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Metal Gear Solid Movie Confirmed
Gamespot has word that the Metal Gear Solid movie project is a reality. All we really know is that Uwe Boll will not be directing. From the article: "After assuring readers at length that German director Uwe Boll will not have anything to do with the project, as rumored, Kojima talked about the film. 'I have received many offers to adapt Metal Gear Solid, It has taken a long time, but we have finally settled on an arrangement,' said the revered designer. 'False facts aside, a movie project is underway. I have finalized a Class-A contract with a party in Hollywood.' Kojima did not mention the name of the party, a release date, or any potential directors or stars."
All we really know is that Uwe Boll will not be directing. everyone rejoice!
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Just a sequel to Metal Gear Solid 2.
Kurt Russell of course - the original Snake Pliskin.
I just want to see how they work the box in.
You mean to tell me that Metal Gear Solid was supposed to be a game, and not a PlayStation rendered movie?
Wow - sure fooled me.
But this is one "game"-based movie Hollywood can't possibly screw up, all they're doing is reshooting the original movie using actors and not using PlayStation graphics. Other than that, no changes should be required.
Just my two cents.
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. . .They leave out the Diazepam Snake used to steady his hands while sniping.
Kurt Russell?? That would kick ass since he is by far the best actor in the history of mankind.
Ever.
I honestly hope they do a good job with this. Hollywood has lost nearly all of my faith, when trying to make movies from games. It really is a hard sell. Those people who play games, and would best appreciate a movie, are the types of people who won't appreciate a movie, because they play games.
When you play a game, your creative side gets involved, and you make your own story up as you go along, no matter how sound a plot the game might have. That just isn't possible in a movie, especially when Hollywood shoves a precanned experience down your throat.
If you haven't seen it already, the new real-time trailer for MGS 4 doesn't seem like it needs a Hollywood counterpart. Just tape the in game play and release it on the big screen. :)
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The similarity is just too striking. Also note that, if you take the letters S-N-A-K-E and hit them with a roundhouse kick to the neck, they equal N-O-R-R-I-S. Coincidence? I think not.
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You'll be able to experience a guy with a mullet smoking and punching dogs like never before!
Iroquois Pliskin: The cardboard box that you have is ideal for fooling your enemies. It's a very important tool for infiltration missions.
Raiden: Really?
Iroquois Pliskin: Of course. I can't begin to count the number of agents whose lives were saved by a cardboard box...
Raiden: You mean everyone's using them?
Iroquois Pliskin: Look, I'm not exaggerating when I say the success of your mission hinges on how you use that cardboard box. But in the end, a cardboard box is only made of paper. Handle it with care or it won't be of much use to you. Don't think of it as just another box. Treat it with love... Don't be rough. Okay?
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Pliskin: [muttering] I lost a lot of good cardboard boxes thanks to you.
Raiden: What?
Pliskin: Oh, nothing.
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-Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor (1368-1437)
They should consider getting David Hayter to adapt the game's script to a screen play. He did a fantastic job on the first two X-Men movies, and more importantly he is the voice of friggin' Solid Snake. I can't think of a better choice considering his unique and talented background.
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as Solid Snake
FTW
Why do i feel that this movie will conist largely of two actors talking into communicators, with an occasional interuption by a third actor?
At least on console I could speed through the tedious voice acting (and skim over the only-slightly-less-tedious text).
At first, I was skeptical of someone being able to capture MGS into anything other than a video game - until I saw this: http://www.deviantart.com/view/29463025/.
If they have anything resembling 3, then they need the CRAB BATTLE!
I have nothing to say.
How about Steven Seagall?
If people dressed up as hobbits and wizards for Lord of the Rings and as Jedis and Sith for Star Wars, does that mean people will be showing up for the MGS premeire in cardboard boxes and mullets?
I've never played a Metal Gear game before, but I'm about to play one soon.
Russell is a horrible actor.
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the Advent Children movie, while being of very high visual detail and is sure the be the way for future CG works to move towards... was absolutely terrible because of its very specific intended audience, that is people who have played through most if not all of Final Fantasy 7. If they're going to make a movie that uses the story line of a video game, please at least reintroduce the story. While they're at, don't make it exactly like 90 percent of anime as far as how dialogue is spoken and the plot is revealed. There needs to be more "ooooh and ahhh" not "oh".