The Assassin's Creed movie nailed down its star in Michael Fassbender and the backing of a popular franchise with deep pockets. Next it had to find a scribe, and Ubisoft has tapped a relatively unknown to film circles to handle the adaptation.
We just got word yesterday that the Mass Effect movie has swapped writers, meaning it's probably still a couple years away. But the other Mass Effect movie, the anime-styled Paragon Lost, is due in just a few short weeks. A new sneak peek gives a lengthy look at the flick.
Mass Effect: Paragon Lost is an anime movie starring James Vega from Mass Effect 3. The movie is a prequel, and details Vega's time as a Special Forces squad leader assigned to protect a colony from the Collectors. In conjunction with Comic Con, Funimation has released a brand new trailer for the film.
Video games and films are not generally on good terms. Hollywood has tried to crack the nut over and over, but the infamously terrible examples of adaptations continue to mount. Producers still haven't figured out what makes a successful video game to film adaptation, but we have a pretty good idea of what doesn't. And as much as I enjoy the work of Michael Fassbender, his name alone isn't enough to inspire confidence in the Assassin's Creed film project.
It's been awhile since we heard anything about the God of War movie. In fact, franchise creator David Jaffe had expressed doubt the movie would ever be made. However, it appears Universal Pictures is going ahead with the project, hiring a new writing team to take over the project.
Michael Fassbender, who has starred in recent sci-fi movies Prometheus and X-Men: First Class, will take on the lead role of an as-yet unnamed assassin as Ubisoft moves to bring its Assassin's Creed franchise to the big screen.
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell is coming back next year with a new game, Blacklist. It appears that some film studios want to expand upon the successful franchise, with one report saying that Paramount Pictures is the front runner to grab Sam Fisher for the big screen.
Fans were up in arms when they heard about David O. Russell's Uncharted film adaptation about a family "that deals with heads of state and heads of museums and metes out justice." Just like in the games! Right?
Since then, Russell has left the project, with Neil Burger taking over the Hollywood adaptation of Naughty Dog's adventure series. Thankfully, Burger won't follow the footsteps of his predecessor and will, instead, focus on what actually makes the series so beloved by its fans. "There’s a lot of cool stuff, actually, from the videogame, if you know it."
The Uncharted movie has found a new director, reports Variety. The film is now being helmed by Neil Burger, director of Limitless and The Illusionist. Burger is reportedly reworking the project, and was chosen after he proposed a hewing closer to the plot of the first game.
That should be welcome news to those who didn't like former director David O. Russell's take. Russell had brought along big talent like Mark Wahlberg for the lead. Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci were also on-board for a plot that revolved around Drake's family -- and had very little to do with any of the games. It's unclear now if Wahlberg will still take on the role now that Russell has left due to creative differences.
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The Mass Effect series is already pretty cinematic, but it's about to get even more so. BioWare and Electronic Arts announced a deal with FUNimation Entertainment today, to produce a Mass Effect anime movie. Work on the movie has already begun, and it's due in stores (not theaters) in summer of 2012. T.O Entertainment, which is also handling the Dragon Age anime, has signed on as co-producer.
The movie will take place within the Mass Effect universe, but the annoucment doesn't mention the series protagonist Shepard. More likely, this movie will expand the universe like the series of Drew Karpyshyn-penned novels, or the movies EA has financed to cross-promote Dead Space and Dante's Inferno. Read more »
Following reports and much speculation, Variety has confirmation that Quantic Dream's Heavy Rain is headed to Hollywood. 'Deadwood' and 'NYPD Blue' creator David Milch has signed up to adapt the interactive movie into a regular movie.
The movie is being developed by production company Unique Features with Warner Bros., which is reportedly 'fast-tracking' it. Read more »
Deadline.com (via Kotaku) is reporting that Unique Features is near closing a deal to purchase the film rights to Quantic Dreams' PlayStation 3 game Heavy Rain.
The game's cinematic storytelling and use of real actors makes it an easy choice for film adaptation. An auction for the rights was set up by Hollywood talent agency CAA on behalf of Quantic Dream. Read more »
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