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[massranger]

VVP wrote...

DarthSlim108 wrote...

You have to consider that the movie will have to appeal to a wider audience than just the hardcore fans of the game. Sure, most of us would like to see a movie set somewhere in the game's backstory, but all the people who haven't played the game would be like "Hey, where's that Commander Shepard we've heard so much about?" To them, a movie about the first contact war would be just another sci-fi flick. I'm guessing they'll probably just base the movie off of the first game to attract the most viewers and make the most money. Not that I'm complaining either, I would love to see Shepard and the Normandy crew on the big screen. This is just an adaptation of the game after all, they aren't redefining the canon.

Hey, if you wan't to see Shephard on a big screen, build your self a home cinema . But seriously, I bet neither fans or other audience is going to enjoy it because the game is 20 hours long or so. Even if they manage to make the whole story visible, the other aspects like character development suffers, so as an possible example when Shephard and Liara first meet and then there is some planetside scenes (without any relation ship development), next scene with Liara and Shep is the scene where they make out each other, everyone would possibly be like "WTF!? Haven't they just met and now they act like it's been copule of months or so? "

WP, believe it or not, the directors, and writers can still develop characters in a shorter amount of time.  Look at some movies that were based on novels.  Novels tend to be a lot longer than movies with more character development, yet movie companies continually make movies based on them.  Some are good, some are bad, and some are great, it's about the effort put into making the movie and the talent of the people involved.  That's why they make the big bucks to make/write movies and you don't, because they have the ability to take a story and expand or abridge them using creativity.  Your timeline of the movie is ridiculous, even if the movie sucked it would not be layed out like that, and to stipulate like that is pretty lame. 

[massranger]

kyle924 wrote...

massranger wrote...

Just a thought, they said Legendary, and Avi Arad optioned the rights for Mass Effect, without any other details. That makes me think it will be about the first game. Plus Avi Arad's son, Ari is one of producers, and an article said that he is a huge fan of the game. Plus IMDB said that Jillian Murray and Mathew fox is cast, I know IMDB is not always correct, but if they are correct then who else would Fox play if not Shepard (I'm not fan of Mathew Fox either but he would probably do a good job), and it makes sense if Murray is cast, then why wouldn't she play Liara? To me, all signs point to Mass Effect 1 movie.

To be honest, I don't think there's any way for Jillian Murray to be Liara T'Soni for the movie. Sure, they've created the body and face out of her, but she's not the voice. And look at her acting record - it mostly sucks. No offense. If you need proof, look under her name in the recent movies from this year on YouTube.

Clarification:

I was saying that IMDB lists Jillian Murray as staring in Mass Effect, and posing the question if she is really cast for the movie, then who else would she play... other than Liara?  Leading me to believe that the movie will be based on ME1.  I didn't say that I thought she is right for the part, but I don't pretend to know if she would work or not.  With that said, I do hope she is cast, I think she is hot, and would LOOK the part.  As for her acting ability, I dunno, but I am sure they will look into that further than you or me watching a ridiculous low budget B-rated movie without a director that has talent, or one that has the resources to take a second take because first take sucked.  It's hard to judge someone's acting ability when they starred in a movie that was filmed only on first takes.  If you research the low budget movies she was in, I bet you would find that they were filmed in a very short amount of time, like a few weeks.  Remember the directors of those low budget movies are ones that are trying to make it too, and they don't have much to work with and probably are not that talented.  The point is, we really don't know if Murray is bad or good at acting, because you can't judge her on those low buget P.O.S. movies.  Let's see how she would do with a good director, that ya know would give her "directions" as to where he/she wants Murray to go with the role and scenes.  Plus Liara is sort of mono-tone in the game anyway, it might not be that hard to play.     

Modifié par massranger, 12 août 2010 - 06:39 .

[Nazara]

massranger wrote...

Clarification:

I was saying that IMDB lists Jillian Murray as staring in Mass Effect, and posing the question if she is really cast for the movie, then who else would she play... other than Liara?  Leading me to believe that the movie will be based on ME1.  I didn't say that I thought she is right for the part, but I don't pretend to know if she would work or not.  With that said, I do hope she is cast, I think she is hot, and would LOOK the part.  

Agreed, Liara wouldn't be the same if she had a different face/voice. I think they should try and get the person who did her voice aswell, and sync it in if it is not too much trouble. As long as she has a nice soft voice, and good looks, the viewers will like 

Modifié par Nazara, 12 août 2010 - 08:52 .

[DIrishB]

Seriously, they're not going to cast someone who looks like Liara and then cast another one who sounds like her to do a voice-over. Instead they'll cast someone who somewhat looks and sounds like her, therefore only having to pay one actress instead of two. Even if its different than how she looks, acts, or sounds in the game, the studio would prefer that to save money.

[A117MASSEFFECT]

DIrishB wrote...

Seriously, they're not going to cast someone who looks like Liara and then cast another one who sounds like her to do a voice-over. Instead they'll cast someone who somewhat looks and sounds like her, therefore only having to pay one actress instead of two. Even if its different than how she looks, acts, or sounds in the game, the studio would prefer that to save money.

But you must relize that her face and head are going to be CG anyway so they will just get one to sound like her.

[A117MASSEFFECT]

If they are going to make this movie (grones with dispare) they need to do it right. Get the actors and actresses who voice acted the game and use there voice. I don't know how there even thinking abot making this movie.

[massranger]

Nazara wrote...

massranger wrote...

Clarification:

I was saying that IMDB lists Jillian Murray as staring in Mass Effect, and posing the question if she is really cast for the movie, then who else would she play... other than Liara?  Leading me to believe that the movie will be based on ME1.  I didn't say that I thought she is right for the part, but I don't pretend to know if she would work or not.  With that said, I do hope she is cast, I think she is hot, and would LOOK the part.  

Agreed, Liara wouldn't be the same if she had a different face/voice. I think they should try and get the person who did her voice aswell, and sync it in if it is not too much trouble. As long as she has a nice soft voice, and good looks, the viewers will like 

Yes and No, i think syncing might look too much like a cheesy martial arts movie.  I think Liara's voice is mono-tone enough that an actress can learn to do it fairly easy, what do you think?

Modifié par massranger, 13 août 2010 - 05:37 .

[massranger]

A117MASSEFFECT wrote...

DIrishB wrote...

Seriously, they're not going to cast someone who looks like Liara and then cast another one who sounds like her to do a voice-over. Instead they'll cast someone who somewhat looks and sounds like her, therefore only having to pay one actress instead of two. Even if its different than how she looks, acts, or sounds in the game, the studio would prefer that to save money.

But you must relize that her face and head are going to be CG anyway so they will just get one to sound like her.

And really she does not even have to sound exactly like her, or even look exactly like her as long as she is portrayed well.  We are saying "if" Jillian Murray is already cast, then most likely she is slated for Liara. 

[pf17456]

I think going to the Mass Effect movie and seeing an actual living, breathing Liara would alone be worth the price of a ticket. I do hope Murray gets the part, there's no way she isn't exactly Liara. Not only would it be a career altering part for her but a definite treat for all Mass Effect fans.

[kyle924]

massranger wrote...

kyle924 wrote...

massranger wrote...

Just a thought, they said Legendary, and Avi Arad optioned the rights for Mass Effect, without any other details. That makes me think it will be about the first game. Plus Avi Arad's son, Ari is one of producers, and an article said that he is a huge fan of the game. Plus IMDB said that Jillian Murray and Mathew fox is cast, I know IMDB is not always correct, but if they are correct then who else would Fox play if not Shepard (I'm not fan of Mathew Fox either but he would probably do a good job), and it makes sense if Murray is cast, then why wouldn't she play Liara? To me, all signs point to Mass Effect 1 movie.

To be honest, I don't think there's any way for Jillian Murray to be Liara T'Soni for the movie. Sure, they've created the body and face out of her, but she's not the voice. And look at her acting record - it mostly sucks. No offense. If you need proof, look under her name in the recent movies from this year on YouTube.

Clarification:

I was saying that IMDB lists Jillian Murray as staring in Mass Effect, and posing the question if she is really cast for the movie, then who else would she play... other than Liara?  Leading me to believe that the movie will be based on ME1.  I didn't say that I thought she is right for the part, but I don't pretend to know if she would work or not.  With that said, I do hope she is cast, I think she is hot, and would LOOK the part.  As for her acting ability, I dunno, but I am sure they will look into that further than you or me watching a ridiculous low budget B-rated movie without a director that has talent, or one that has the resources to take a second take because first take sucked.  It's hard to judge someone's acting ability when they starred in a movie that was filmed only on first takes.  If you research the low budget movies she was in, I bet you would find that they were filmed in a very short amount of time, like a few weeks.  Remember the directors of those low budget movies are ones that are trying to make it too, and they don't have much to work with and probably are not that talented.  The point is, we really don't know if Murray is bad or good at acting, because you can't judge her on those low buget P.O.S. movies.  Let's see how she would do with a good director, that ya know would give her "directions" as to where he/she wants Murray to go with the role and scenes.  Plus Liara is sort of mono-tone in the game anyway, it might not be that hard to play.     

All right. I'll give her a chance. Jillian Murray is hot, no question. However, she is not definite yet. So if Matthew Fox and Jillian Murray happen to have set roles, that's fine by me.

Anyways, for those who rather wanted the Mass Effect Movie to involve the First Contact War/Skyllian Blitz/ Anderson vs. Saren direction, A Different List has been updated. This is a very short list containing actors/actresses that would be good for roles from Mass Effect: Ascension/Revelation. If anyone would like comment about this list or add any additional roles for the near future of this kind of movie, that would be very well appreciated. So here we go:


A Different List
 
(Note: This list is very small and contains characters referring to the Skyllian Blitz/First Contact War, as well as the conflict between Anderson and Saren.)
 
Here’s Young Anderson:
1. Chiwetel Ejiofor – 2. Will Smith – 3. Coby Bell – 4. Boris Kodjoe – 5. Morris Chestnut
 
Here’s Adm. Jon Grissom:
1. Chance Kelly – 2. Bruce Greenwood
 
Here’s Kahlee Sanders:
1. Charlize Theron – 2. Kate Beckinsale
 
Here’s Saren:
1. Sean Bean - 2. Eric Bana - 3. Mark Strong - 4. Michael Wincott - 5. Gary Oldman -
6. Sean Penn - 7. Fred Tatasciore (VA + as Balak & Warden Kuril in ME 2) - 8. Liev Schriber -
9. Ben Kingsley – 10. Christian Slater – 11. Fredric Lehne – 12. Julian McMahon –
13. Kurtwood Smith – 14. Arnold Vosloo – 15. Johnathan Freeman –
16. Wayne Pygrim – 17. Ian McShane
 
Here’s Skarr:
1. Michael Grevioux
 
Here’s Ambassador Anita Goyle:
1. Meryl Streep – 2. Patricia Clarkson
 
And here’s Jill’Dah:
1. Rhona Mitra
 

[Lord Jaric]

Here's a thought, instead of casting someone based on how they look, lets cast the on their ability to play the part.

[Crossofthorns]

Estelindis wrote...

...To be honest, this sounds quite promising. The people lined up to be involved in this project have all done good work in the past. :-)

Is it cynical of me to assume that Shepard will be male in this movie, or is there actually a chance for a female Shepard? Or will the storyline not involve Shepard at all?

Spider Man 3 it´s not a good "work"

x)

[dreman9999]

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[DIrishB]

DarkAp0stle wrote...

Dominic Purcell would be the ideal Commander Shepard in my opinion.

TH1990 wrote...

the rock would be the best candidate, hes built like shepard, muscular and he almost looks alike, he can be a great actor if they dont limit him, just look at a few wwe promos and you will agree

Man, am I glad you guys aren't casting the movie.  Dominic Purcell, the guy from Prison Break?  One, his body type is too short and too muscular/bulky for Shep (at least the male default), and two, he's a terrible actor who can't pull off anything but the "brooding tough guy". 

And the Rock?  Same thing, his body type is way too big, and his face looks really nothing like the default male Shepard.  He's a bit better in the acting department, but still, totally wrong for this.

Oh my God...some of these casting choices are insane.


Christian Bale and Matthew Fox are probably some of the better choices, in terms of how close they look to default male Shepard and the level of their acting ability.  Bale would be the better choice strictly in terms of star-power/A-list name, though Fox wouldn't be a bad choice either (and more affordable).

[DIrishB]

Sorry, double post.

Modifié par DIrishB, 13 août 2010 - 05:42 .

[kyle924]

Lord Jaric wrote...

Here's a thought, instead of casting someone based on how they look, lets cast the on their ability to play the part.

Actually, that part of the list has no photos of any of the characters.

This list was created to help those who rather wanted to see a Mass Effect Movie that didn't include Shepard. Most of those choices that you see in A Different List came from others that wanted to commemorate it - to show their ability to act as one of these new characters that we can only imagine from the ME series.

[sprankton89]

ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER AS SHEPARD! DO IT!

Honestly i think he could do a really good job. I know hes not really doing movies now but how cool would that be?!

[sprankton89]

sprankton89 wrote...

ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER AS SHEPARD! DO IT!
Honestly i think he could do a really good job. I know hes not really doing movies now but how cool would that be?!

IM A SPECTRE YOU IDIOT!

seriously tho who else thinks it would be a great idea? ignore the accent and go by his look and acting skills. id rather see him than christian bale or some other dude they may pick.
sorry for double post

Modifié par sprankton89, 13 août 2010 - 09:38 .

[DarthSlim108]

sprankton89 wrote...

ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER AS SHEPARD! DO IT!
Honestly i think he could do a really good job. I know hes not really doing movies now but how cool would that be?!

Um... no. They need a good ensemble cast, not one big lead actor. That would shift the focus away from how awesome the entire ME universe is and make it all about Ahnold.

[sprankton89]

DarthSlim108 wrote...

sprankton89 wrote...

ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER AS SHEPARD! DO IT!
Honestly i think he could do a really good job. I know hes not really doing movies now but how cool would that be?!

Um... no. They need a good ensemble cast, not one big lead actor. That would shift the focus away from how awesome the entire ME universe is and make it all about Ahnold.

maybe... idk. if there are a lot of big names it wouldnt be as bad. I am very skeptical about this movie. I really think its going to suck and make ME look bad.

[kyle924]

sprankton89 wrote...

DarthSlim108 wrote...

sprankton89 wrote...

ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER AS SHEPARD! DO IT!
Honestly i think he could do a really good job. I know hes not really doing movies now but how cool would that be?!

Um... no. They need a good ensemble cast, not one big lead actor. That would shift the focus away from how awesome the entire ME universe is and make it all about Ahnold.

maybe... idk. if there are a lot of big names it wouldnt be as bad. I am very skeptical about this movie. I really think its going to suck and make ME look bad.

Give it a chance. I mean look at Star Trek. A few actors that had been known from movies before 2009 (like Karl Urban and Eric Bana) and unless you were an actor freak for movies and tv shows, the cast did extremely well. We now love Simon Pegg and Zoe Saldana, for ex., as a result - maybe even more. I'm just saying to let things smooth out like fans are supposed to be and you'll be fine.

[Tetragnatha_Sp]

How about Casey Hudson as Commander Shepard?

[jaredb_1987]

kyle924 wrote...

Anyways, for those who rather wanted the Mass Effect Movie to involve the First Contact War/Skyllian Blitz/ Anderson vs. Saren direction, A Different List has been updated. This is a very short list containing actors/actresses that would be good for roles from Mass Effect: Ascension/Revelation. If anyone would like comment about this list or add any additional roles for the near future of this kind of movie, that would be very well appreciated. So here we go:


A Different List
 
(Note: This list is very small and contains characters referring to the Skyllian Blitz/First Contact War, as well as the conflict between Anderson and Saren.)
 
Here’s Young Anderson:
1. Chiwetel Ejiofor – 2. Will Smith – 3. Coby Bell – 4. Boris Kodjoe – 5. Morris Chestnut
not sure i could see will smith as anderson, but i wouldn't turn it down and i honestly can't really see anyone playing keith david the voice more than keith david, it'd be like having carrot top voicing the arbitor in halo...though not that bad.
 
Here’s Adm. Jon Grissom:
1. Chance Kelly – 2. Bruce Greenwood
i would love to see bruce greenwood as grissom. 
 
Here’s Kahlee Sanders:
1. Charlize Theron – 2. Kate Beckinsale
personally as i've been reading all three me books, i've been thinking of katee sackhoff as sanders. might just be bsg on the brain though.
 
Here’s Saren:
1. Sean Bean - 2. Eric Bana - 3. Mark Strong - 4. Michael Wincott - 5. Gary Oldman -
6. Sean Penn - 7. Fred Tatasciore (VA + as Balak & Warden Kuril in ME 2) - 8. Liev Schriber -
9. Ben Kingsley – 10. Christian Slater – 11. Fredric Lehne – 12. Julian McMahon –
13. Kurtwood Smith – 14. Arnold Vosloo – 15. Johnathan Freeman –
16. Wayne Pygrim – 17. Ian McShane
since any turian will more than likely be cg, i don't see why we couldn't see (or hear, as it would be) tatasciore reprise his role of saren. it would just be that much more awesome.
 
Here’s Skarr:
1. Michael Grevioux
i'd hate to not give it much thought, but any actor with an awesome deep menacing voice would work just fine for any krogan. from michael dorn to steve blum to michael clark duncan, james earl jones would also be cool.  
 
Here’s Ambassador Anita Goyle:
1. Meryl Streep – 2. Patricia Clarkson
nice.
 
And here’s Jill’Dah:
1. Rhona Mitra
nice again.
 

i'd personally like to see the movie(s) focus on the novel stories rather than the games. with the games there is so much you can do wrong that it could easily turn into a clusterf**k of a story that barely makes sense or resembles the game. a book base gives you enough of the story to follow fairly faithfully, and enough room to give nods and winks to the games (though probably not so much the first book as the other two would). it's nice that the novels stay far enough from the games to stand on their own, but close enough that it's familiar to fans of the games.

[kyle924]

jaredb_1987 wrote...

kyle924 wrote...

Anyways, for those who rather wanted the Mass Effect Movie to involve the First Contact War/Skyllian Blitz/ Anderson vs. Saren direction, A Different List has been updated. This is a very short list containing actors/actresses that would be good for roles from Mass Effect: Ascension/Revelation. If anyone would like comment about this list or add any additional roles for the near future of this kind of movie, that would be very well appreciated. So here we go:


A Different List
 
(Note: This list is very small and contains characters referring to the Skyllian Blitz/First Contact War, as well as the conflict between Anderson and Saren.)
 
Here’s Young Anderson:
1. Chiwetel Ejiofor – 2. Will Smith – 3. Coby Bell – 4. Boris Kodjoe – 5. Morris Chestnut
not sure i could see will smith as anderson, but i wouldn't turn it down and i honestly can't really see anyone playing keith david the voice more than keith david, it'd be like having carrot top voicing the arbitor in halo...though not that bad.
 
Here’s Adm. Jon Grissom:
1. Chance Kelly – 2. Bruce Greenwood
i would love to see bruce greenwood as grissom. 
 
Here’s Kahlee Sanders:
1. Charlize Theron – 2. Kate Beckinsale
personally as i've been reading all three me books, i've been thinking of katee sackhoff as sanders. might just be bsg on the brain though.
 
Here’s Saren:
1. Sean Bean - 2. Eric Bana - 3. Mark Strong - 4. Michael Wincott - 5. Gary Oldman -
6. Sean Penn - 7. Fred Tatasciore (VA + as Balak & Warden Kuril in ME 2) - 8. Liev Schriber -
9. Ben Kingsley – 10. Christian Slater – 11. Fredric Lehne – 12. Julian McMahon –
13. Kurtwood Smith – 14. Arnold Vosloo – 15. Johnathan Freeman –
16. Wayne Pygrim – 17. Ian McShane
since any turian will more than likely be cg, i don't see why we couldn't see (or hear, as it would be) tatasciore reprise his role of saren. it would just be that much more awesome.
 
Here’s Skarr:
1. Michael Grevioux
i'd hate to not give it much thought, but any actor with an awesome deep menacing voice would work just fine for any krogan. from michael dorn to steve blum to michael clark duncan, james earl jones would also be cool.  
 
Here’s Ambassador Anita Goyle:
1. Meryl Streep – 2. Patricia Clarkson
nice.
 
And here’s Jill’Dah:
1. Rhona Mitra
nice again.
 

i'd personally like to see the movie(s) focus on the novel stories rather than the games. with the games there is so much you can do wrong that it could easily turn into a clusterf**k of a story that barely makes sense or resembles the game. a book base gives you enough of the story to follow fairly faithfully, and enough room to give nods and winks to the games (though probably not so much the first book as the other two would). it's nice that the novels stay far enough from the games to stand on their own, but close enough that it's familiar to fans of the games.

Well, with this Captain Anderson, most of these choices were optioned to make him younger so that he could be included from 2165 - not the originial Anderson (Keith David).

And yes, it would be more likely for Saren (Fred Tatasciore) to be a turian cgi than having somebody create a Turian outfit and put it on to run around in.

But to be honest, the fact that some of the users were actually thinking about other actors to put in these characters from Revelation was shocking. However, since we are already hearing rumors about some of the actors getting roles for the ME Movie, i guess we just have to pray this game-to-film scenario doesn't suck.

Do you (or anyone else) have any other suggestions?

Modifié par kyle924, 14 août 2010 - 02:29 .

[atlsheprd]

yes!