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[ISpeakTheTruth]

Epic elevator scenes.

[untoldsarcasm]

My main wish is that it doesn't feature Shepard.

[InHarmsWay]

A good script.



And acting.

[Skyblade012]

I want interactive controls, a character building feature, multiple decision paths, and patches/expansions for new content.



In short, I want another game.

[Sesshomaru47]

For it to have the same fate at Splinter Cell and Halo movies....

[Midnight_Thirty]

You guys realize that it's not going to be about Shepard. Why would they make a movie after something that has already been done (in the process of finishing) when they have such an expansive world that will allow for the writers to go in any direction. Most likely the Movie will follow up ME3 or be some kind of prequel. Think about the books that have come out and how they have been good stand alone stories, but have still kept nicely with "canon"



If they do end up "remaking" the first game into a movie, I probably won't have a problem with it.

[ElectronicFerret]

I think I have to throw in with the 'don't want it to happen at all' camp.



Or at the very least, for it to be Non Canonized. I'm enough of a sad panda that there isn't any femshep merch/posters/what have you to get my grubby mitts on.

[crusadex]

1. A good script that has been written by Bioware's writer team. Not a script written by hack Hollywood scriptwriters that rapes the game's story. We all know that Hollywood producers love to ruin anything they touch. Bioware should hold a full control over the project (script, art, casting) and has to make this official with contract.  Bioware should protect it's property, not sale for money. Otherwise it would be just another bad video game adaptation like everyone else before.

2. A good director who has love for the game franchise. Famous or non-famous is not important. Directing skills are important. ME has incredible potential as a movie. A good script, director and movie crew could make this the next big sci-fi / fantasy after Star Wars and Star Trek. But a bad movie could turn out to be a flop like Prince of Persia.


It all depends on how involved Bioware will be in this project. We all know that Hollywood producers don't like other people who involves in their project and try to cut them off. Bioware management should make their stand against that greedy bastard producers.

Modifié par crusadex, 26 septembre 2010 - 09:35 .

[wulf3n]

for it to not exist. Please hollywood, stop taking successful genres out of their element and ruining them. Just because ME is a good game, does not mean its going to be a good movie. ME is one of the last things i can cling to that hasn't been totally ruined by bad spinoffs.

[Getorex]

It would be rather bizarre, actually, for it not to involve Shepard. They are not doing this to cater to a relative handful of gamers on this board, they are doing a movie that should appeal to people BEYOND this board and even to those who haven't (yet) played at all. If they go with something non-Shepard, it's like trying to bring a bunch of people (general audiences) into a story that they are totally clueless on. Pre-ME1 or side stories are of interest only to some people who are on this board who fear their femshep fixation will not be satisfied (god I hope) or fear that the game will be ruined (how? have people really quit playing resident evil games because of the movies? sheesh...NO...same with tomb raider - that's were you go for hot chick protagonists, by the way, in series setup from day one to be chicky leads rather than canonical male leads).



The only people that would get into a pre-ME1 type movie are people right here and that means flop money-wise.



Why YES! to a movie? Because the game is lacking what a movie would bring: emotion. Characters in the movie will interact with each other and with Shep. They will have expressions. They will emote. They will show surprise, fear, anger, sorrow, etc, and it will show in their faces and in their voices. Combat wont be rather calm and clean affairs as in the game, they can be done (properly) in a manner more in keeping with reality (yelling, fear, desperation, ducking, diving, covering the head, etc). Communication among characters can even be nonverbal.



All this is lacking in the game and I welcome a movie version to finish off the game (it will not even be in theaters until AFTER ME3 is out and played up the ying-yang afterall so there's nothing to ruin - by that time you will have moved on to some dungeony dragony rpg and ME will be a fond memory).

[Omega-202]

 Exactly what Getorex said in regards to the idea of "the movie won't be about Shepard".

It will be about Shepard.  It HAS to be about Shepard.

In order for the movie to succeed, it has to appeal to more people than just those who have played the game.  The public at large may not have played the game, but they're probably familiar with the character of Shepard after the massive advertising storm before the release of ME2.  The commercials were all over certain channels during prime viewing time.  

The public who would see this movie probably has seen the posters and the box art and if you "google" Mass Effect, Shepard is the image that comes up.  And very specifically, Mark Vanderloo's Shepard.  Not to mention the Fox News fiasco, which not only plastered Vanderloo's digital face all over TV and the internet but also was a huge marketing boon for BioWare.  A lot of people are mildly aware of Mass Effect and the only part they seem to be aware of is Shepard and his thing for space-sex.  

That's the only connection that the larger public has to the game.  BioWare wouldn't forsake that thin connection to satisfy the odd diehards who are clamoring for a niche "extended universe" movie.  

Nobody should delude themselves with that notion.  If there is a ME movie, it will be about a male Shepard played by an actor who probably has some resemblance to Vanderloo (ex: Matthew Fox).  Dreams about a "First Contact"/"Battle of Shanxi" or post Reapers movie are simply unreasonable.

Modifié par Omega-202, 26 septembre 2010 - 10:48 .

[Fishy]

Getorex wrote...



The only people that would get into a pre-ME1 type movie are people right here and that means flop money-wise.

Unlikely .
They could create a pre-ME1 movie that involve the first contact war and the discoveries of prothean artifact  and the use of biotic .You know stuff like that . Shepard ain't the only hero .. hell we could see a Younger Anderson.

[Rebel_Guy]

Omega and Getorex nailed it..

[Omega-202]

Suprez30 wrote...

Getorex wrote...



The only people that would get into a pre-ME1 type movie are people right here and that means flop money-wise.

Unlikely .
They could create a pre-ME1 movie that involve the first contact war and the discoveries of prothean artifact  and the use of biotic .You know stuff like that . Shepard ain't the only hero .. hell we could see a Younger Anderson.

And the only people who would have ANY clue what was going on would be people who REALLY delved deeply into the games.

I have plenty of friends who have played both games and if you asked them "in Mass Effect lore, what was Shanxi?" they'd give you the weirdest looks.

There aren't enough people who care about those stories.  Not even ME fans care enough about those stories.  

If you took that movie that you're proposing and made a trailer for it and showed it to a general audience, you'd get responses like
-"Where's that white dude with short cropped hair?"
-"Who's this black guy as a main character?"
-"Why aren't they fighting robots or bug aliens instead of these dino-birds?"
-"Where's the human/blue alien sex?"

Few people know about ME.  Fewer people know its backstory.  Even fewer know enough of its backstory to care about fringe characters.  Its best to appeal to what the most people know about.  The game commercials and promotionals have made A LOT of people aware of Vanderloo-Shep.  That's what they'd go with.  


EDIT:
BTW, do you guys know one of the most talked about alternative plots that was thrown around for the Halo movie?  Rumor was that originally, some of the writers wanted to start the movie series with The Fall of Reach (following a lose outline from the Halo novel which became a backdrop for the recent game), aka a prequel movie.  

Do you know what the supposed response was from the producers and focus groups who were brought in for idea spitballing?  They asked why there were no aliens for a big chunk of the movie and nothing about the Halo ring worlds.  

The public has a vague idea of what the games are about.  When you don't include that little bit into the movie, people aren't going to be interested.

Modifié par Omega-202, 26 septembre 2010 - 11:28 .

[Hopefire]

I'd much rather a television show.



And a female Shepard.

[Omega-202]

Hopefire wrote...


I'd much rather a television show.

And a female Shepard.

I think that a Band of Brothers kind of mini series would fit the ME series best.  Break each game into 8 to 12  1-hour blocks.  3 seasons long and you'd get to include a lot of things that a movie would skip.

The trade off is that the production quality would suffer proportionally as would the overall funding.
Where as each movie could get funding into the 9 figure range for 2-3 hours of film, a miniseries wouldn't get nearly that much.  You wouldn't pull in the big actors or get the top of the line special effects either.  

[lovgreno]

Garrus Vakarian. It should be quite interesting to see how they make the turians look and act in the film. Same goes for other aliens as well I suppose.

[betd2]

My idea. a story about another human Spectre who gets sent on a seemingly innocuous mission and ends up on an epic quest for undeniable proof of the existence of the Reapers. Fighting a battle against people who are trying to cover up the existence of the Reapers

[Kenshen]

Make it about the first contact war or something that we have not covered in game play.

[Kusy]

Sean Connery.

[The Big Nothing]

Jason Statham cast as every character.

[earthbornFemShep]

I would rather it cover Anderson's storyline prior to Mass Effect 1. It just feels wrong to cover Shep's story... especially since Shep can have 1 of 3 backgrounds, 1 of 3 reputations, any race, and either gender.... not to mention the choices in the story arc and squad interaction/romance.



If they do a movie, I would rather it be digital version where you can manipulate your shepard... oh, and what have you got there, ah yes... a video game.

[Abrams216]

I hope that the movie tells a story about someone not involved with Shepard at all. Something that takes place at around the same time as the game, maybe even make references to Shepard's actions. Keep the game and movie separate, that way when it bombs, the fanbase can separate it completely from canon

[Omega-202]

I understand everyone saying they want a "prequel" movie. But do all of you understand that it would be a COMPLETE failure of a movie, financially?

Legendary isn't going to give the OK to a story unrelated to the main plot of the games. They won't front the money. It simply wouldn't sell.

Name me one movie based on a "prequel" or "spin off" of a game that was even remotely acceptable and at least broke even at the box office.

Lets look at the most recent example of this concept : Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun Li. Outside of the main story and a failure of a movie.

How about "Final Fantasy: Spirits Within" or "In the Name of the King". Same deal.

EDIT: 

Abrams216 wrote...Keep the game and movie separate, that way when it bombs, the fanbase can separate it completely from canon

You say that as if its a guarantee.  People were saying the same thing about Prince of Persia before it came out.  Granted, it still wasn't a GREAT film, but it was ok and it made almost $200,000,000 over its budget.  

Who's to say that ME can't do better than $200 million in profit?  

Modifié par Omega-202, 27 septembre 2010 - 12:46 .

[Ander167]

Miranda...



And Morrigan too please.