Posts Tagged ‘Halo’

Even flops like "Street Fighter" gave us greatness like Van Damme fighting Raul Julia

IGN.com has released a guide of theirs that details a long list of nearly 50 “in development” projects that hope to become film adaptations of various videogames. Some projects have been sitting on the back-burner for years, others lay dormant and then spring to life every so often with new rumors, and some seem to have a legitimate shot at going into production fairly soon. Of the list of games hoping to become movies, some of the more popular name brands listed are World of Warcraft, Metal Gear Solid, Call of Duty, Bioshock, Devil May Cry, Fallout, Gears of War, God of War, Grand Theft Auto, Halo, Splinter Cell, Tekken, and more.

Videogame adaptations have endured some success but also a lot of failure. For every Resident Evil and Silent Hill there’s a Doom and a Hitman, not to mention House of the Dead, Street Fighter, Super Mario Bros., Mortal Combat, Tomb Raider, etc., etc., etc. The general lack of success of these adaptations has and might continue to scare away studios from financing certain very promising projects, however some mega-popular franchises like Call of Duty, Grand Theft Auto, and World of Warcraft might be too tempting to pass up.

What are the games that you want to see turned into a movie? Are there any that aren’t in any kind of development that you’d like to see get some attention? Tell us by posting your thoughts below.

Director/Producer/Writer Peter Jackson

The Hollywood Reporter has given out its own Producers of the Year Award to Peter Jackson, his lifelong partner Fran Walsh, and Carolynne Cunningham, for their work on District 9, which released earlier this year.

The Hollywood Reporter’s website includes an extended article detailing the story behind Jackson and his team’s efforts to first produce a film adaptation of the Halo videogame, and how that project turned into the independently financed District 9. The main reason why the Halo project was canned was because Jackson insisted that it be directed by first-time feature film director Neill Blomkamp, which then financiers Universal and 20th Century Fox were not comfortable with. The article then goes on to talk about Jackson’s involvements as director and producer for The Lovely Bones, set to release January 15.

In Other News…

Today NBC Universal inched closer towards being sold by General Electric (which holds an 80% stake in the company) to Comcast. The two came to an agreement on NBC Universal’s worth, which they estimate to be at around $30 billion. Under the deal that is being proposed, Comcast would buy a 51% share of GE’s stake.

However, Vivendi (who owns the remaining 20%) has the option of vetoing the deal if it wishes too. Also, the FCC withholds the right to undercut the deal under anti-trust grounds if it so chooses, so nothing appears set in stone.

Source: Variety