Post by: NewsBot on January 21, 2003, 07:56:19 PM
Variety.com is reporting that Hollywood producers Warren Zide and Craig Perry (whose credits include Final Destination and American Pie) have acquired the rights to make a movie based on Nintendo's Metroid game series. The producing duo is currently seeking out writers, directors, and some actors and actresses to fill out the roles of all involved. Here's the preliminaries, courtesy of Variety:
The story is set in a once peaceful galaxy, which has its prosperity shattered by a startling discovery: On a routine mapping expedition of a planet, a survey crew discovers a new airborne life form -- the Metroid. Able to engulf other living beings, feed on their energy, and multiply in great numbers, they prove a terrifying menace. Female bounty hunter Samus Aran is commissioned by the Galactic Federation to eliminate the pests, but she soon discovers that pirates with a stolen Metroid specimen are plotting to breed an build an unstoppable army.
No other information has been revealed about the film other than this small tidbit. Of course, when we learn more about the Metroid movie, we'll be the first to inform you about it.
Post by: Syl on August 06, 2004, 11:40:45 AM
Guy who made final destination? I hope this doesn't turn into a comedy like FD2 was. (One of the best comedy movies of the entire year, i might add)
edit: wait, didn't he also make butterfly effect?
Post by: Bill Aurion on August 06, 2004, 11:45:23 AM
Post by: Jale on August 06, 2004, 01:20:07 PM
Not many roles to fill.
As long as it doesnt become a Romantic Comedy I might see this.
Post by: Deguello on August 06, 2004, 03:01:54 PM
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Post by: Hostile Creation on August 07, 2004, 11:26:36 AM
Hey, the Princess Bride kicked ass, and Fred Savage was in that, if I recall correctly. Don't make assumptions.
Post by: Shift Key on August 07, 2004, 09:30:56 PM
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Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on October 11, 2004, 03:43:55 PM
REGGIE-PUNCH!
REGGIE-KICK!
Post by: SuparSnoopay on December 30, 2004, 01:46:07 AM
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Originally posted by: mantidor
didnt Zide and Perry lost the rights and know is John Woo who has them? this games to movies scare me, RE turn out ok, not spectacular, just ok, but I still have nighmares about the mario brothers movie *shudders*
1. Yep. John Woo now has the rights to make a Metroid movie.
2. What??? The Mario movie kicked ass!
Post by: Shift Key on December 30, 2004, 03:30:18 AM
Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on December 30, 2004, 04:50:23 AM
Wasn't Matrix Revolutions ENOUGH!?!?!
Post by: CHEN on December 30, 2004, 05:09:09 AM
Please don't let it suck. *Prays Peter Cullen and Frank Welker will do the voices.* We miss you Chris Latta.
Post by: nitsu niflheim on December 30, 2004, 03:06:18 PM
Say what you will, but if you disagree with me then you are wrong and shall die a fiery death in the very depths of hell
Post by: Dasmos on January 01, 2005, 11:56:44 PM
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Originally posted by: nitsu niflheim
As far as I am concered the only person who in mind has the right to put on the Power Suit is Sarah-Michelle Gellar. When I close my eyes, she is who I see as Samus.
Say what you will, but if you disagree with me then you are wrong and shall die a fiery death in the very depths of hell
I could see her as Samus.
Then again she would probably be needed only for the end when Samus takes of her helmet..
Post by: Michael8983 on January 02, 2005, 12:47:13 PM
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Post by: MattVDB on January 02, 2005, 03:50:18 PM
Metroid as a movie though, I'm not sure would work. The series is based on upgrading, then back tracking. If that were to be applied to the movie, it best be in limited amounts. I can see the final boss being right next to where she landed her ship, and that would be sweet (like what happens in all Metroid games pretty much), but if she was constantly going back and forth between worlds that would be lame. A Metroid movie should play like a speed run, with an occasional lull thrown in to solve a puzzle (Anybody seen the Incredibles? When Mr. Incredible comes up from underwater into a cave, he finds a secret password. That type of puzzle solving involves the audience, and wouldn't add to boredom.)
Post by: KDR_11k on January 02, 2005, 11:49:11 PM
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Post by: mantidor on January 12, 2005, 01:37:44 PM
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Originally posted by: mantidor
didnt Zide and Perry lost the rights and know is John Woo who has them? this games to movies scare me, RE turn out ok, not spectacular, just ok, but I still have nighmares about the mario brothers movie *shudders*
1. Yep. John Woo now has the rights to make a Metroid movie.
2. What??? The Mario movie kicked ass!
The Mario movie was horrible! yoshi wasnt like Yoshi, bowser wasnt like Bowser, it hardly had any music theme from the game, Mario didnt jump, didnt use a flower as a weapon, it didnt feel like Mario at all! and this is the main reason I fear for the Metroid movie, how the can implement what makes Metroid games so great in a movie is beyond me, but some of the ideas Ive read in the thread are interesting, lets just hope for the best.
replies like this which are almost a month apart are funny, like in the past when letters took weeks to get to their destinataries ^_^
