Comments on: Discuss: Are We On The Cusp Of A Video Game Movie Revolution?

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 23 May 2016 05:53:11 +0000

We have been shooting indie video gam fan films at iron horse cinema for a few years now so, I'm looking forward to the big studios work.

By: jim

jim — Mon, 23 May 2016 05:53:11 +0000

"Cusp"? Comic books have been script fodder for decades, and that's all video games are.

By: Paul Adair

Paul Adair — Mon, 23 May 2016 05:53:11 +0000

Yeah. Discuss-ting, isn't it ? Just another fad to fizzle. What became of stories ?
Whom the gods will destroy — —

By: ilikeit

ilikeit — Mon, 23 May 2016 05:53:11 +0000

To be exact, Edge of Tomorrow is based on a japanese light novel and manga named "All You Need is Kill".

By: j

Mon, 23 May 2016 05:53:11 +0000

Great article, thanks chaps.

By: Cary

Cary — Mon, 23 May 2016 05:53:11 +0000

I'm not sure if any of these movies will ever get made. It feels like almost every project is forever "in development" status even after the attachment of major talents.

By: Emperor Zerg Rush

Emperor Zerg Rush — Mon, 23 May 2016 05:53:11 +0000

A BioShock film is a pipe dream. Budget will always be the deciding factor there and no studio is ever going to be willing to front what it would cost to make that game transition onto film the way it needs to.

Films based on game properties are probably still going to be looking for that one big breakthrough film – the one that situates them into "real" cinema vs. something that a bunch of minging nerds go to see in hopes that it'll be good while knowing in their hearts it won't be at all. Dead Island likely won't be the one to do that (the idea they're trying to sell it on with the "emotion" aspect of the game is laughable at best since the only real emotion from it came in the form of a trailer that had insanely little to do with the game itself) and it would be lucky not to have the likes of Uwe Boll come in to direct it.

By: Tom Hardy's Uncle's Dog's Dentist's Ex-Boyfriend's Drug dealer

Mon, 23 May 2016 05:53:11 +0000

Great article as always guys. But remember that superheroes aren't all comics have to offer. Video games is a medium, whereas superheroes are a sub genre in the "medium" of comic books.

By: John Michaels

John Michaels — Mon, 23 May 2016 05:53:11 +0000

Splinter Cell and Assassins Creed are so not coming out next year, they aren't even in production, UBI'S film division is a joke.

By: cirkusfolk

cirkusfolk — Mon, 23 May 2016 05:53:11 +0000

What about Peter Jackson's Halo? Haha. I hate to disagree but video games are much more nichey than comic books. And when I say comic books, I really mean the superheroes that were created by the comic book. Warcraft might be able to be pulled off but that is just because it's the biggest game in the world. And obviously that's the one that got money thrown at it first. Comic book movies are seen by probably 90% of the people who don't read comics because they feature superheroes. A video game movie would more than likely only be seen by those who play that specific game if that.