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More Game To Movie Translations In Progress

Posted by simoniker on from the will-they-never-end? dept.

Thanks to Yahoo/Hollywood Reporter for their article discussing the latest batch of videogame-to-movie adaptations in progress, which focuses on a completely different set of films to yesterday's article on Dungeon Siege. This time, Impact Pictures, who "which wrapped principal photography of its $40 million-range 'Resident Evil: Apocalypse' sequel Friday in Toronto", is profiled, and they discuss forthcoming movies from the company, helmed by Mortal Kombat director Paul W.S. Anderson, including "a $50 million adaptation of Atari's best-selling 'Driver' game", and, weirdly, a "big-screen version of Tecmo's blockbuster 'Dead or Alive' fighting game... [which] will provide some PG-13 fighting action and humor, devised by screenwriter J.F. Lawton ('Pretty Woman')."

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  1. Movies? by Etone · · Score: 2, Funny

    Studios these days!

    They were better off back in my day when games with flimsy stories were ported to shoddy Saturday morning cartoons, like they should be.

    -e-

  2. Boy I can't wait... by NanoGator · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...until Tetris comes out.

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    1. Re:Boy I can't wait... by GregThePaladin · · Score: 2, Funny

      I think Penny Arcade wrapped that one up: http://penny-arcade.com/view.php3?date=2003-01-24& res=l

  3. Obligatory Penny-Arcade link by JFMulder · · Score: 2, Funny

    Penny-Arcade already gave a thought to it. :)

  4. Re:Um yea by The+Munger · · Score: 2, Funny

    Alright, bear with me. GTA: The Movie. You've got to admit, it's got a bit of story and background. I'd love to see Bruce Campbell playing Tommy Vercetti as a comedic gangster (So he's not Italian - I don't care). I could see him slip right into the role.

    Then again, why not use the voice of Vice City, Ray Liotta. I can't quite see him doing the comedic aspect as well, but we'd all recognise his voice straight off and he has done the Mobster film before.

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  5. Re:Bloodrayne by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    That's funny, I'm hoping it's indecent ...