to any associated "filmed entertainment" projects. It sounds like our sanity could be tested. A lot.

Continue reading inSane trilogy game rights held by THQ, del Toro keeps movie rights

JoystiqinSane trilogy game rights held by THQ, del Toro keeps movie rights originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 13 Dec 2010 11:55:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>filmguillermo-del-toroinsanemicrosoftmoviemoviespcplaystationps3rightsthqtransmediavolitionxboxMon, 13 Dec 2010 11:55:00 EST<![CDATA[David O. Russell talks about his vision for the Uncharted movie]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/12/01/david-o-russell-talks-about-his-vision-for-the-uncharted-movie/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/12/01/david-o-russell-talks-about-his-vision-for-the-uncharted-movie/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/12/01/david-o-russell-talks-about-his-vision-for-the-uncharted-movie/#comments We're gonna deliver this news quickly, like the hasty removal of a Band-Aid: David O. Russell's Mark Wahlberg-fronted Uncharted film adaptation isn't off to an awesome start. After Wahlberg confirmed his involvement last week, Russell spoke to the LA Times about his vision for the film, saying:
"This idea really turns me on that there's a family that's a force to be reckoned with in the world of international art and antiquities ... [a family] that deals with heads of state and heads of museums and metes out justice ... We'll have the family dynamic, which we've done in a couple of movies now. And then you take that and put it on the bigger, more muscular stage of an international action picture, but also put all the character stuff in it. That's a really cool idea to me."
Russell added that the pace at which the film's development is moving along is "a locomotive," and that he's already penned about half of the script -- meaning there's plenty of time to just like, sit back, spend some time with the two already very movie-like Uncharted games, and just like, reevaluate some stuff. Specifically, all of that stuff you said right there, about a family that doles out justice to museum owners. That whole ... part. Everything. All of it.

As a fun experiment, we added some other, totally made-up quotes about other film projects Mr. Russell (O'Russell?) might be interested in. Join us!

Continue reading David O. Russell talks about his vision for the Uncharted movie

JoystiqDavid O. Russell talks about his vision for the Uncharted movie originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 01 Dec 2010 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>david-o-russellfilmmark-wahlbergmoviemoviesNaughty-Dogplaystationps3sonyUnchartedUncharted-1Uncharted-Drakes-Fortuneuncharted-movieWed, 01 Dec 2010 18:00:00 EST<![CDATA[THQ: Saint's Row movie coming, will be announced next month]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/11/12/thq-saints-row-movie-coming-will-be-announced-next-month/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/11/12/thq-saints-row-movie-coming-will-be-announced-next-month/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/11/12/thq-saints-row-movie-coming-will-be-announced-next-month/#comments We've frequently been addled with this thought: Why hasn't anyone made a movie starring Keith David and a dude dressed up like a hot dog, who wander around large metropolitan areas indiscriminately shooting vehicles, buildings and people with rocket launchers? That is a movie we'd pay well over the standard ticket price to see ... and we might soon have our chance! In a recent interview with Gamasutra, THQ CEO Brian Farrell revealed that the company will announce a Saint's Row movie sometime next month.

Though no details about the film were revealed, Farrell said the plan is to make sure the film and the next installment in the over-the-top crime series will release at the same time, saying "this builds our brand at no cost to us." Sure, it does -- unless the film is like, wicked bad. Like, Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever bad. Like, Alone in the Dark bad.

JoystiqTHQ: Saint's Row movie coming, will be announced next month originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 12 Nov 2010 18:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>adaptationBrian-Farrellfilmmoviesaints-row-3thqFri, 12 Nov 2010 18:40:00 EST<![CDATA[Jaffe loves fan-made Twisted Metal movie, wants one on PSN]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/10/29/jaffe-loves-fan-made-twisted-metal-movie-wants-one-on-psn/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/10/29/jaffe-loves-fan-made-twisted-metal-movie-wants-one-on-psn/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/10/29/jaffe-loves-fan-made-twisted-metal-movie-wants-one-on-psn/#comments When Twisted Metal co-creator David Jaffe tweeted back in June about his interest in a "low-budget slasher movie" starring TM character Sweet Tooth, Blue Goggles Films took the idea and ran with it. The studio recently cut its first trailer for Twisted Metal: Home Sweet Home, and we checked in with both Jaffe and Blue Goggles to gauge the reception. "Fucking fantastic -- and yes, please quote me on that," was Jaffe's initial response. "Just great and totally the kind of thing I want to see happen with the character."

Blue Goggles, of course, had no idea what kind of response to expect upon the trailer's release. "We've lived in a bubble for the past month while we were making it and, while we thought the project was going to be cool, we didn't know if other people would," director Ben Moody told us. He confirmed the genesis of the idea, saying, "The whole concept for the trailer was directly inspired by Jaffe's quote/tweet about wanting a Sweet Tooth slasher movie for the PSN."

As for the project's future, both Jaffe and Blue Goggles would like to see Sony pick up the would-be feature (the film is currently planned as a free release since Blue Googles does not have the rights to commercially distribute it.). "This is what needs to happen: a straight-to-PSN Sweet Tooth slasher flick! Will it happen? I dunno -- but man I hope so!" Jaffe urged. "Either way, this fan film is really, really cool. What a neat thing to see. Whoever made it -- thank you! Great job that captures the low budget slasher flicks of the '80s that I hold so near and dear to my heart. Now let's just hope Sony jumps on board and we can get a whole feature out of it!"

Moody is equally enthusiastic, saying, "Since we've seen such a great response in just one day, we plan to get in touch with Jaffe and Sony to see if they are interested in making a full-on slasher movie starring Sweet Tooth for the PSN."

As of publishing, Sony had yet to respond to our request for comment.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>ben-moodyblue-goggles-filmsdavid-jaffefan-madefilmmoviepsnsonysweet-toothtrailertwisted-metaltwisted-metal-home-sweet-homeFri, 29 Oct 2010 18:00:00 EST