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[el master pr]

This is sad. No Seth Green as Joker, the movie is about Commander Shepard but not about the story in the games. Prequel anyone? Do you honestly think ME3 could give this enough push?

Modifié par el master pr, 21 septembre 2011 - 06:22 .

[SandTrout]

It's going to be a flop. My hope for a decent ME movie is being smothered more and more every time we learn something new about it.

[MrFob]

I personally think every decision they announced in this particular blog is pretty bad. I was really looking forward to this movie but now I don't have that much hope for it.

[JeffZero]

Would someone do me a favor and post the article transcript here in this topic? I'm on the PS3 browser right now and the Kotaku webring doesn't display text on it.

[Yakko77]

I'll still give the movie a chance. The ME theme is pretty solid. Wait and see...

[Leonia]

If there's turians in it, I'll watch it. That said, we haven't really heard a lot of "confirmed" information on the movie, just lots of speculation and little comments that don't mean much given the context.

[Biotic Sage]

If it is a good, standalone movie (even if it is somewhat of a departure from its source material), then it will attract more people to the Mass Effect franchise, giving Bioware more opportunities to create works in the Mass Effect franchise. Surely that wouldn't be a bad thing.

The Star Wars: Clone Wars TV show is atrocious (at least in my opinion), but because the Star Wars franchise is so popular, there are plenty of hits to go along with misses like that one (KOTOR being a great example).

If it isn't true to the Mass Effect univerese, however, then we have a problem.

Modifié par Biotic Sage, 21 septembre 2011 - 06:36 .

[SandTrout]

Kotaku Blog wrote...

Answering questions that they didn't have time to answer during Comic-Con a few months back, the producers of the upcoming Mass Effect movie have posted a few bits of extra info on the project on the website of film company Legendary Pictures.

While dating back to last month, the blog was updated in silence, so much so that nobody really took notice of it. Until now!

While this shouldn't be too big a surprise, the movie will focus on a male Commander Shepard and not the female version. It's also revealed that Seth Green's character of Joker won't be played by Seth Green, which at first sounds absolutely incredulous, until you remember in the movie you'd have to look at Seth Green, and he just doesn't look the part.

The producers also reveal that the movie won't be based on the existing games; it'll instead be a "a completely new story". Which is...alarming.

From the source of information mentioned in the blog.

Legendary Pictures wrote...

MASS EFFECT

Q: Will it just be an adaptation of the first game, second game, or a completely new story?

A: It will be a completely new story

Q: How are you going to address the element of 'choice' that the players have in the game?

A: A movie narrative is different than gameplay. There won't be a choice aspect to this film, just a normal film narrative.

Q: Will it be a trilogy?

A: We are really focused on making this a great movie, so we'll see where it takes us. We have to get the first one right to know whether there will be more.

Q: Will Seth Green portray Joker (that character he voiced in the game?)

A: No.

Q: Will the movie be focused on Sheppard?

A: Yes.

Q: If the movie is focused on Sheppard, will it be the male Sheppard or the female Sheppard?

A: Male.

Q: Can you give any hints to potential casting?

A: No. Stay tuned.

Q: Will BioWare allow plot / character changes?

A: Yes, we are working closely with BioWare on the development of this project.

Q: Would you consider Daft Punk to do the soundtrack?

A: We love Daft Punk, but it's too early to say who will produce the soundtrack.

Modifié par SandTrout, 21 septembre 2011 - 06:35 .

[111987]

A story with Shepard that's not about the games?

Sounds like they'll explore one of his background stories, like the Raid on Torfan or the Skyllian Blitz.

[doom333]

I'm only slightly disappointed by the fact that Seth Green won't be in it, not disappointed at all that it's about Sheploo and not femshep and very wary that's it's not gonna be based on the games.

I mean if it is a prequel will it have to do with Shepards origin (eg. Ruthless, Sole Survivor?)

Ah well probably still watch it :B

[JeffZero]

Thanks, SandTrout!

[SandTrout]

111987 wrote...

A story with Shepard that's not about the games?

Sounds like they'll explore one of his background stories, like the Raid on Torfan or the Skyllian Blitz.

Yeah, but they've previously stated that it is based around the first game, which while vague, doesn't necessarily imply it's based on the background stories.

[Leonia]

I don't know why Seth Green couldn't pull off his own freaking character, let him grow some facial hair and they look nearly identical.

[Biotic Sage]

Yeah, I think what they mean by "a completely new story" is just that they want us to be prepared for the many liberties they will be taking when adapting the game narrative to a film narrative. I'm sure it will be about the Reapers and follow the most basic plot elements of the Reaper narrative.

Modifié par Biotic Sage, 21 septembre 2011 - 06:39 .

[JeffZero]

I hope it's an origin story but I wouldn't get too glued to even that prospect, honestly. They're utilizing existing properties for 'a completely new story', which potentially disastrously enough could literally mean anything at this point.

For all we know right now it's going to be about Alliance-soldier-turned-smuggler John Shepard and his drug-run-turned-save-a-colony adventure on Feros. The allegedly alluring asari Liara, stripper-for-hire, 'sees the good in him' and together they save the centuries-old colony from an armed invasion at the hands of... Ganondorf.

[SandTrout]

Biotic Sage wrote...

Yeah, I think what they mean by "a completely new story" is just that they want us to be prepared for the many liberties they will be taking when adapting the game narrative to a film narrative. I'm sure it will be about the Reapers and follow the most basic plot elements of the Reaper narrative.

So you're guessing that it will be very loosly based on ME1's story, vs a rehash of the game's storyline?

I suppose that's not as bad a it could be, but it also seems like a waste to me, considering the varrious aspects of the mythos that they could expand on, outside of the games.

[Espurr]

I feel like making a movie about a game like Mass Effect, where everyone's personal canon varies SO MUCH is just a bad idea to begin with. It's hard enough to please everyone when you're adapting something with a set story like a book or TV series, it's impossible to please everyone (or likely even a majority) with something like this.

[111987]

SandTrout wrote...

111987 wrote...

A story with Shepard that's not about the games?

Sounds like they'll explore one of his background stories, like the Raid on Torfan or the Skyllian Blitz.

Yeah, but they've previously stated that it is based around the first game, which while vague, doesn't necessarily imply it's based on the background stories.

It's a definite contradiction, the two statements. If the most recent source says it's a new story though, and not based on the first game, it makes me think they'll be doing an origin story.

I doubt they'd do a post ME3 story because that would really only appeal to fans of the series.

[JeffZero]

Biotic Sage wrote...

Yeah, I think what they mean by "a completely new story" is just that they want us to be prepared for the many liberties they will be taking when adapting the game narrative to a film narrative. I'm sure it will be about the Reapers and follow the most basic plot elements of the Reaper narrative.

I don't know, I mean, they had an opportunity to say it's at least remotely related to the narrative of the first game but instead answered word-for-word with the lattermost option, that it's... completely new. That sounds pretty not-ME1 to me, at least.

[SandTrout]

JeffZero wrote...

I hope it's an origin story but I wouldn't get too glued to even that prospect, honestly. They're utilizing existing properties for 'a completely new story', which potentially disastrously enough could literally mean anything at this point.

For all we know right now it's going to be about Alliance-soldier-turned-smuggler John Shepard and his drug-run-turned-save-a-colony adventure on Feros. The allegedly alluring asari Liara, stripper-for-hire, 'sees the good in him' and together they save the centuries-old colony from an armed invasion at the hands of... Ganondorf.

I like this. Make it so, Legendary!

[Leonia]

If they really want to do a new story altogether, why involve Shepard at all? They should have an all-new protagonist that gives them the freedom to do what they want with the movie.

[JeffZero]

But no sooner did I type that than I realized I do agree with you on at least one thing, Biotic Sage -- there's a high likelihood the allure of the pre-established Reaper aspect of the franchise will make its way into the film somehow.

[SandTrout]

leonia42 wrote...

If they really want to do a new story altogether, why involve Shepard at all? They should have an all-new protagonist that gives them the freedom to do what they want with the movie.

This. So much this.

[Biotic Sage]

SandTrout wrote...

Biotic Sage wrote...

Yeah, I think what they mean by "a completely new story" is just that they want us to be prepared for the many liberties they will be taking when adapting the game narrative to a film narrative. I'm sure it will be about the Reapers and follow the most basic plot elements of the Reaper narrative.

So you're guessing that it will be very loosly based on ME1's story, vs a rehash of the game's storyline?

I suppose that's not as bad a it could be, but it also seems like a waste to me, considering the varrious aspects of the mythos that they could expand on, outside of the games.

Personally, I'd like them to bring out the big guns (aka the Shepard/Reaper story that they have already put almost a decade of thought into) to make the first Mass Effect impression on the general public than some unproven offshoot of the mythos.  After a larger fan-base is created, then they can properly explore the universe.  Sure, a First Contact storyline would be more interesting to me, being a fan who has already experienced the Shepard story, but I doubt it would be more interesting to those who don't play the games.

[CroGamer002]

This ain't related to Mass Effect 3 and this is appropriate thread.