<![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid Movie May Have A Director - Kotaku Comments]]> <![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid Movie May Have A Director - Kotaku Comments]]> <![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid Movie May Have A Director]]> You people make me sad. If the movie sucks, oh well, life goes on. If it rocks, then awesome, life goes on. Does it really matter? I'm a MGS fanboy, but I'm not going to burst into tears because I don't approve of the director. You guys need to go and get laid! jesus, Kojima won't let them screw it up! Have some faith!

Electricwestern

]]> <![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid Movie May Have A Director]]> If "Hideo Kojima" is involved... than I have no worries! Even if he is an EXECUTIVE producer he wouldn't let the fans down if things goes out of hand (A man can hope, right?).
Let's just hope that they really have decided to include Solid Snake and to choose an apropied actor to play him.

Kojima himself thought of Viggo Mortensen to play Snake, but found him to old, I for myself find "Thomas Jane" would be a great Snake after having watched "The Punisher" movie. An unknown wouldn't be a bad idea either I guess.


DragoManiac

]]> <![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid Movie May Have A Director]]> I'm hoping that this isn't final.

Like come on! There are plenty more movie directors out there who can possibly do a better job... a guy with a reputation of directing movies like Ghost Rider and Ultraviolet isn't one of them.

Cheese

]]> <![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid Movie May Have A Director]]> Good choice for a director. I wonder where the script will go as far as the over story of Snake.

PsycheDiver

]]> <![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid Movie May Have A Director]]> @Wyld: Yeah, cos I said I want more famous people, right?

No, they said who the director was, named something he had done and I stated how that wouldn't carry over into MGS very well.

What I suggested was to have Hideo Kojima HIMSELF do it, if it needs to be done at all that is.

Personally, the games are enough of a movie themselves, that making a film just seems like a total cash-in (not that other game-films aren't... but even more so when the game provides multiple 45min+ cutscenes throughout).

And finally, acting like the director of Equilibrium is unknown... or somehow not a mainstream, popular director is ignorant. If you're going to argue that we need to see films by different directors, how's about naming an indie director that could do it well? Or hell someone I don't know.

I watch a hell of a lot of movies... so don't sit there and act like I just want more mainstream crap when all I was bitching about was the director they had mentioned... and the fact that Hideo Kojima could/should make a movie, since he's totally in love with them himself.

so yeah, STFU and DIAF, douche.

RemyDuvalle

]]> <![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid Movie May Have A Director]]> Ultraviolet is the worst movie I have ever seen. Everyone involved should be blacklisted by Hollywood.

eastx

]]> <![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid Movie May Have A Director]]> OMFG!? The director of Ultraviolet!? That sucks to the nth degree! Boo this man!

rhugghed

]]> <![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid Movie May Have A Director]]> I wanted someone like Tarentino or Robert Rodriguez or John Woo. Anything else would be just down right unsatisfactory.

goombakiller

]]> <![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid Movie May Have A Director]]> In Equilibrium there was Christian Bale(potential Solid Snake) and Sean Bean(potential Liquid). There was also other interesting actors.

Kojima probably liked Equilibrium. Wimmer also knows Bale and Bean well. Wimmer would be a good choice.

You should all remember that the REAL director will be Hideo Kojima.

Al87

]]> <![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid Movie May Have A Director]]> Kurt Wimmer might get it by a long shot, but most of the Wimmer movies I've seen, he's written as well. He might nail it, but if he throws Gun Kata in there, I'll be wondering why.

Anyway, it's not as bad as say...Len Wiseman directing Gears of War or Paul Anderson having a hand in the CastleVania film.

Sigma-D

]]> <![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid Movie May Have A Director]]> I desperately hope that some of my esteemed colleagues on Kotaku are aware of Snake Pliskin, obviously used as the template for the character in Metal Gear Solid & sequels. Escape from LA is complete throwaway garbage, but Escape from New York remains on my list of 'good' movies Carpenter made - along with the Thing.

The Commissar

]]> <![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid Movie May Have A Director]]> Screw that! No Kurt Wimmer, no way.

How about this: Doug Liman and Tony Gilroy direct and write, respectively. They're not humongous names, but they've both made terrific stuff and I think this movie would suit them well.

Blah8

]]> <![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid Movie May Have A Director]]> "Equilibrium" is the best science fiction film of the 21st Century. Don't even start with me. I saw "Children of Men," I saw "Natural City," I saw "Primer," I saw all the requisite anime. This was better. Wimmer has lifetime innocent-until-proven-guilty as far as I'm concerned.

"Ultraviolet..." is bad, but not AS bad as it's made out to be. The budget hurts it and the hacked-to-pieces plot is lame, but conceptually it's a blast especially with all the gadetry he comes up with. MGS has a shot.

moviebob

]]> <![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid Movie May Have A Director]]> Since MGS is one of my favorite game franchise, I was really hoping for its movie version to kick ass.
And well, since its pretty much already a 10+ hours movie with some 6 hours of gameplay thrown in...you'd think it could easily be adapted.

While it could've been a far worse director ( like say..Uwe Boll or Paul W.S. Anderson) and while I really love Equilibrium, Wimmer kinda threw me off with Ultraviolet. I have only seen parts of it and was not encouraged to watch the whole thing. And the only person i know who ever said it was a good movie was someone whose opinion is 100% of the time waaay off ( at least compared to mine, but he's the kind of guy would like movies everyone thought sucked, and hate movies that were truly great. Also, his favorite tv show used to be Gilmore Girls... aaaanyway, I digress )

I'm still looking forward to it, but they just sucked most of the air out of my hype balloon ...

Fieldy

]]> <![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid Movie May Have A Director]]> @ianhead: Series going to hell? Just as well the 4th instalment is supposed to be the last.

OK fine, 'supposed'.

cactaur

]]> <![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid Movie May Have A Director]]> What? Kurt Wimmer? Equilibrium is his best work. And it's only half cool.

rich8606

]]> <![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid Movie May Have A Director]]> S1M0NE? Oh god, not that hack of a flick. I liked Ghost Rider though, probably because of Nicolas Cage's accent. <3

Sabre_Justice: Okay, no more long name.

]]> <![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid Movie May Have A Director]]> If Kojima was such a great director he'd be making movies already instead of just directing games. Being able to direct a game is different from directing a movie. Really, whenever something is adapted and followed canon to the letter the overall product sucks. There's just certain aspects of MGS that works well in the game that would just look ridiculous on film. That goes for both visuals and dialogue.

I mean I know there are people out there who live and die thinking that the MGS series has some of the best dialogue in gaming, but really when compared to dialogue in even the most average thriller it comes up lacking.

The trick will be to come up with a screenplay that captures the spirit of the series and its characters without becoming a slave to the material. And thats why if someone actually creates a great MGS film it'll be hated on by the series' biggest fans because certain things or people were left out even if doing so made the movie much better overall.

Tull

]]> <![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid Movie May Have A Director]]> you calling equilibrium fodder? have you seen that movie?

FlapDangerous

]]> <![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid Movie May Have A Director]]> Ultraviolet is one of the worst films of the last few years. Embarrassingly bad. And I like bad movies.
Get James Cameron, ideally, or the Watchowskis.

SpiralJacobs

]]> <![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid Movie May Have A Director]]> GET the guy who makes the voice of SOLID Snake , he did The guyver LOL so he can "Act" LOl and he kinda looks like hem too

ohh and get Kurt Russel too , escape from LA Style!!!

yoishiro

]]> <![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid Movie May Have A Director]]> @ianhead:
I agree, but.. no matter what people say, Watchmen and Metal Gear aren´t the bibles of comic books and games, you know...

Talent isn´t only based upon experiences and background with movies. That´s why Pirates of the Caribbean was a movie that everyone thought it was doomed.

Wyld

]]> <![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid Movie May Have A Director]]> @RemyDuvalle:
So you´re going to put who? Micheal Bay???

It´s not Michael Bay, Peter Jackson, Steven Spielberg or George Lucas, and i´m glad for that. They would put their oppinions and turn Snake into a android or someting like that in order to give "freedom as artists" I´m sick of the same shit over and over. And of course, I like Rodriguez and Tarantino etc, but well, I don´t need to explain why I don´t want their style of action on a Metal Gear movie.

Hey, wait! let´s pick another mainstream guy... so he can make more money than he already has, instead of giving a chance to the less famous ones... maybe tim Burton? and Sean Connry as old Snake plus Jack Nick as Liquid..

omg...

The hell with this, we need big movies and franchises coming from the hands of other people you know..

Wyld

]]> <![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid Movie May Have A Director]]> A moment of silence for the fallen potential....

They should just put Kojima at the head of a movie, stick to Japanese studios, and make it all 3D. That way it will be 1) cannon 2) have the same voices we know and love and 3) have the same talent that's been behind the stories we know and love.

Garro

]]> <![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid Movie May Have A Director]]> People actually think Equilibrium is a good movie?

It's got a couple good action scenes... but beyond that, it blows ass. I mean, the lack of feeling is clearly not portrayed by the actors, as all of them seem to think and feel as many humans do. Additionally, the overall story and the way it played out was lame and boring... the only thing keeping that movie alive were the few really cool/shot action scenes.

But MGS needs a good script, with good dialog.... not big explositions, or a ton of bullet-time scenes (1 or 2 slow-downs, maybe... ala MGS 1).

But I worry it will just turn into another crappy game-to-movie adaption that's even more over-the-top and cheesy than Twin Snake's cutscenes.

RemyDuvalle

]]> <![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid Movie May Have A Director]]> Ultraviolet absolutely sucked in every which way.

el bryanto

]]> <![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid Movie May Have A Director]]> Metal Gear Solid is doomed. The series will go to hell. Someone with some serious talent needs to make this movie. But this is similar to the Watchmen movie, MGS doesn't need to be made into one, the original game is almost a movie itself and too much of the story will be cut out to dull it down for stupid movie going audiences.

ianhead

]]> <![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid Movie May Have A Director]]> I still have hope

YUYU

]]> <![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid Movie May Have A Director]]> The other reason for an opera being better than a film is that mgs4 could potentially reach a much wider audience. people here are saying that we dont need a movie, and that the games are enough to tell the story, and thats true. most of the people who will see the film are either fans of the series or fans of action films...they wont think of it as a philosophical work because they havent played the games. they wont be able to convey the deeper aspects of mgs in the advertsiting.
however, if its turned into some kind of cool opera, then people probably will hesitate to think of it as just another action game (which, we know, its definitely isnt!)

squidboy007

]]> <![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid Movie May Have A Director]]> I'm not worried. Equilibrium was great in my book. One of better movies I've ever seen.

-Niric

Niric

]]> <![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid Movie May Have A Director]]> You know what would be 100x better than an mgs film? An mgs opera. One of those four part operas (like Wagner's ring of the Nieblungs, a different one each night for four days) that are each very long. That would tell the story sufficiently and beautifully, and because there are four metal gear games in the "solid" series it would make sense. Im a composer, but I think the only man fit to do it is Harry Gregson-Williams (the composer who did the games...

squidboy007

]]> <![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid Movie May Have A Director]]> I'm seriously confused that so many people think that the plot of MGS1 would be hard to translate to the screen. If we were talking MGS2, maybe, but all the confusing stuff is in the ending anyway.

MGS is pretty straight forward.

CaptLtrl

]]> <![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid Movie May Have A Director]]> Equilibrium's awesome-level means that the MGS movie has potential. Ultraviolet stank, but there were some excuses, and I'm sure due to its all-round poor reception, Wimmer will have learned some lessons from it, regardless of the fact that many of its faults were not his fault.

Overall, I think there is a large chance that this movie will be great, but if you take Ultraviolet as an example, it is obvious that movies can be fucked up in a lot of ways even after you have a great director, producer, and even a sufficient cast (Milla Jovovich is not A-list, but she was hardly the reason Ultraviolet sucked).

So... actually now that I think about it, the director really doesn't mean anything at all. He made a great movie, and his other really bad movie only proves that previous success doesn't matter. What I can say is this: If the movie has good production, THEN the movie will probably be as good, if not better than Equilibrium.

Morlun

]]> <![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid Movie May Have A Director]]> @DXY! : Ask me about Bemani!: ;)

Thank god for slow loading!

Michael McWhertor

]]> <![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid Movie May Have A Director]]> @sascha23: Not even that is going to make the fanboys happy.

I personally think he's a good director, you can't blame him for a really nasty casting job or a mediocre script (Both true for Ultraviolet) and it'll be to the producer to keep an eye on how well this develops (Kojima)

I'll be positive, this has potential, he did very well with Equilibrium and his script adaptation of Sphere was OK, S1M0NE was a decent flick and the cinematics were good so there's a chance, a big chance this will turn out alright.

zoesch

]]> <![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid Movie May Have A Director]]> Crap. Ultraviolet sucked. And nobody really liked Ghost Rider...

Well, everyone, expect an extra-cheesy Metal Gear movie.

Highlander Wolf

]]> <![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid Movie May Have A Director]]> Why is there a Metal Gear Solid movie?! I mean, do the 45min cutscenes not suffice?

Additionally, if you're going to do a MGS movie, why not let Hideo Kojima do it? Seems like that would be something he'd like to do, given his love of film.

RemyDuvalle

]]> <![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid Movie May Have A Director]]> This was old news

FOXHOUNDER

]]> <![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid Movie May Have A Director]]> @KingDavid73: Right on brother!

Schoolimangooli the doogie mag goosie!

]]> <![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid Movie May Have A Director]]> I'd be OK if Mr. Wimmer was only directing, but I'm not so crazy about writing as well. Equilibrium had some fantastic, innovative action scenes, but the uninspired, dystopian plot could have used some work (specifically, some editing down to make room for more fights). Ultraviolet may have had some good action scenes, but all I can remember is how unbelievably bad every single other aspect of the movie was.

I'm glad to hear Kojima is executive producer, at least. And that they're not hiring Ryuhei Kitamura.

metaly

]]> <![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid Movie May Have A Director]]> I'm guessing you've never seen Equilibrium. It's probably one of the most unique and original action movies of the last 10 years. If you read any interviews with Kurt Wimmer, you'd also see that Ultra Violet was a victim to a lot of studio pressure and not having enough money (then again, thats what all directors say when they make a crap movie, so not sure we can trust that). Anyhoo, he has made 1 great flick, and 1 terrible one, so we have a 50/50 shot at something great! Keep your fingers crossed.

voltronad

]]> <![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid Movie May Have A Director]]> @Sollus: Square Pictures did that, but they don't exist anymore since they were bankrupted by the first Final Fantasy CG movie, which i thought wasn't all that bad, but what do i know?

decodergrizzly

]]> <![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid Movie May Have A Director]]> @decodergrizzly:
Huh...well, there goes that then :P Damn you google!

Even so, who knows. I wouldn't put it past him.

diablodevil2

]]> <![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid Movie May Have A Director]]> Peter Berg was actually attached to this movie at one stage. And a Splinter Cell movie. What went wrong?

This is going to be Ultraviolet 2.

marmidukestank

]]> <![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid Movie May Have A Director]]> Ultraviolet is the worst movie I have ever seen. I figured the Director and writer would have committed suicide due to it. I hope to god this isn't true.

Demonbird

]]> <![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid Movie May Have A Director]]> @Sollus: Even that probably wont make MGS fans happy. Might as well use puppets or muppets.

Tull

]]> <![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid Movie May Have A Director]]> Ultraviolet? This movie offically has no hope.

blackadvent

]]> <![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid Movie May Have A Director]]> Only way it will work is if it's a CG film done by the same folks who did Final Flight of the Osiris.

Sollus

]]> <![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid Movie May Have A Director]]> @diablodevil2: dude, that second pic is Eric Bana (not David Hayter) in a scene from Troy.

decodergrizzly

]]> <![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid Movie May Have A Director]]> If I had a choice as to who could really pull off a serious Metal Gear Solid movie in terms of action and also great storytelling then Paul Greengrass or Peter Berg would be my choice. Unfortunately Berg is already set to do a massive remake of Dune and Greengrass busy on making a movie about the Green Zone in Iraq.

Tull

]]> <![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid Movie May Have A Director]]> @Samuraidino: i don't think anyone seriously thinks they'll actually cast Hayter as Snake, i know i don't. I just don't know how they'll pull it off though, the voice is so bloody distinctive...

decodergrizzly

]]> <![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid Movie May Have A Director]]> No, NO, NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

All of those movies are SHIT. Every. Single. ONE.

DO NOT LET THIS HAPPEN!!!! PLEASE, GOD IN HEAVEN NOOOO!

Hiroken

]]> <![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid Movie May Have A Director]]> Isn't the Metal Gear series movie enough? Please, no.

DONNYchiban

]]> <![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid Movie May Have A Director]]> @Unastheslayer-PSN: Directing a video game is not the same as directing a film. Really, they could pick the top action directors and even Oscar-winning ones and MGS fans will nitpick and throw shit at it because it won't cater to how they think the game should look on the bigscreen.

Tull

]]> <![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid Movie May Have A Director]]> Equilibrium and Ultraviolet had some great action, but they were too "setty" for my tastes -- I hate it when everything looks like they were shot indoors, especially the outdoor scenes. Here's hoping...

boopadoo

]]> <![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid Movie May Have A Director]]> Aw man, it's a shame Kojima doesn't want to direct it: I'm sure he'd do a superb job. However, if Kojima is still involved then I'll have faith, but honestly the MGS fan movie looks like a better option at the moment

Unastheslayer-PSN

]]> <![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid Movie May Have A Director]]> @sadisticfreak432: Ultraviolet he had too many studio people intefering and telling him what they wanted. Now if he is the chosen director and he goes into the director who did Equilibrium then its all good.

Tull

]]> <![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid Movie May Have A Director]]> Theroetically, David Hayter could play Snake, he has done some acting other then voices, at least. [imdb.com] Also, he pulls the mullet off nicely [www.cinemafusion.com] . Put a sneaking suit on that guy, and it'd be a convincing Snake, I think.

diablodevil2

]]> <![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid Movie May Have A Director]]> @Ashurahori: This guy made Ultraviolet. That voids any credibility he has as a director.

sadisticfreak432

]]> <![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid Movie May Have A Director]]> @njhardcoreguy: that's not necessarily true. since MGS is Kojima's intellectual property (i think, since he's the creator), his role as executive producer would give him complete control over every aspect of production. [en.wikipedia.org] I honestly don't think he would do it any other way, especially since he obviously is a film fanatic. I do trust his judgement and i'm hopeful this turns out great.

@Candlejack: i suppose i could see 'entertaining', the plot just didn't do it for me though. I don't expect any videogame movie to be transcendent, but they have to start realizing that a film script should have a lot more depth (some character development please?) than the simplistic plots of video games, ie kill baddies, save girl, the end.

decodergrizzly

]]> <![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid Movie May Have A Director]]> At first I read it as saying the possible director was 21 years old. Hollywood studios are not that irresponsible.

mindscienceofthemind

]]> <![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid Movie May Have A Director]]> PLZ LEAVE METAL GEAR OUT OF THE FILM INDUSTRY!!!

I always dreaded the day someone coined the 'fantastic' idea of "wow, im going to make a metal gear solid film.. because EVERYONE LOVES games made into films, plus, im going to be 'in' with the young people!!"

Flurp

]]> <![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid Movie May Have A Director]]> first, why make a movie of mgs? honestly, mgs3 had about 6 hours of cut scenes all told, mgs4 is reputed to have about 12 hours... how could a 2 hour film possibly compete?!
second, equilibrium was this guy's attempt to take 1984 and brazil and put in kung fu... and while it was a bit of fun it wasn't a good film. the thomas crown affair was better when it starred steve mcqueen - the modern version is a bit poop really. sphere!? ultraviolet?!... oh dear.
then again i loved 'the island' just for the action, and michael bay is pretty crap himself.

still this won't be the same without hayter's voice and the real solid snake (the computer game version).
mgs 4 will be the best movie ever AND the best game of all time... now that's something!

comedy

]]> <![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid Movie May Have A Director]]> the problem with david hayter in "guyver: dark hero" was that he was the guyver. the FANTASTIC thing about david hayter in the metal gear franchise is that he plays snake! the voice is what we know him for, and it's not as if he's too disfigured to play snake. just partner him with the guy that turned toby mcguire into spiderman for 6 months and i think we'd have a very *solid* snake. ...get it? :D

....but doing a game-to-movie adaptation of MGS is asking for trouble.

smuai

]]> <![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid Movie May Have A Director]]> Yeesh! With those names attached to the MGS movie -- with the kind of movies they've done -- my heart is filled with dread. This is f**king Metal Gear Solid! We should not have to settle for less.

I am ERROR

]]> <![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid Movie May Have A Director]]> @Michael Mcwhertor

I like the pic! Seems like you were both holding something behind your backs before the pic was taken,

Or there's some extreme MGS bondage going on...

Kurt Russell isn't too old to do this right? Right?!

excaliburps

]]> <![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid Movie May Have A Director]]> MGS lovers talk about Equilibrium /praise
MGS haters talk about Ultraviolet /diss
Oh how I love the Internet...



Garo

]]> <![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid Movie May Have A Director]]> Metal Gear doesn't need a movie. The story is told through the games. Having said that; Whimmer is a good choice. Equilibrium was terrific, and although Ultraviolet was an unmittigated disaster you can look to the studio for most of the blame there. I would love to see what Whimmer's cut of that movie was like before the studio replaced him.

You may all commence evicerating me now.

AkirasCrow

]]> <![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid Movie May Have A Director]]> The game = The movie

Why?

(And this said from someone that thinks MGS1 is one of the best games ever.)

WaterMedia

]]> <![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid Movie May Have A Director]]> If David Hayter isn't writing the screen play, I don't want to see it.

huginn

]]> <![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid Movie May Have A Director]]> Movie will be a letdown. Take my word.

Arkley

]]> <![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid Movie May Have A Director]]> @decodergrizzly: No, I'm not actually. Sure, he doesn't look as cold and tough as 47. But he has the basic outlines of his face. In general, that didn't really concern me though.

The script itself was all right and it didn't seem like a low budget crap movie that was just thrown out there to make money off of the videogame relation. Basically, it was a very entertaining flick.

I hope you're not expecting a Metal Gear Solid movie to be art that makes you think and reconsider your lifestyle, opinions and personality or something. You shouldn't expect any videogame movie to be that actually. It's just for the good old entertainment.

Candlejack

]]> <![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid Movie May Have A Director]]> Wow, I didn't think people could possibly have such bad taste in movies...and then I read the comments on this article.

I weep for the future of humanity.

Atheist Jew

]]> <![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid Movie May Have A Director]]> Oh god I love MGS, but getting the guy who writes the dialog for the games to write a movie? Hell no. In a game it works, but they are far too draggy and "badly" translated (up till now at least) for a film. I completely love them in a videogame context, but not film please!

Anyways Thomas Crown was a great remake, and Equilibruim was interesting. If it wasn't for Ultraviolet this would actually be promising. Let's hope that was a fluke.

Cartman86

]]> <![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid Movie May Have A Director]]> I think david hayter could look a little more like snake with some make up on. This movie better not be 7 hours long explaining things that will put people to sleep, leave that for the game. 1 hour final battle scene confirmed!

KnaveX

]]> <![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid Movie May Have A Director]]> Mike De Luca was also a big hand in making Lord Of The Rings happen at New Line..

Pay_Me_Or_Pay_Me_No_Attention

]]> <![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid Movie May Have A Director]]> To be fair, nothing compares to Uwe Boll. Even High School Musical games are better than Uwe Boll's adaptations.

At least High School Musical games are faithful adaptations to the originals: They're crap, and they Zac Efron.

mr_dimsum

]]> <![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid Movie May Have A Director]]> I already smell a "Metal Gear the Movie the Game" coming.

dadeisvenm

]]> <![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid Movie May Have A Director]]> Hideo, you let some movie producers fuck your legacy and you can say goodbye to me buying a ps3 (poopsystem3) when Sons of Liberty hits shelves.
This game is one of the largest untouched game legacys, Solid Snake is so badass, you can't ruin this.

YOU HEAR ME?

YOU CAN'T RUIN SOLID SNAKE, I WILL FANBOY PARADE OUTSIDE OF YOUR HOUSE!

Shocky

]]> <![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid Movie May Have A Director]]> For the producer: Ghost Rider was badass (soundtrack was a tad corny tho), and Zathura wasn't bad for a kids flick. Never saw the other.

As for the writing... Hmmm that one seems problematic. I say have whoever writes the dialogue for the games get on it.

The Amazing Exploding-Man

]]> <![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid Movie May Have A Director]]> Ugh. Well, yeah, at least it's not Uwe. That's something we can be happy about.

At least The Thomas Crown Affair was half-way decent. But it was so different than MGS, so I really don't see the point.

They should've had Hayter write it. I would've liked to have seen Paul Greengrass as the director.

bangbangblah

]]> <![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid Movie May Have A Director]]> Mark it down: A Metal Gear Solid movie will fail outright. Even if its decent (unlikely) the idiotic title "Metal Gear Solid" will be laughed at by the general public--and rightly so.

Sherlock_the_Barbarian

]]> <![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid Movie May Have A Director]]> cool i like wimmer. Absolutely loved Equilibrium. There were things i loved about Ultraviolet, but the terrible acting from Mila (who i usually love) and terrible cg (lol at the helicopter) really ruined the overall film. I think given a good sized budget, and great actors he could craft a really good video game movie. If it even comes close to being as good as Equilibrium it will be hands down the best video game movie ever.

Detre

]]> <![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid Movie May Have A Director]]> John Carpenter should do the movie. He made a few good movies with somebody named Snake. :-p

And yeah, Equilibrium was amazing. I thought Sphere was alright, even if it reminded me of The Abyss. With HK on his side, Wimmer will be alright

GordieHoweHatTrick

]]> <![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid Movie May Have A Director]]> LUKE ROMANCES HIDEO WITH FLOWERS

Love your Alt tags McWhertor :)

DXY!

]]> <![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid Movie May Have A Director]]> @Mr.SithNinja: Being an executive producer doesn't mean he has creative control. Things are in the studio's hands. They produce the money, they make the decisions.

njhardcoreguy

]]> <![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid Movie May Have A Director]]> Word was Wimmer got screwed over on Ultraviolet budget and script wise and I also read that he didn't even get to finish shooting it so I don't really blame him for how terrible that film turned out.

After Equilibrium I'd say he's the perfect fit. That movie was a nice mix of serious and over the top. Essentially what all of the Metal Gear Solid games have been. You can't expect a game revolving around nuclear weapon toting giant robots to attract A list talent anyways.

silentbobfan

]]> <![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid Movie May Have A Director]]> What the fuck, I liked Equilibrium, but this shit is wrong, wrong, wrong! I hate to be so violent but I want something bad to happen to Kurt Wimmer so this doesn't take place.

dynendal

]]> <![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid Movie May Have A Director]]> Ug. This guy is a hack. Expect another crappy movie adaptation.

njhardcoreguy

]]> <![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid Movie May Have A Director]]> @Ashurahori: "Would Hideo EVER leave his franchise in the wrong hands?"

You think movies studios give him any change after signing the contract? He is rather small player in those circles, the most he can do is leave the project. : P

ara

]]> <![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid Movie May Have A Director]]> I think Hayter could pull it off as movie Snake. It would be worth it to try, someone else's voice as snake just wouldn't cut it

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UnderABox

]]> <![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid Movie May Have A Director]]> @Ashurahori: If this rumor is true, than he already has!

At least if he's executive producer, that means he has control over the money. But still, most of the creative control will be out of his hands. I'm afraid that everyone overestimates the amount of sway that Kojima has anywhere but Konami.

peAr nectAr

]]> <![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid Movie May Have A Director]]> metal gear solid would be basically incoherant as a film. i love it.

relax_guy

]]> <![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid Movie May Have A Director]]> Uhm, Equlibirium was good right? Which means the guy can make good movies when carefully guided. Also, I don't think Hideo is any slacker considering he's been unable to leave this series for so long.

So, I am cautiously optimistic at this point.

Theoutlet

]]> <![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid Movie May Have A Director]]> Why not let David Hayter write the screenplay? He did write the screenplay for X-Men and co-wrote the screenplay for X-Men 2, both of which were pretty damn good (in terms of comic book movies).

DXY!

]]> <![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid Movie May Have A Director]]> S1m0ne is a piece of shit. So is Ultraviolet. Equilibrium is great.

Surround Hayter with name actors and you got potential.

GoldBondRules

]]> <![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid Movie May Have A Director]]> They are going to make more than half of the movie with computers anyway, why no go the extra push and make characters too? Cut Hollywood out of the loop Kojima, please! Usually I don't care about the movie adaptions, bad games are bound to become bad movies, Metal Gear had some real potential though, they should go the same route Capcom does with the latest Resident Evil movie. I know making a Hollywood movie is some kind of a dream for Kojima, be he has already surpassed that with the Metal Gear games.

ara

]]> <![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid Movie May Have A Director]]> Doesn't look good. But, nothing other than Christopher Nolan or Spielberg manning the picture would make us fans happy.

Like Mcwhertor said, at least it's not Uwe.

sascha23

]]> <![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid Movie May Have A Director]]> In a way i wish Uwe Boll was making this movie so we could kill him and make an example of him and no one else would even think of making a Metal Gear Solid movie. Its good enough as a game damn it!

stickfodder

]]> <![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid Movie May Have A Director]]> As much as i love david hayter for his voice work,i must make this clear t oeveryone.If you want him to be snake in a live action film,then please seek a neurologist as fanboyism is rotting away the logical part of your brain.

Go watch Guyver dark hero,and come to your sense people

Tom Clancy's Samuraidino

]]> <![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid Movie May Have A Director]]> Equilibrium was good (1984 with Prozac). Then came Ultraviolet. That was bad. Alien vs. Predator bad. Wild Hogs bad. Really. Freaking. Bad.

Martin Campbell needs to do this, or maybe John McTiernan.

smitty1123

]]> <![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid Movie May Have A Director]]> Ultraviolet was an absolutely horrible movie. I'm not sure if I like where this is going...

xbandaidx

]]> <![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid Movie May Have A Director]]> @Candlejack: you're kidding right? Hitman? i'm sorry but that was not good. Olyphant with the i'm-gonna-shit-myself-any-second facial expression and horrible voice is not my idea of 47. He was great in Deadwood though...

@RiouV97041: no point in doing a CG movie for MGS since each game is practically a movie already with the convoluted plot points and long ass cut scenes (gotta love those)

in fact, there's really no point in making a Metal Gear Solid movie period.

decodergrizzly

]]> <![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid Movie May Have A Director]]> Equilibrium was hella awesome. Ultraviolet was terrible. I'm hoping that if they get the right actors for Solid & Liquid Snake (Christian Bale was in Equilibrium) and not the wrong actress for Meryl (anybody but Mila Jovich who was in Ultraviolet), the movie could kick all kinds of ass.

ItotheCtotheE

]]> <![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid Movie May Have A Director]]> Kojima is the kind of guy I can see making sure it never sees the light of day if it isn't good.

Tale

]]> <![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid Movie May Have A Director]]> What's the use? There can be no real actor Snake except for Clint Eastwood.... and he's old. Snake's names are based off of Curt Russel movies, and likeness based on, I believe, Clint Eastwood. Go back in time and make this movie 40 years ago...NOW

KingDavid73

]]> <![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid Movie May Have A Director]]> ...and thus, the bitching commences.

Guys, guys, GUYS.

Would Hideo EVER leave his franchise in the wrong hands?

Ashurahori

]]> <![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid Movie May Have A Director]]> Thomas Crown Affair was actually a very fun movie.

SSJPabs

]]> <![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid Movie May Have A Director]]> NO; PLEASE NO!

im watching Appleseed Ex Machina...man , they should do the movie like that with the original voice cast

symphony_of_the_night

]]> <![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid Movie May Have A Director]]> Kurt Wimmer did an excellent job with Equilibrium, but is also the one behind Ultravilot as both the writer and director. That film didn't do much for me, but him and De Luca obviously have experience with big budget films. Unfortunately, some of those films aren't very good. Well, one can do nothing but wait.

KeroseneClimax

]]> <![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid Movie May Have A Director]]> Ultraviolet is one of the worst movies I've ever watched. And I've watched a lot of movies.

perrinbar

]]> <![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid Movie May Have A Director]]> I would really like to see the Metal Gear Solid movie with Alfonso Cuarón (director of "Children of Men") and Hideo Kojima in charge. And of course, starring David Hayter as Snake.

Nick

]]> <![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid Movie May Have A Director]]> Why don't they do a CG movie instead? Like Advent Children. >_>

RiouV97041

]]> <![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid Movie May Have A Director]]> Equilibrium was quite choice

I am now psyched

mAaron

]]> <![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid Movie May Have A Director]]> unless they get the voice-over cast to reprise their roles, this is a no-go for me.

NO ONE, and i mean NO ONE else can replicate Hayter's voice work for the series.

but yeah, at least its not Uwe.

decodergrizzly

]]> <![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid Movie May Have A Director]]> The alt text for that picture made me laugh. I would do the same for Hideo...

liquid_kore

]]> <![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid Movie May Have A Director]]> God, if this is true, then MGS is fucked. As someone else lamented, Ultraviolet? Are you fucking kidding me? Kojima... please interject!

jerimas

]]> <![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid Movie May Have A Director]]> @Dreadfish: Yep. Unfortunately David Hayter is really, really not like Snake, except the (perfect) voice.

greeneggsnsam

]]> <![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid Movie May Have A Director]]> Ugh... Ultraviolet made me want to vomit, it was so horrible... but Equilibrium was cool. I just hope this movie's left in good hands...

Vidril

]]> <![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid Movie May Have A Director]]> Kojima being an exec. prod. on it is all the assuarnce I need. He's not going to let anything tarnish the legacy of his brain child.

Mr.SithNinja

]]> <![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid Movie May Have A Director]]> @ShirtGuyDom: *Ultraviolet.

ShirtGuyDom

]]> <![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid Movie May Have A Director]]> Fucking Ultraviolent? Really? Jesus...

The Metal Gear solid movie should be CG with the original voice actors, not live action with bullshit actors, and directed by Hideo Kojima.

ShirtGuyDom

]]> <![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid Movie May Have A Director]]> They're actually serious about this? Oh well. Can't be that bad.

I might add, Equilibrium was pretty cool (thanks to Bale) and The Thomas Crown Affair is classy. The other two I have not seen :P

Conclusion...could turn out as "good" as Hitman for a videogame-to-movie. Maybe a bit more cheesy and less violent, as MGS is as a game compared to Hitman.

Candlejack

]]> <![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid Movie May Have A Director]]> Equilibrium was one of the best action movies I've ever seen. And The Thomas Crown Affair had a nice story.

I've never seen Ghost Rider or Zathura, but I LOVED S1m0ne's story. One hell of a script about how far a scheme can go.

Ashurahori

]]> <![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid Movie May Have A Director]]> PLEASE GOD NO.

Metal Gear is a movie already! And it's interactive! Why do we need a movie to ruin all that?!

I don't care if they mess up Resident Evil or Super Mario Bros., but please, PLEASE, leave Metal Gear alone! What did it ever do to you?!

peAr nectAr

]]> <![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid Movie May Have A Director]]> I pray to god I get amnesia before this comes out...so I forget what metal gear is, and don't know that is is killing something I love.

also...it'll be funny that they'll have to redub all of Snake's lines...because we all know he only has ONE voice.

Dreadfish

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