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[Palathas]

I did a search on the old Forums and here on the social site but didn't turn up anything substantial.

Does anybody know anything more about the movie page for Mass Effect over at IMDB? Has there been any official news that I've missed? Anyone know if it's going to be a standard film or animated?

Just curious as I think it would work out fairly well.

[neochikara]

If I were you, I wouldn't place any bets on the accuracy of that page. It could easily be a simple coincidence that another movie is using that title and has absolutely nothing to do with our beloved series.

[OrioTecc]

neochikara wrote...

If I were you, I wouldn't place any bets on the accuracy of that page. It could easily be a simple coincidence that another movie is using that title and has absolutely nothing to do with our beloved series.

I really, really hope so.

[JakePT]

Avi Arad, a film producer, has obtained the rights to make a Mass Effect movie, but hasn't gone ahead with anything yet.



There's no actual movie coming any time soon, the only piece of news is that there is a producer who's interested enough in making a movie to at least buy the rights.



Don't hold your breath.

[Palathas]

neochikara wrote...

If I were you, I wouldn't place any bets on the accuracy of that page. It could easily be a simple coincidence that another movie is using that title and has absolutely nothing to do with our beloved series.

Yeah, that's why I was putting out there as due to there being no information other than a title and a predicted year, there's no information at all. As you say, it could be totally unrelated.

[marshalleck]

If it ever happens, it will be a disaster. As all video game movies are. You can't condense ~50 hours (conservative estimate) of narrative into a two hour film and expect it to make any sense or be at all satisfying.

[DeathCultArm]

No one would ever like the movie because the actor wouldn't be their shep, or be makign the choices they made.

[neochikara]

Regardless of whether it will ever be made or not (had no idea a producer was attached to the tentative project), I actually think it has the potential to be a good film. Mass Effect is already written and presented in such a cinematic way that it wouldn't be too hard to convert it into film. The problem is, a studio, director, and other creative minds behind a film version have far too much ability to completely throw away the trilogy's pre-established presentation and storytelling. And as DeathCultArm said, people wouldn't feel as connected to a movie version's Shepard if it wasn't the Vanderloo male or Jane.

[ToastyToci]

 I think a Mass Effect movie would be amazing. 

[Arrtis]

I say go with defualt male shep and neutral choices with great CG and the guys voice.

THen ya go tthe movie

[Terror_K]

I think a Mass Effect movie should be two things if it is to work:-



1) Accurate to the current lore. I don't want to see Michael Bay or J.J. Abrams' "vision of" Mass Effect, I want to see Mass Effect as it is and always should be. No changes because the director envisions "something better" and all that rubbish. Remain true to the source material or don't bother. Recent movies don't give me confidence, though Mass Effect may be safer because it is still very much a current IP.



2) Don't base the movie on the game directly. Make a Mass Effect movie based on the First Contact War or something else. Basing it on the game is pointless and kind of backwards (Mass Effect took the idea of interactive cinema in leaps and bounds... taking away that freedom is counter to that and senseless).



I'd also like that they get Drew involved, and have Casey as a major voice as an executive producer/producer at least. And if they insist on doing a movie based on the game, at least cast it right. Keith David and Seth Green could easily play their respective roles live-action for instance.

[DeathCultArm]

If ME becamce a movie I see alot fot hings being sacrificed to make it more commerical. Unless the director was a fan/passionate and REALLY wanted to make it good. But at the same time it would cost alof of money, so I wouldn't see it retaining alot of it's lore and charm.

Modifié par DeathCultArm, 18 janvier 2010 - 02:33 .

[Ruenark and Angeleia]

I agree with Terror_K, by having a film set in the Mass Effect universe but perhaps not exactly about our beloved Shepard, would be the best compromise. It would be too difficult a movie to make if they went through the game itself, with all the background stories available to the player and the different romance lines. ME in and of itself is already very cinematic in its play style and that alone should put it in the cinematic genre, instead of the video game that it is. However, that is only my opinion.

[JakePT]

marshalleck wrote...

If it ever happens, it will be a disaster. As all video game movies are. You can't condense ~50 hours (conservative estimate) of narrative into a two hour film and expect it to make any sense or be at all satisfying.

Conservative estimate? It's possible to beat the game in under 10, and the vast majority of that is fighting and load screens. Making a 2 hour out of Mass Effect would be quite easy.

[thedekker]

maybe "interactive" movies are the future, where a choice pops up on screen, and viewers, with a yes/no button, vote on the decision....

[DarthCaine]

http://www.shacknews...article.x/54820



http://weblogs.varie...effect-mov.html



I think that it'll be set before, between or after the games, just like all other Mass Effect media (Revelation, Ascension, Retribution, Redemption, Galaxy). It won't have anything to do with Shepard

[hero3440]

A Mass Effect might work if there was instead of one Shepard there were two one male and one female each making Paragon and Renegade choices.

[marshalleck]

DarthCaine wrote...

I think that it'll be set before, between or after the games,

Yes, I think that's a fair bet.

[ArcanistLibram]

thedekker wrote...

maybe "interactive" movies are the future, where a choice pops up on screen, and viewers, with a yes/no button, vote on the decision....

Those are called FMV games. The genre is more or less dead right now.

A Mass Effect movie would be a complete disaster unless everything after Eden Prime was rewritten.

Modifié par ArcanistLibram, 18 janvier 2010 - 02:52 .

[hero3440]

scyphozoa wrote...

the tv series should not follow SHEP. that would be too difficult. TV series should follow other characters. maybe specter? it would be awesome.

What about a Shepard apprentice who learns everything from Commander Shepard.

[JakePT]

I think a TV series following the Batarian conflict/Elysium/Torfan events would be very interesting. Would probably not get enough viewers and would cost too much to be possible though.

[izmirtheastarach]

Avi Arad can go jump off a cliff. These hollywood idiots never learn. If they want to make a movie, make one that is based in the same universe, but do not try to remake the game as a movie. That is the mistake they always make. They are paying for the rights to ruin the game.



Dragon Age was better then any movie I saw last year, except maybe Avatar. And even then all I wanted was to play the movie like a game.



All video game movie do is take away interaction, and cramp many hours worth of story into only a couple. They don't add anything. It's not like making a book into a movie, where you are adding visuals. We've already got the visuals.



I pray the movie never sees the light of day.



TV series could be okay, but again. Do not show me any story from the games.

[Hathur]

Why on earth would anyone want a movie of Mass Effect? Or any game for that matter? They'll never be able to tell the story half as well as a game can... for the simple fact a game can go into great detail of characters and plot since games take many hours to finish... a movie has to cram everything into 1.5-2 hours.

Seriously... when is the last time you saw a movie based on a game that was any good?

I would not watch a Mass Effect motion film... it'd be awful compared to the story the games provide.

EDIT: The Warcraft movie will be awful.. dreadful... garbage. It will be a generic fantasy film that carries Warcraft's name for sales alone. They'll toss some orcs in, some dwarves, a night elf... generic bad guy has to be killed to save the world... There, a warcraft movie. Yet it will never give what Warcraft 1-3 did in terms of detail the characters in those games had.

Game-films suck.

Modifié par Hathur, 18 janvier 2010 - 04:09 .