Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com Joystiq http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[Ghost Recon Alpha sneaks up on DVD and Blu-ray May 22]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/05/03/ghost-recon-alpha-sneaks-up-on-dvd-and-blu-ray-may-22/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/05/03/ghost-recon-alpha-sneaks-up-on-dvd-and-blu-ray-may-22/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/05/03/ghost-recon-alpha-sneaks-up-on-dvd-and-blu-ray-may-22/#comments Ghost Recon Alpha, the 25-minute prequel film to Ghost Recon: Future Soldier, will arrive on DVD and Blu-ray on May 22. According to Joystiq ghosts embedded deep within Ubisoft, May 22 just happens to be the release date for Future Soldier as well.

The film will be available in a DVD/Blu-ray combo pack for $14.95 or as a lonely, single DVD for $7.95. If you just can't wait that long, G4 will be airing the film later today at 6:30pm ET.

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JoystiqGhost Recon Alpha sneaks up on DVD and Blu-ray May 22 originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 03 May 2012 13:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>ghost-recon-alphaGhost-Recon-Future-Soldiermoviepcplaystationps3ubisoftxboxThu, 03 May 2012 13:45:00 EST<![CDATA[Silent Hill: Revelation 3D in theaters October 26]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/04/18/silent-hill-revelation-3d-in-theaters-october-26/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/04/18/silent-hill-revelation-3d-in-theaters-october-26/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/04/18/silent-hill-revelation-3d-in-theaters-october-26/#comments ImageOpen Road Films has acquired the distribution rights to Silent Hill: Revelation 3D, the sequel to 2006's Pyramid Head fanservice vehicle film adaptation of the Silent Hill franchise. The movie will hit your local cineplex on October 26, and when we say "hit," we mean "climb through a moist, fleshy hole, screaming with the voice of an injured fawn trapped at the bottom of a well."

Silent Hill: Revelation 3D stars Sean Bean, Carrie-Anne Moss and loosely follows the plot of Silent Hill 3, in that one of the characters is named Heather Mason and there's a lot of gross stuff probably. Silent Hill films that aren't about James Sunderland still don't really sit well with us, but we'll see anything that reportedly has Akira Yamaoka's music in it.

Actually, we have to see anything with Akira Yamaoka's music in it. We attended a talk he gave during GDC once, and the music he played for his panel was actually a spiritually binding contract with dark, eldritch terrors. If we don't see this movie, bad things will happen to our organs.

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JoystiqSilent Hill: Revelation 3D in theaters October 26 originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 18 Apr 2012 19:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>akira-yamaokakonamimovieopen-road-filmsrelease-datesilent-hillsilent-hill-moviesilent-hill-revelation-3dWed, 18 Apr 2012 19:00:00 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[Miike: Ace Attorney movie being localized for worldwide release]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/01/31/miike-ace-attorney-movie-being-localized-for-worldwide-release/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/01/31/miike-ace-attorney-movie-being-localized-for-worldwide-release/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/01/31/miike-ace-attorney-movie-being-localized-for-worldwide-release/#comments During the International Film Festival Rotterdam, news of a localized release for Takashi Miike's Ace Attorney adaptation came from a reliable source: Takashi Miike himself. At a Q&A following a showing of the film, Miike announced that a worldwide release was planned.

According to Twitchfilm, each version would have both dubbed and subtitled dialogue using the character names from that region's version of the games. So Miles Edgeworth, et al. in America, but ... Benjamin Hunter in France.

Now that we have admissible evidence that we'll be able to see the movie, how is it? "This is definitely a love-it or hate-it affair, and if you don't dig the silly caricature tongue-in-cheek atmosphere which inhabits the universe of 'Ace Attorney,' you will tire of the film way before its halfway point has been reached," Twitchfilm said. "But if you DO have fun with it, this is the fastest way to spend almost two and a half hours."

JoystiqMiike: Ace Attorney movie being localized for worldwide release originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>ace-attorneycapcomlocalizationmoviephoenix-wrighttakashi-miikeTue, 31 Jan 2012 19:30:00 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[Fan-made BioShock movie trailer is as real as it gets (for now)]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/11/29/fan-made-bioshock-movie-trailer-is-as-real-as-it-gets-for-now/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/11/29/fan-made-bioshock-movie-trailer-is-as-real-as-it-gets-for-now/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/11/29/fan-made-bioshock-movie-trailer-is-as-real-as-it-gets-for-now/#comments
Even though we keep hearing about this BioShock movie thing, we're reluctant to believe it'll ever make it to the cineplex. It's almost a shame, then, that this short and sweet teaser for a proposed fan-film has just reinvigorated our interest.

JoystiqFan-made BioShock movie trailer is as real as it gets (for now) originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 29 Nov 2011 19:32:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>BioshockBioShock-moviemicrosoftmoviemoviespcplaystationps3xboxTue, 29 Nov 2011 19:32:00 EST<![CDATA[We'd watch Luigi's Mansion: The Movie]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/10/13/wed-watch-luigis-mansion-the-movie/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/10/13/wed-watch-luigis-mansion-the-movie/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/10/13/wed-watch-luigis-mansion-the-movie/#comments
Picture it: a Luigi's Mansion horror flick in the vein of The Blair Witch Project. We're kinda on board with the concept presented here, even if these guys overlooked the potentially lucrative Hoover tie-in.

JoystiqWe'd watch Luigi's Mansion: The Movie originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 13 Oct 2011 03:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>3dsdsluigiluigis-mansion-2movienintendowiiwii-uThu, 13 Oct 2011 03:00:00 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[New Mortal Kombat movie coming from MK Legacy director]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/09/29/new-mortal-kombat-movie-coming-from-mk-legacy-director/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/09/29/new-mortal-kombat-movie-coming-from-mk-legacy-director/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/09/29/new-mortal-kombat-movie-coming-from-mk-legacy-director/#comments Did you like Kevin Tancharoen's Mortal Kombat: Legacy web series? New Line Cinema evidently did, as it's hired Tancharoen to direct a new film based on the bloody franchise. So, to sum up, that one self-produced "Rebirth" short got Tancharoen a job first as a web series director, and now on a feature film. The movie will reportedly feature a more "realistic" version of the Mortal Kombat characters, like the dead ninja who controls fire and the monk with the razor-sharp hat.

"The new game and the online shorts have prompted us to consider a reboot of a brand we hadn't been actively thinking about," New Line president Toby Emmerich told the LA Times. So, the rebooted game series gave him the idea to reboot the film series.

The fate of this new film isn't entirely assured, however. The film rights to the series are still in question, following ongoing lawsuits between Warner and Lawrence Kasanoff, a producer on the previous MK movies. Not even Shao Kahn himself can defeat the lawyers of Earthrealm.

JoystiqNew Mortal Kombat movie coming from MK Legacy director originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 29 Sep 2011 17:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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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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JoystiqDead Island film optioned by Lionsgate, based on the trailer originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 27 Sep 2011 12:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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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.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>assassins-creed-embersassassins-creed-revelationsfilmmicrosoftmoviepcplaystationps3ubisoftUbiworkshopxboxMon, 25 Jul 2011 14:45:00 EST<![CDATA[Legendary Pictures hosting Mass Effect movie panel at Comic-Con]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/07/07/legendary-pictures-hosting-mass-effect-movie-panel-at-comic-con/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/07/07/legendary-pictures-hosting-mass-effect-movie-panel-at-comic-con/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/07/07/legendary-pictures-hosting-mass-effect-movie-panel-at-comic-con/#comments Looks like the reports were true: Legendary Pictures has announced the contents of its very first San Diego Comic-Con panel, a list of films that notably includes the silver screen adaptation of BioWare's interstellar RPG, Mass Effect. According to the event's description, the panel will feature "Game creator, Casey Hudson and screenwriter adapting the game to film, Mark Protosevich," writer of I Am Legend and, more recently, Thor.

We have so many questions we'd like to see answered at this panel. For instance, will they hire an actor who resembles our very own, Elephant Man-esque version of the game's protagonist, Accident Shepard? More importantly, is the film going to be, like, really terrible? Is Shepard going to have his very own wisecrackin' Hanar sidekick? Let us know, so we can start getting in a place where that kind of disappointment won't outright kill us.

JoystiqLegendary Pictures hosting Mass Effect movie panel at Comic-Con originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 07 Jul 2011 10:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>biowarecasey-hudsonealegendary-picturesMass-Effectmicrosoftmoviepcplaystationps3xboxThu, 07 Jul 2011 10:10:00 EST<![CDATA[A few shots of the Silent Hill: Revelation movie set]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/29/a-few-shots-of-the-silent-hill-revelation-movie-set/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/29/a-few-shots-of-the-silent-hill-revelation-movie-set/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/29/a-few-shots-of-the-silent-hill-revelation-movie-set/#comments A handful of new photos have been posted on the Silent Hill: Revelation Facebook page. The pics don't offer a great deal of new information on the film, though we do get to see a bit of Silent Hill's traditional ashen/snow-covered wastes. We also get our first peek at Carrie-Anne Moss, who's looking awfully pale. Oh, and the nurses! Let's not forget the nurses ... as if our tortured psyche could ever let them go.

JoystiqA few shots of the Silent Hill: Revelation movie set originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 29 Jun 2011 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>carrie-anne-mossmoviemoviessilent-hillsilent-hill-downpoursilent-hill-revelationsilent-hill-revelation-3dWed, 29 Jun 2011 20:00:00 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.

JoystiqReport: King of Kong director bringing back WarGames originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 24 Jun 2011 19:50:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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!

Continue reading Indie Game: The Movie has new trailer, new music, and new Kickstarter

JoystiqIndie Game: The Movie has new trailer, new music, and new Kickstarter originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 21 Jun 2011 13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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JoystiqSplinter Cell: Extinction fan film gets three greenlights originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 18 Jun 2011 21:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>fan-filmmoviesplinter-cellsplinter-cell-extinctionubisoftSat, 18 Jun 2011 21:30:00 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[Tekken live action movie trailer is so bad it's good]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/03/tekken-live-action-movie-trailer-is-so-bad-its-good/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/03/tekken-live-action-movie-trailer-is-so-bad-its-good/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/03/tekken-live-action-movie-trailer-is-so-bad-its-good/#comments Turning fighting games into movies is something that we actually appreciate quite a bit. These movies end up being so bad, they come all the way back around the spectrum to good. Films like Street Fighter, DOA: Dead or Alive and The King of Fighters will always have a special place in our hearts -- and now, with this latest trailer for the Blu-ray and DVD release (slated for July 19), it would seem Tekken: The Movie is on track to be on that list.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>blu-raydvdmicrosoftmovienamco-bandaiplaystationps3pspsonytekkenTekken-6tekken-movietrailerxboxFri, 03 Jun 2011 05:00:00 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[2 Player Productions looking to build player stories into Minecraft film]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/05/30/2-player-productions-looking-to-build-player-stories-into-minecr/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/05/30/2-player-productions-looking-to-build-player-stories-into-minecr/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/05/30/2-player-productions-looking-to-build-player-stories-into-minecr/#comments Has Minecraft changed your life? If so, you probably work at Mojang, and are therefore already in 2 Player Productions' fan-supported documentary, Minecraft: The Story of Mojang. But if you aren't a newly minted Swedish millionaire and still feel that the game had a huge impact on your life, 2PP would like to hear your story.

The company put out an open call for fan stories today, for possible inclusion in the film. " They may take it to unexpected places and push the limits of its design; or they may find the game itself changing their lives in unexpected ways." If you believe you have the perfect Minecraft story, and you can tell it in 350 words or fewer, send your tale of awesome times to minecraft@2playerproductions.com.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>2-player-productionsdocumentaryMinecraftminecraft-the-story-of-mojangmobilemojangmoviepcMon, 30 May 2011 18:16:00 EST<![CDATA[Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney movie hitting Japan in 2012]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/05/27/phoenix-wright-ace-attorney-movie-hitting-japan-in-2012/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/05/27/phoenix-wright-ace-attorney-movie-hitting-japan-in-2012/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/05/27/phoenix-wright-ace-attorney-movie-hitting-japan-in-2012/#comments Capcom has officially announced that Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney will head to the cineplexes of Japan in Spring 2012. Wright will be played by Hiroki Narimiya (not ringing any bells?), while antagonistic attorney Miles Edgeworth will be played by Takumi Saito. Phoenix's charmingly naive assistant, Maya Fey, will be channeled by Mirei Kiritani.

Of course, you'll probably recognize the director (as reported earlier): Takashi Miike of Audition, Crows Zero and -- most recently -- Thirteen Assassins.

If you find the idea of a live-action, comedic courtroom adventure odd, you must not have been around for the Phoenix Wright musical a couple years back.

[Thanks, Matthew]

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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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While that statement doesn't necessary hold true as a rule, it does when you're watching Tetris world champs. Cut from the same cloth as crossword and Scrabble documentaries Wordplay and Word Wars, the unfortunately named Ecstasy of Order: The Tetris Masters follows a handful of world-class Tetris players as they prepare for, and participate in, the Classic Tetris World Championship.

The full movie won't be available until 2012 but, until then, you can watch the trailer we've embedded after the break. Oh, also embedded below: a poll, so you can register your opinion on that title.

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You can see the first trailer (and its brief scene of panda riding) after the break. It'll be out in Japanese theaters this summer.

In other Tekken movie news, Anchor Bay Films announced a North American release for last year's live-action Tekken film, which will hit Blu-ray and DVD on July 19.

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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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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[SyFy prepares Red Faction: Origins movie for June 4 release]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/04/16/syfy-prepares-red-faction-origins-movie-for-june-4-release/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/04/16/syfy-prepares-red-faction-origins-movie-for-june-4-release/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/04/16/syfy-prepares-red-faction-origins-movie-for-june-4-release/#comments NBC Universal held a "Summer press day" last Friday in Pasadena, California, and among the various panels was one for the SyFy Channel's new Red Faction: Origins movie. In cooperation with THQ, SyFy is bringing out a two-hour movie on June 4 that covers the story of Jake Mason, son of Red Faction: Guerilla's Alec Mason and father of Red Faction: Armageddon main character Darius Mason. Alec (played by Robert Patrick) makes an appearance, though Brian J. Smith, who plays Jake, says "he's fallen off a little bit as a hero."

Given how closely related to the games the movie will be, you'd think director Michael Nankin (second from right, above) would want to get in and play Guerilla at least. But the director of a few Battlestar Galatica episodes has no interest in technology. "I have a book that's a calendar," he says, "and I take notes on index cards."

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Moss will play Claudia Wolf from Silent Hill 3, a mysterious woman who may or may not be evil, and McDowell will play Leonard Wolf, a mysterious (likely English) man who, you guessed it, may or may not be evil. So not really a stretch for these two -- we look forward to seeing the finished product (in 3D!) next year.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>carrie-anne-mosskonamimalcom-mcdowellmichael-j-bassettmoviesilent-hill-downpoursilent-hill-revelationsilent-hill-revelation-3dsilent-hill-revelations-3dWed, 06 Apr 2011 22:30:00 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[Mike Bithell conceptualizes a game based on Source Code]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/04/04/mike-bithell-conceptualizes-a-game-based-on-source-code/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/04/04/mike-bithell-conceptualizes-a-game-based-on-source-code/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/04/04/mike-bithell-conceptualizes-a-game-based-on-source-code/#comments Bossa Studios lead designer Mike Bithell, whom you may remember as the creator of the 24-hour project Thomas Was Alone, knows a thing or two about coming up with compelling game concepts. We're not surprised that he recently turned his sights on gameifying one of our favorite movies of 2011 so far: Source Code. On his personal blog, Bithell explained how the film's penchant for Groundhog Day-esque repetition would translate over to a game mechanic, even drawing a handy diagram to illustrate his ideas.

Personally, we'd love for his vision to come to fruition, if only to achieve our dream of getting our Gyllenhaal fix in a video game format. We can't just keep playing Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time and pretending, you know. It's not healthy.

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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[Rooster Teeth lets slip the hogs of war with Angry Birds: The Movie]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/03/26/rooster-teeth-lets-slip-the-hogs-of-war-with-angry-birds-the-mo/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/03/26/rooster-teeth-lets-slip-the-hogs-of-war-with-angry-birds-the-mo/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/03/26/rooster-teeth-lets-slip-the-hogs-of-war-with-angry-birds-the-mo/#comments Who knew that behind the scenes of the planet's favorite avian-launching casual game hides a twisted narrative of political intrigue and wartime subterfuge? It took the keen minds of Rooster Teeth to discover this plot and commit it to video, which they've done in the trailer posted below.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>angry-birdscomedymobilemovierooster-teethroviotrailerSat, 26 Mar 2011 13:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Dead Space movie still in production, Caruso toyed around with 'a prequel']]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/03/21/dead-space-movie-still-in-production-caruso-toyed-around-with/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/03/21/dead-space-movie-still-in-production-caruso-toyed-around-with/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/03/21/dead-space-movie-still-in-production-caruso-toyed-around-with/#comments Back in 2009, D.J. Caruso signed on to direct Dead Space. Since then, we haven't heard much about the project -- a piece here; a small morsel there. An interview with AreaGames during a German press tour for I Am Number Four, Caruso's latest film, brings news that a big-screen adaptation of Dead Space is still very alive.

"We're working on the story," Caruso said in the video interview, which you can see for yourself just past the break. "We had one attempt of trying to do a prequel, but the story didn't quite work out as well as we wanted it to. But if we can capture how -- I don't want to say, I guess, how scary or horrifying it would be to play that game because it's really, really fantastic. It'd be fun to make that into a movie." And we wouldn't mind seeing it, granted none of those crazy-scary Necromorph children from Dead Space 2 make their way into the film.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>Dead-Spacedead-space-moviedj-carusomicrosoftmoviepcplaystationps3xboxMon, 21 Mar 2011 19:31:00 EST<![CDATA[Ubisoft survey gauges interest in Assassin's Creed, Ghost Recon films]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/03/16/ubisoft-survey-gauges-interest-in-assassins-creed-ghost-recon/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/03/16/ubisoft-survey-gauges-interest-in-assassins-creed-ghost-recon/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/03/16/ubisoft-survey-gauges-interest-in-assassins-creed-ghost-recon/#comments A survey floating around seems to suggest Ubisoft is entertaining the idea of bringing some of its franchises over to the big screen -- specifically, Assassin's Creed and Ghost Recon. The above image was submitted to Evil Avatar, which says the survey is geared the toward finding out what would most make those taking it want to see movies based on the franchises -- Ezio, Subject 16 and the like.

While we feel the world would probably be just fine without another war flick, we'd be all for an Assassin's Creed movie, granted that the project wasn't entirely about making money but also making a good movie. We're probably being a bit naive, though.

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