being a really B-movie, i find that Montral Kombat one was a good movie. this because of the fighting and how well the try to make the movie like the game. unlike street fighter the movie,(witch SUCKS, ) i was really sad about it. i thought the movie was going to be around Ryu. but it was not. and the Mario brother moive. it was funny. anyway, is there any other games movie (not cartoon) im i missing?
Quote from: underdoganyway, is there any other games movie (not cartoon) im i missing?
Tomb Raider
Resident Evil
Final Fantasy (animated, but not like a Pokemon cartoon)
Wing Commander
Street FighterDouble Dragon
Crazy Taxi and House Of The Dead are in production
Quote from: MacGuffinQuote from: underdoganyway, is there any other games movie (not cartoon) im i missing?
Tomb Raider
Resident Evil
Final Fantasy (animated, but not like a Pokemon cartoon)
Street Fighter
Crazy Taxi and House Of The Dead are in production
i said street fighter
Quote from: underdogbeing a really B-movie, i find that Montral Kombat one was a good movie. this because of the fighting and how well the try to make the movie like the game. unlike street fighter the movie,(witch SUCKS, ) i was really sad about it. i thought the movie was going to be around Ryu. but it was not. and the Mario brother moive. it was funny. anyway, is there any other games movie (not cartoon) im i missing?
Super Mario had so much potential to be an interesting kids movie in a bizarre world. They totally fucked it up and tried to go a different direction.
Duck Sauce wrote: Super Mario had so much potential to be an interesting kids movie in a bizarre world. They totally fucked it up and tried to go a different direction.
Agreed.
As for 'Mortal Kombat', it gets my vote for 'Best Video Game' movie. It genuinely kicked ass at times. A real beefy, grunty, bass-heavy action flick. 'Final Fantasy' had pretty much jack-shit to do with the game. It looked nice at times but just draaaaaaged. 'Resident Evil' seemed to end just when it was getting really good (thank god they're following up that cruel, cruel ending).
I hope and pray that this (http://www.cinecon.com/news.php?id=0305195url) is un true. I don't think the world is ready for another Street fighter film!
and if this (http://www.cinecon.com/news.php?id=0305218url) is true, an Onimusha film is being made.
A Grand Theft Auto film truly has potential. If they could get the actors who do the voices in the game (Ray Liotta, Tom Sizemore, Dennis Hopper, Burt Reynolds, Luis Guzman) and a fun Scorsese like story with some wild action it could be great. I always get this feeling and I'm wondering if it's just me. I'll be watching an action film and I feel like they're actually shooting the shots specifically for a video game deal. For instance, in Star Wars Episode II, Anakin is in the production line dodging machinary. Action films seem to set up perfect game like scenarios. Coincidence?
"Kombat" Still Up For Fighting
Source: Dark Horizons
Despite reports last week it seems to have died, other gossip has surfaced that the third "Mortal Kombat" film still has something of a pulse: Threshold Entertainment was asked if it was off, their response: "No, most certainly not. It's happening, just not at New Line. We have Christopher Lambert, Lynn Red Williams, and Linden Ashby amongst others starring".
Meanwhile MK Revolution says "We are getting tons of reports everywhere that MK3 is moving forward. The original Thunder God himself, Christopher Lambert is set to reprise his role as Rayden, and Threshold is finally making initial preparations for the film. Linden Ashby already confirmed he's interest in reprising his role, so he's definitely coming back. Stacey Dash stated a year ago that she will be playing Tanya; Whether this is still valid or not remains to be seen.
As for the film's title, the working title is Mortal Kombat 3, but that will definitely change by the time of release. Titles we are hearing include: MK - Devastation, MK - Deadly Alliance, MK - Deception (which will also rumored to be MK6). Threshold has yet to decide on the official title".
yeah, remember "street figher: the movie: the game" where it's like mortal kombat but with van damme? worst idea ever.
tekken was made into a movie in hong kong, it was terrible. why do video games make such terrible movies?
My controller never works on these damn video game movies. I want VanDamme to start kicking some ass, not talking jibber-jabber.
Can I get some help here?
They need 3 movies based on video games:
Battletoads
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Clayfighter
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and Paperboy
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lol! paperboy the movie would be funny.
peace
you don't need freud to tell you that paperboy likes weiners.
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......what the hell are you talking about? are you on crack again?
peace
Rock Gears Up For Spy Hunter
Dwayne Johnson, aka the Rock, told SCI FI Wire that his upcoming project, Spy Hunter, will be a serious take on the 1983 Bally Midway game. "It's like what Mission: Impossible was for Tom Cruise," Johnson said in an interview while promoting his latest film, the April 2 release Walking Tall. Johnson will star in Spy Hunter as Alec Sects, an ex-fighter pilot who chases bad guys in an elaborately designed vehicle.
Johnson revealed that plans are already in development for the car he will use in Spy Hunter. "I was just up in the room and there was this awesome secretive meeting," he said. "We took out all the concepts [of] what it looks like. It's this awesome car GM is making. [It] breaks off into a boat, into a three-wheeler and into a motorcycle. It's really incredible."
Spy Hunter is being written by Michael Brandt and Derek Haas (2 Fast, 2 Furious), but Johnson said that a director has yet to be chosen. "Probably within 10 days," he said. Johnson also reported that the music, which was borrowed from Henry Mancini's theme for the television series Peter Gunn, would return as well, though in a modified version. "It won't be done over and over," Johnson said, referring to the repetitive loop that played in the game. "It has to be part of the movie, sure, but a contemporary version of that." Spy Hunter is set for a summer 2005 release by Universal Pictures.
......hahahahahaha.....this and "magic cards" the movie will be must owns.in the so stupid its funny category..next to a space if have reserved on my dvd rack for the cool as ice dvd...
so i assume w/the writers of 2 fast......this films going to be geared twards a certian crowd.....i do hope they make the oils slicks just right and also the smoke screen.....oh yeah, and make sure the big uhual van still picks you up if your damaged and ipgrade your ride.......i wish the makers of this film do it justice b/c as a kid i wasted many of quarters at the skating ring on this and suicides.......
Kingsley to play bloodsucker in vampire thriller
"Ghandi" Oscar-winner Ben Kingsley will play the vampire Kagan, the evil ruler of an army of bloodsuckers, in an upcoming film adaptation of the videogame "BloodRayne." Set in 18th century Romania, the film chronicles the adventures of the title character, a half-vampire, half-human who has the super strength of a monster but the emotions of a person. Kristanna Loken, the former model who portrayed the Terminatrix in "Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines," will play the heroine, who must overthrow Kingsley's character -- who is also her father -- in order to save the world from the living dead. The $47 million movie is set to begin filming in Romania later this month, according to videogame publisher Majesco, which released the game. The independently produced film is being directed by Uwe Boll, who also made the videogame-to-movie adaptations "House of the Dead" and the upcoming "Alone in the Dark." The "BloodRayne" videogame debuted in 2002 and a sequel is set for release this October.
Quote from: MacGuffin"Ghandi" Oscar-winner and new champion of ill-advised career moves Ben Kingsley will play the vampire Kagan...
Urban takes aim at 'Doom' for Universal
Source: Hollywood Reporter
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Karl Urban, who played the assassin in "The Bourne Supremacy," will star in "Doom" for Universal Pictures. The video game adaptation is being directed by Andrzej Bartkowiak, with Lorenzo Di Bonaventura and John Wells producing. "Doom" was written by Dave Callaham. Urban will play John Grimm, the leader of a special ops team that is at the center of the futuristic action-adventure film. When dealing with alien demons, he is forced to cross paths with the organization responsible for his parents' deaths. Production is slated to begin late next month, with an Aug. 5 release planned. Scott Stuber, vice chairman of worldwide production at Universal Pictures, is overseeing with senior vp production Dylan Clark. New Zealand-born Urban gained international attention playing Eomer in the "Lord of the Rings" movies. He also starred in Universal's "The Chronicles of Riddick."
Midway gives its 'Respect' to Singleton
Source: Hollywood Reporter
Paramount Pictures, on behalf of Christine Peters' CFP Prods., has optioned worldwide film rights to Midway Games' new property "Fear & Respect," which John Singleton is developing as a video game. The urban-action adventure game is set in South Central Los Angeles and will be available in the fourth quarter of 2005 for PlayStation 2 and Xbox.
The deal reflects the synergy between the video game and feature film industries. Singleton, who has directed such films as "Boyz N the Hood" and the "Shaft" remake, is collaborating on the game.
The film option is the second deal in as many weeks between CFP/Paramount and Midway, in which Viacom's Sumner Redstone is controlling shareholder. CFP recently acquired the Midway property "Area 51."
"Fear & Respect" is a third-person game about a young man who has to make survival choices in the urban world of Los Angeles.
" 'Fear & Respect' brings the unique urban experience of South Central Los Angeles to the gaming world in a way that is both realistic and exciting," Peters said.
Said Donald De Line, president of Paramount Pictures, "Having a cutting-edge filmmaker like John Singleton behind the creation of this video game and having an experienced producer like Christine Peters in charge of developing the game into a film is ingenious."
Midway CEO David Zucker said he hopes to take advantage of the theatrical marketing for the film. "We'd like to ship the game around the same time as the film, if not a little before," he said.
Midway also has optioned "Spy Hunter" to Chuck Gordon, Adrian Askarieh and Universal Pictures. John Woo and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson are signed to direct and star, respectively.
It also is packaging "Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy" for a studio. And Larry Kasanov is developing a third "Mortal Kombat" movie.
"We're seeing the rapid growth of male-oriented movies based on video games succeeding at the boxoffice," said Zucker, who referenced "Resident Evil: Apocalypse" as a recent example. Although "Area 51" and "Fear & Respect" have been optioned by Paramount, Zucker said the company is talking to other studios about turning games into films.
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Barker, Woo in 'Demonik' endeavors
Clive Barker is set to share his unique brand of horror with movie and video game audiences in the form of "Demonik."
The feature film has John Woo and Barker attached as producers. Barker has the option to write, having begun a treatment that is being shopped to studios by Woo's Tiger Hill Entertainment.
The video game already is under way from Tiger Hill, game developer Terminal Reality and game publisher Majesco, with the goal of shipping next year for next-generation consoles.
"In this game, you'll not only be witness to the genesis of a new villain, but you can play him," Barker said. "I find that to be an extremely interesting way to create a new and compelling franchise."
In addition to the movie, there have been discussions about a graphic novel and limited-edition statue to coincide with the game launch, said Tiger Hill co-founder and producer Brad Foxhoven.
"Clive is known for creating great and horrific villains," Foxhoven said. "In the game, you get to play the villain, and in the movie, you will be terrified by him."
Barker is set to oversee the story, character designs and voice talent for the next-generation horror game as well as direct the in-game cinematics.
The third-person action game will put players into the shoes of what Foxhoven described as "the ultimate bad guy, wreaking havoc with a variety of innovative and spectacular powers and abilities."
"Demonik" will be an intense gaming experience, Barker said. "I'm having a lot of fun enriching the game's mythology and polishing the characters till they shine. And, of course, adding a little bit of Barker darkness."
Majesco vp marketing Ken Gold said that Barker is working closely with Terminal Reality to develop a new mythology for the game. He emphasized that this is not a traditional zombie or vampire story or anything related to the nature of demons as the world knows them.
"Having the opportunity to bring in the renowned talents of Clive Barker will enhance every aspect of this game," Gold said. "His story lines, stylized characters and wildly imaginative and original ideas will breathe life, death and the human experience into the fantasy horror world of 'Demonik.' "
The property originated with Terminal Reality, best known for its "BloodRayne" franchise. Woo and Tiger Hill brought Barker into the project and helped Majesco connect with artist and writer talent for the game. The plan is to bring in known actors to breathe life into the game's characters, Foxhoven said.
This is not Barker's first foray into video games. He previously worked on "The Undying," which Electronic Arts published for the PC in February 2001.
Sony on Board for Tekken Movie
Videogame adaptation goes into production this Fall.
Variety reports today that Steven Paul's Crystal Sky has teamed up with Sony's Screen Gems to put a Tekken film into production by late Fall.
Sony is going to distribute Tekken in North America, Latin America and Australia. The film was originally set up with Dimension at last year's Cannes Film Festival.
Based on the Namco videogame series, the story of the film revolves around two friends who enter a worldwide martial arts competition. In the course of their progression through the tournament, they discover a secret within the Tekken Corporation.
Charles Stone (Mr. 3000, Drumline) is tapped to helm the project as well as re-write the latest draft penned by Michael Colleary and Mike Werb. Stone spoke to Sci Fi Wire late last year about his plans for the project: "I'm kind of interested getting back to the whole sports super-conglomerate, Nike thing, and also drugs and steroids and the whole anabolic madness… Right now I'm framing it after sort of Enter the Dragon as a backdrop, but again, more realistic and more accessible. I want it to seem like it can really happen in today's society, despite how grand and superhuman the characters are."
Screenwriter Mike Werb spoke to Screenwriting Monthly earlier this year about Tekken: "The idea here is to make a realistic movie out of an unrealistic stencil… What we hope to do with Tekken is to entertain both those who have played the game, and those that haven't – there's got to be more than effects and skirmishes on screen to hold an audience."
Variety reports the budget for Tekken to be around $50 million. We'll keep you posted as more information comes forth.
They already made a Tekken movie.
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I liked drumline and pay in full, and I haven't seen mr. 3000 yet, but charles stone III is probably my favorite studio director (not saying that much I guess). I'm curious to see how he'll handle this. though what fun is it to turn a tekken movie into a drug movie about sports conglomerates?
Fox, Uni game for 'Halo' film
Source: Hollywood Reporter
20th Century Fox and Universal Pictures are teaming up to make a feature film adaptation of the Microsoft video game "Halo." Negotiations still were under way at press time Thursday, but under the deal, Universal will take domestic rights and Fox will handle international on the project. Further components could be included in the agreement. The deal -- based on a script by "28 Days Later" scribe Alex Garland -- caused a stir earlier in the week when CAA sent it out via a messenger clad in a "Halo"-esque green costume. The deal came bearing some pretty stiff terms, including a two-hour bidding period and demands for $10 million against 15% of the gross. The script was commissioned by Microsoft, which also brought in producer Peter Schlessel to work on the project.
Diesel turning 'Hitman' from game to pic
Vin Diesel is bringing Agent 47 to life. He has signed on to star in 20th Century Fox's upcoming adaptation of "Hitman," the best-selling video game franchise from Eidos and developer IO Interactive. Diesel also will serve as executive producer. Charles Gordon and Adrian Askarieh are producing through their respective companies, Daybreak Prods. and Prime Universe Prods. Daniel Alter will co-produce. Paul Baldwin, who served as the point man on the deal for Eidos, will be involved in a producing capacity. Hutch Parker, 20th Century Fox president, and senior vp Alex Young will oversee the project for Fox. "'Hitman' is a project that by the virtue of its DNA can and will reach far beyond its already substantial core audience," Askarieh said. "The canvas on which this adventure takes place is something that movie audiences have embraced for the last 40 years. We obviously are delighted to have Vin Diesel on board, too -- he and Agent 47 are a match made in heaven."
Fox feels game 'Payne'
Source: Hollywood Reporter
Producer Scott Faye of Collision Entertainment has teamed up with Firm Films head Julie Yorn to turn "Max Payne," the action video game franchise, into a feature film for 20th Century Fox.
Karen Lauder of Abandon Entertainment will executive produce, with Faye and Yorn producing. Fox exec Robbie Brenner will oversee the project for the studio.
Released on PC in July 2001 and later that fall on Xbox and PlayStation 2, "Max Payne" tells the story of a New York cop whose wife and baby are killed by thugs high on a designer drug called Valkyr. Devastated, the cop joins the Drug Enforcement Agency and goes undercover with the mob to find the source of the drug. Framed for the murder of his partner and hunted down by both the mob and the police, he is forced to wage a one-man war against crime. The game's intricate film noir story, which involves government cover-ups, the Mafia and a city crippled by the century's worst blizzard, is told through comic book-style storyboards.
Yorn said that Fox envisions "Max Payne" as a big event film and committed to the project as part of its first-look deal with Firm Films.
"I think this is a real actor's part because although the story will have action and intrigue, at its core it's a story about a man who loses everything in life that's dear to him," Faye said.
"Max Payne," which was the first video game to employ cinematic techniques like slow-motion "bullet time" (popularized in "The Matrix") into its game play, was an instant hit for Finnish game developer Remedy Entertainment and game publisher Gather of Developers. According to video game tracking firm the NPD Group, "Max Payne" sold more than 5 million copies in the U.S. alone. Its sequel, "Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne," which shipped for PC, Xbox and PS2 in fall 2003 from Rockstar Games, sold more than 950,000 copies in the U.S.
Faye said the "Max Payne" movie will focus on the origin of the vigilante character. He said he has wanted to make his own "Dirty Harry"-like movie since he first saw Remedy's game at E3 in 1998. Remedy began creating the game back in 1996.
With "Max Payne," the filmmakers have the luxury of a narrative structure that lends itself to a feature film adaptation, Faye said. "Unlike a novel, video games by nature leave gaps in the story, which allows filmmakers an opportunity to flesh out the story and fill those holes in a meaningful way," he said.
The "Max Payne" deal comes a week after Faye and Yorn sold American McGee's "Alice" video game to Universal Pictures with Sarah Michelle Gellar attached to star and Marcus Nispel signed to direct. Jon and Erich Hoeber wrote the script.
Halo? How will this turn out?
Jet Li Fights in Tekken
Action star's martial arts put to the test again.
Jet Li has apparently decided that Hua Yuenjia (Fearless) will not be his last martial arts film after all. The Chinese star of Hero, Lethal Weapon 4, and many other action films will star in the upcoming Tekken movie adaptation, according to Apollo Lounge and China Economic Net.
Jet Li is to play "Boxer", one of the characters from the popular console games. At this point, his is the only name attached to the film that most Western moviegoers would recognize; it's not surprising that the producers wanted to get such a high-profile actor involved.
Tekken hasn't gone into production yet, but it's expected to be shot and released some time in 2006. The film is being directed by Charles Stone III (Mr. 3000).
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Fox, Uni game for 'Halo' film
Source: Hollywood Reporter
20th Century Fox and Universal Pictures are teaming up to make a feature film adaptation of the Microsoft video game "Halo." Negotiations still were under way at press time Thursday, but under the deal, Universal will take domestic rights and Fox will handle international on the project. Further components could be included in the agreement. The deal -- based on a script by "28 Days Later" scribe Alex Garland -- caused a stir earlier in the week when CAA sent it out via a messenger clad in a "Halo"-esque green costume. The deal came bearing some pretty stiff terms, including a two-hour bidding period and demands for $10 million against 15% of the gross. The script was commissioned by Microsoft, which also brought in producer Peter Schlessel to work on the project.
I do know that Peter Jackson is Executively Producing the Halo movie. This means they'll have the Weta workshop at their disposal.
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du-du-du-du-dudu MONTREAL KOMBAAAAAAAT!!!!!
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Dead or Alive: the movie.
that looks fuckin horrible
Babes in bikinis doing kung-fu whats not to like????????? :ponder:
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that looks fuckin horrible
so there are three tomatoes walking down the street...
Mortal Kombat prequel in the works
Source: Moviehole
Actor Robin Shou, a constant in the "Mortal Kombat" films, has revealed that he won't be reprising his role as the gallant fighter Lui Kang in the forthcoming "Mortal Kombat 3", after all. According to Shou, the film will feature a new hero....
....wait for it......
Sub Zero.
Yep, one of the icy villains from the first two films will be the 'savior of all', this time 'round. Taking a page out of "The Mummy Returns"/"Scorpion King" playbook, where the villain of the first film returned in a later film - a prequel - as a hero, the film will track back a few years, fixing on the younger – more honorable years – of the character, it seems. (What one has to remember, too, is that Sub Zero has a long bloodline – so the Sub Zero in this new prequel, might also be simply a relation of the one we've seen previously....... shit, just exposed myself as a one-time chronic player of the game, on the old Sega MegaDrive, didn't I?).
"Apparently, Sub-Zero will be the new hero. How'd that come about? Nobody knows. As if my character never existed. The story supposedly takes place before Lui Kangs time. A prequel of prequel" The Unofficial Mortal Kombat 3 Page quoted Shou as saying. "I haven't read the script but the word out there was... bad. I guess that's why it's taking this long for it to happen. I guess the main reason was that the producer didn't want pay the original casts their regular fee so by taking out all of the original characters, replacing with new characters, so they could hire unknown actors for a cheaper price. That's showbiz."
No word on whether Keith Cooke is still attached to reprise his role as Sub Zero, as originally planned.
Initially, most of the original "Mortal Kombat" cast, including Shou, Linden Ashby and Christopher Lambert, had been asked back for this new film – tentatively titled "Mortal Kombat : Devastation" – but things changed, it seems. In fact, a lot of things have changed with this one.... they were originally going to shoot in New Orleans, but have had to find a new locale after the Hurricane Katrina mess, with Thailand and New Mexico now in their sights.
If you can't get your Mortal Kombat movie made because hiring Robin Shou, Linden Ashby, and Christopher Lambert would break the bank, it's time to pack the whole thing in and call it a day. They might as well just shoot it on miniDV with all the director's buddies as the actors, then release the whole thing on YouTube in ten-minute chunks.
Plus, if a guy who didn't balk at the first two Mortal Kombats thinks the new script is shitty, it's probably pretty damn shitty.
Mortal Kombat Rebooted?
The latest buzz on the game-to-film franchise.
It seems you can forget about seeing Mortal Kombat III. Instead, the whole franchise will reportedly be getting the reboot treatment, a la Casino Royale and Batman Begins.
"The movie is not going to be a prequel, sequel, or in any form be related to the previous 2 movie. Pretty much like Batman Begins, is going to restart the series with new concepts, stories, etc.," a scooper informed Moviehole.net.
The report adds, "The reason it is taking so long is the script, so many parts are involved. The team at Threshold (the ones that holds the right to MK) are constantly writing drafts (along with the director), which they have to send to Midway (makers of the game) so the creator of the game (Ed Boon) adds notes and some input to the draft, then to the studio (rumored to be Lionsgate at this moment)."
Moviehole also points out that the film's director, Mink, has apparently been posting comments about the long-awaited project over at the IMDB.com message boards.
In his post, Mink revealed, "Casting adjourned for the moment before we got that far. As I have said in other posts we went back to the script after the initial movement on the project and have been rewriting (per the parties involved Threshold, Studio, Midway) since so no additional casting thoughts and or processes were even continued. As soon as the script is done we will proceed with casting again and all options in all casting areas are still on the table 100%."
The helmer reportedly confirmed that he has approached MK vets Christopher Lambert and Robin Shou about the film.