Real news and not rumor? We really will see one sometime soon? This article talks about it as a side note.
:Following that, Legendary's slate of projects -- Mass Effect, Warcraft, Hot Wheels, etc. -- will be distributed by Universal Pictures, which inked a partnership deal with Legendary last month.
www.ign.com/articles/2013/08/14/legendary-trades-batman-vs-superman-for-interstellar
Mass ffect Movie confirmed as one of next projects from Legendary and WB?!
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Posté 16 août 2013 - 11:24
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I'd rather they just make the next Pacific Rim.
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Posté 18 août 2013 - 01:46
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Oh my god who cares?
You really think they'll get the budget to do something on that scale any justice? You can't cram over 100 hours of dialogue-heavy gameplay into 90 mins and expect any good to come of it. Aside from that, game to movie adaptions have been ropy at best. For every passable Hitman or Silent hill? Bloodrayne, Super Mario brothers, Street fighter, dead or Alive, DOOM, Postal, House of the dead, Alone in the dark, Far cry, Tekken, Tomb raider etc etc At best you can hope for some sort of quirky made for TV type b-movie, at worst, a turgid, schlocky mockery of the source material directed by some thundering pile of beef that refers to video games as "sonics and nintendos and whatever" using special effects Tom Baker would be ashamed of and writing as bad as, well, Priority Earth.
You really think they'll get the budget to do something on that scale any justice? You can't cram over 100 hours of dialogue-heavy gameplay into 90 mins and expect any good to come of it. Aside from that, game to movie adaptions have been ropy at best. For every passable Hitman or Silent hill? Bloodrayne, Super Mario brothers, Street fighter, dead or Alive, DOOM, Postal, House of the dead, Alone in the dark, Far cry, Tekken, Tomb raider etc etc At best you can hope for some sort of quirky made for TV type b-movie, at worst, a turgid, schlocky mockery of the source material directed by some thundering pile of beef that refers to video games as "sonics and nintendos and whatever" using special effects Tom Baker would be ashamed of and writing as bad as, well, Priority Earth.
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Posté 18 août 2013 - 01:58
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Posté 18 août 2013 - 02:16
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Movie's adapted from video games are mediocre at best, I can not see Mass Effect turning out much better.
Mass Effect Paragon Lost could be a prelude of the terrible movies to come.
I personally believe a TV show would be the way to go, each season based on the specific game, season 1 ME1, season 2 ME2 & season 3.ME3
They could include all aspects of the game right down to the side quest story's.
Just my opinion though.
Mass Effect Paragon Lost could be a prelude of the terrible movies to come.
I personally believe a TV show would be the way to go, each season based on the specific game, season 1 ME1, season 2 ME2 & season 3.ME3
They could include all aspects of the game right down to the side quest story's.
Just my opinion though.
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Posté 18 août 2013 - 03:24
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I think it will be a success if they don't make an adaption of the ACTUAL games that are already out. Also as long as the director has experience in making good sci-fi movies or just movies in general. (Such as J.J. Abrams)
Even if they make a trilogy of movies they still won't be able to cover every point in the games and will even have to cut out main points. Also they will have to canonize everything and choose between having a male or female and if they do male, the feminists might go crazy. They will also have to redo parts of the games to make it more appealing or "better written" but they might fail at that.
Also some people, like myself, will not want to see a fully cinematic version of the same thing we spent over 100 hours on. We already know the general plot/ending and will feel alienated when "our" Shepard is not being shown.
What they should do is find another story/plot that has not been fully covered to make the movie on. That will avoid having to cover what already been done, canonizing decisions/characters, or badly representing parts of the current ME stories.
Also it will be after the "Warcraft" movie so we will be able to see that game to movie adaption and how it is handled before the ME one.
Even if they make a trilogy of movies they still won't be able to cover every point in the games and will even have to cut out main points. Also they will have to canonize everything and choose between having a male or female and if they do male, the feminists might go crazy. They will also have to redo parts of the games to make it more appealing or "better written" but they might fail at that.
Also some people, like myself, will not want to see a fully cinematic version of the same thing we spent over 100 hours on. We already know the general plot/ending and will feel alienated when "our" Shepard is not being shown.
What they should do is find another story/plot that has not been fully covered to make the movie on. That will avoid having to cover what already been done, canonizing decisions/characters, or badly representing parts of the current ME stories.
Also it will be after the "Warcraft" movie so we will be able to see that game to movie adaption and how it is handled before the ME one.
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Posté 18 août 2013 - 03:54
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This discussion needs more awesomesauce.
I hope it'll be the best video game - movie ever!
I hope it'll be the best video game - movie ever!
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Posté 19 août 2013 - 05:25
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I'll believe it when I see a concrete release date/cast.
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Posté 19 août 2013 - 05:47
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Not really new info. The partnership with Legendary was announced back when the movie itself was announced, and has been our only real solid piece of info since. The distributing house has some influence, but not a whole lot, so we're really still in the dark with this until they make headway in actually making the movie, as opposed to the writing/concepting/brainstorming stage they're in now.
For those decrying the impossibility of cramming ME1 into one movie--first, though that was mentioned initially as the intent, there has been some indication of backtracking from it. I suspect they're exploring other options in addition to a translation of the game. Second, the key to translating something from one medium to another (From anything to anything) is not exact replication but satisfying approximation. The LotR movies, which are generally regarded as the best movie translations of recent memory, are not anywhere near using pages of the books as scripts. They are approximated to a point where they feel right in the new medium.
Point being, an ME movie doesn't have to capture every single moment of ME1, if it chooses to translate it. It has to capture the feel of ME1, in both message, journey, and look. Shepard would still have to hit the highlights of their adventure, but they wouldn't need to include the minutia of every single event from every mission.
-Tolan
For those decrying the impossibility of cramming ME1 into one movie--first, though that was mentioned initially as the intent, there has been some indication of backtracking from it. I suspect they're exploring other options in addition to a translation of the game. Second, the key to translating something from one medium to another (From anything to anything) is not exact replication but satisfying approximation. The LotR movies, which are generally regarded as the best movie translations of recent memory, are not anywhere near using pages of the books as scripts. They are approximated to a point where they feel right in the new medium.
Point being, an ME movie doesn't have to capture every single moment of ME1, if it chooses to translate it. It has to capture the feel of ME1, in both message, journey, and look. Shepard would still have to hit the highlights of their adventure, but they wouldn't need to include the minutia of every single event from every mission.
-Tolan
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Posté 19 août 2013 - 07:07
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Han Shot First wrote...
Mass Effect Movie:
Please Die.
Hard.
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Posté 19 août 2013 - 07:19
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I think the best approach for the movie would be not to have commander Shepard in it at all (or to be only mentioned in discussions). The war with the reapers must have dozens of great stories to tell. The movie could feature crew members from Normandy who are aiding other people while Shepard is busy doing other stuff or something like that.
Maybe the movie could focus on the war on earth for example? Tell a story of how the local heroes helped save lives while Shepard was rallying the galaxy. And maybe the movie could finally show the high EMS war assets at use? And then there'd be a bright multi-colored light in the sky that'd end the movie in a snap? That last sentence was not humor. The ending could even have "an end, once and for all" playing. How cool would that be? Awesomesauce cool!
But, yeah, the movie will be about the goodygoody paragon maleShep. I can live with that and still enjoy the movie. But would be better without Shepard, just saying (or if with Shepard, use my ren femShep for the part, thank you!)
Maybe the movie could focus on the war on earth for example? Tell a story of how the local heroes helped save lives while Shepard was rallying the galaxy. And maybe the movie could finally show the high EMS war assets at use? And then there'd be a bright multi-colored light in the sky that'd end the movie in a snap? That last sentence was not humor. The ending could even have "an end, once and for all" playing. How cool would that be? Awesomesauce cool!
But, yeah, the movie will be about the goodygoody paragon maleShep. I can live with that and still enjoy the movie. But would be better without Shepard, just saying (or if with Shepard, use my ren femShep for the part, thank you!)
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Posté 19 août 2013 - 08:56
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If the movie is not related to Shepard, that'd be great. If it's related to shepard, that'd be bad.
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Posté 19 août 2013 - 04:36
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RainbowDazed wrote...
This discussion needs more awesomesauce.
I hope it'll be the best video game - movie ever!
HOPE dies last.... we know it already... no faith here.
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Posté 19 août 2013 - 04:45
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Are people honestly excited for something that can only fail? Are the dozens of game-to-movie adaptations that crashed and burned in theatres and the box office not proof enough that this never, ever works?
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Posté 19 août 2013 - 06:31
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Baelrahn wrote...
Han Shot First wrote...
Mass Effect Movie:
Please Die.
Hard.
In a flamethrower accident.
Modifié par Kroitz, 19 août 2013 - 06:32 .
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Posté 20 août 2013 - 12:01
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Baelrahn wrote...
Han Shot First wrote...
Mass Effect Movie:
Please Die.
Hard.
And by that, of course we mean die in a loud, and grotesque military manner. <_<
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Posté 20 août 2013 - 04:04
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The info that Legendary has the ME movie rights is old, but Universal being the distributor is news. Having a distributor means the project may be on track.Zakuspec089 wrote...
Isn't this old news?
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Posté 20 août 2013 - 04:31
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Actually I believe they're still deciding if they're going to distribute the film or not.
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Posté 20 août 2013 - 08:46
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After looking at the press release on Legendary's website, it looks like nothing changed as far as Mass Effect goes. All we know is that if the movie is released within five years, it will be distributed by Universal. There was no mention of Mass Effect in the official press release.
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Posté 22 août 2013 - 01:08
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No. All you need it someone writing good script, someone directing that script well, some decent cast and crew. Video game adaptations just weren't fortunate enough to get these yet. But there's no rule that "you can't make a good movie based on a video game". You could make a great movie about paint drying, it's all about writing, directing, cast/crew talent and execution.Femlob wrote...
Are people honestly excited for something that can only fail? Are the dozens of game-to-movie adaptations that crashed and burned in theatres and the box office not proof enough that this never, ever works?
That being said, please NO Shepard and NO ME1-story adaptation.
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Posté 22 août 2013 - 02:23
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Femlob wrote...
Are people honestly excited for something that can only fail? Are the dozens of game-to-movie adaptations that crashed and burned in theatres and the box office not proof enough that this never, ever works?
Just because there is little to none good game-to-movie adaptations that succeeded doesn't mean there will never be one. This could be the first, however unlikely, Legendary Pictures has not put out a movie that truely failed yet. You may not have liked a movie or a few of them but most did really well (box-office wise). Also Legendary Pictures can finally put out their first horrible movie with ME but we should just wait and see.
As long as it is a NEW story and the director/writers are good and familiar with the universe, it could work.
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Posté 22 août 2013 - 03:14
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I've not seen anyone, anywhere in and out of the Internet looking forward to this.
If the fans don't want this movie then who are they making it for?
If the fans don't want this movie then who are they making it for?
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Posté 22 août 2013 - 07:41
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The film is a bad idea. ME has its linear direction in plot, but the progression and the direction of the story is dictated by the player. The story is going to be so typical and I already know how it is going to play out: Mshep has the hots for Ashley, even though I was in a S/S with Kaidan, and then saves her on Virmire. Mshep will also b a paragade and will paragon his companions, but b a ruthless bastard to everyone else. Just saved u guys $8...
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