[NotTheGuyYouKill]

Let's say a film exec comes to you. He's got a good script for YOUR favourite video game series (one game in the series). It's solid. Now, he needs help selecting a director and the cast, and he wants your suggestions. What's the series, who should direct it, and who should star in it? You can't stop the coming creatively bankrupt adaptations, but with a solid script and crew/cast, you can make sure a good movie is produced out of it. It can be any game from the past twenty years. There are no financial restrictions, so hire who you want. Only caveat is that they must still be alive.

* Reboots are allowed, if for example you want to re-do Silent Hill, Resident Evil, Max Payne, Hitman, etc.

If I could, I'd re-do Max Payne. Make sure the script is solid, and I'd hire Michael Mann or Shane Black to direct it. I'd hire Guy Pearce to star as Max.

[bjork]

Animal Crossing, Miike style. But with real actors wearing animal suits.

[disappeared]

I'd see what Lynch was up to, and if he'd be interested in making a Silent Hill film. The short answer is that he likely wouldn't though.

[Kabouter]

My favourite series? I'm not sure how you'd go about making a Sid Meier's Civilization film.

[CountAntonius]

Dark Souls Directed By Guillermo DelToro(Pan's Labyrinth). It would be something like Castaway(mainly one character surviving alone hardly any dialogue)in the Dark Souls setting with monster battles etc.

[NotTheGuyYouKill]

My favourite series? I'm not sure how you'd go about making a Sid Meier's Civilization film.

You make a dramatization about the creation of Sid Meier's Civilization in the style of 'The Social Network'. And hire David Fincher.

[Eggman]

Max Payne by Quentin

[jakncoke]

My favourite series? I'm not sure how you'd go about making a Sid Meier's Civilization film.

A series of connected epic adventure/war movies.

[thekonamicode]

I would suggest a reboot of the Super Mario Bros. movie, but the original is perfect in every way.

[Good Job Bob]

Joss Whedon, Kingdom Hearts

[Nakazato]

Dark Souls Directed By Guillermo DelToro(Pan's Labyrinth). It would be something like Castaway(mainly one character surviving alone hardly any dialogue)in the Dark Souls setting with monster battles etc.

would be amazing

Silent Hill by Aronofsky

RE by Nolan would be interesting

A Live action Final Fantasy 9 with only Vivi Zadine Garrett and Steiner (Maybe Freya) movie by Peter Jackson (if he made it into a 4 part movie all charcters)

Leisure Suit Larry by Woody Allen

[sn00zer]

HL2 would be an HBO mini series about the 7 hour war...each episode would be 1 hour long and from a different persons perspective culminating in an 8th episode epilogue finishing each story

[ZenaxPure]

A series of connected epic adventure/war movies.

I think you mean a documentary about how various famous landmarks/buildings were made.

[lastplayed]

Saints Row starring Clive Owen.

[BlueMagic]

I would love to see a Metroid by Joss Whedon, and I haven't even finished a Metroid game (yet).

[Stinkles]

First post nails it. Everyone else go home to your spider-filled Nook trap.

Joss Whedon, Kingdom Hearts

This is the worst idea in the history of gaf. I congratulate you.

[tearsofash]

No More Heroes by Harmony Korine.

[Ramblin]

Two Worlds, Uwe Boll, and the surviving cast of Monty Python.

[Verelios]

I would say...Monster Hunter by...the search has already begun.

Give me two days, 30 thousand dollars, a private jet and a bucket of rum. I'll make something happen.

[John]

louis ck directing/writing/starring in The Life and Times of Darunia (three-film dramatic epic)

[AgentChris]

Uncharted. Directed by Justin Lin; starring Chris Pine and Bruce Campbell.

[SpeedySwaf]

No More Heroes by Edgar Wright. He's directed sillier concepts.

Diablo III by Jess Whedon. Team action flick.

I could see Del Toro possibly doing Devil Summoner (Raidou era), and would prefer he also use the same practical effects team from Hellboy 2.

[Net_Wrecker]

Max Payne directed by Michael Mann starring Guy Pearce would be amazing. Good call.

- Kane & Lynch directed by Quentin Taranatino with Bruce Willis as Kane, and Bryan Cranston as Lynch.

- Red Dead Redemption directed by Andrew Dominik with Josh Brolin as John Marston + Nick Cave & Warren Ellis doing music (yes Jesse James part II, so what?)

- Half Life directed by Neill Blomkamp (watch District 9 if you're confused) starring Ed Norton as Gordon Freeman

- Gears of War or Halo directed by James Cameron

- Uncharted directed by Joss Whedon starring (in shape) Nathan Fillion as Nathan Drake

- Mass Effect and/or Metroid directed by Ridley Scott with Noomi Rapace as Shepard and/or Samus

- Grand Theft Auto IV directed by Guy Ritchie . Ensemble movie about the diamond deal and all the characters from the game and expansions it involved.

[NotTheGuyYouKill]

Max Payne directed by Michael Mann starring Guy Pearce would be amazing. Good call. - Kane & Lynch directed by Quentin Taranatino with Bruce Willis as Kane, and Bryan Cranston as Lynch. - Red Dead Redemption directed by Andrew Dominik with Josh Brolin as John Marston + Nick Cave & Warren Ellis doing music (yes Jesse James part II, so what?) - Half Life directed by Neill Blomkamp (watch District 9 if you're confused) starring Ed Norton as Gordon Freeman - Gears of War or Halo directed by James Cameron - Uncharted directed by Joss Whedon starring (in shape) Nathan Fillion as Nathan Drake - Mass Effect and/or Metroid directed by Ridley Scott with Noomi Rapace as Shepard and/or Samus - Grand Theft Auto IV directed by Guy Ritchie . Ensemble movie about the diamond deal and all the characters from the game and expansions it involved.

YES.

[KalBalboa]

Will Arnett as Max Payne.

I'm only half kidding.

[NotTheGuyYouKill]

Will Arnett as Max Payne. I'm only half kidding.

Dean Winters would be a better fit, hahaha. There'd have to be a scene where he calls someone 'dummy' at some point.

[KevinCow]

Do I have to use the film exec's script, and can I choose myself to direct it? Because I'd hire an experienced writer to help me write a script, and then direct a kickass Metroid movie.

I would love to see a Metroid by Joss Whedon, and I haven't even finished a Metroid game (yet).

Wouldn't be a good fit at all. Joss Whedon's forte is in quirky dialogue amongst an ensemble cast of characters. That's pretty much the opposite of what a good Metroid movie would be. A Metroid movie should be about Samus, and the character she interacts with most should be a giant purple space dragon that doesn't talk.

[Net_Wrecker]

More?

- Infamous directed by Edgar Wright starring Simon Pegg as Cole, and Nick Frost as Zeke

- Dead Space directed by Guillermo del Toro with his Hellboy/Pan's Labyrinth costume + makeup team

- Mirror's Edge directed by The Wachowskis with Maggie Q as Faith

- Heavy Rain directed by David Fincher. Never played the game but it seems like a good fit.

- Zelda directed by Peter Jackson

[KalBalboa]

Dean Winters would be a better fit, hahaha. There'd have to be a scene where he calls someone 'dummy' at some point.

I can see this. Hmm... I'm on the fence between these two, but Dean is a slightly better pick, I'll admit. I assume we're talking Max Payne 1 era for this.

[Dacvak]

Will Arnett as Max Payne. I'm only half kidding.

Lol, I'd watch this.

[KevinCow]

Max Payne directed by Michael Mann starring Guy Pearce would be amazing. Good call. - Kane & Lynch directed by Quentin Taranatino with Bruce Willis as Kane, and Bryan Cranston as Lynch. - Red Dead Redemption directed by Andrew Dominik with Josh Brolin as John Marston + Nick Cave & Warren Ellis doing music (yes Jesse James part II, so what?) - Half Life directed by Neill Blomkamp (watch District 9 if you're confused) starring Ed Norton as Gordon Freeman - Gears of War or Halo directed by James Cameron - Mass Effect and/or Metroid directed by Ridley Scott with Noomi Rapace as Shepard and/or Samus - Grand Theft Auto IV directed by Guy Ritchie . Ensemble movie about the diamond deal and all the characters from the game and expansions it involved. - Heavy Rain directed by David Fincher. Never played the game but it seems like a good fit. - Zelda directed by Peter Jackson

See, I can see where you're coming from with all of these, but I feel like you're going about it all wrong.

Zelda shouldn't be Lord of the Rings with Zelda characters. Metroid shouldn't be Alien with Metroid characters. Halo shouldn't be Avatar with Halo characters. Half-Life shouldn't be District 9 with Half-Life characters.

You think these games and directors would be good fits because the directors have done movies similar to these games, but that's precisely why I think they wouldn't be good fits.

The best adaptations come from the most unexpected sources. Who expected the guy behind Memento to do a great job with Batman, or the guy behind Elf to do a great job with Iron Man, or the guy behind some weird low budget B-grade horror movies to win freakin' Best Picture with his interpretation of Lord of the Rings?

When we finally get a genuinely good video game movie, it won't be from an obvious fit like the ones you're mentioning. It'll probably be from someone who hasn't done a big budget blockbuster before, but has a respect for the source material and video games in general.

[RurouniZel]

Earthbound

Directed by Steven Spielberg. All CG like Tin Tin. Same look as well.

[Net_Wrecker]

See, I can see where you're coming from with all of these, but I feel like you're going about it all wrong. Zelda shouldn't be Lord of the Rings with Zelda characters. Metroid shouldn't be Alien with Metroid characters. Halo shouldn't be Avatar with Halo characters. Half-Life shouldn't be District 9 with Half-Life characters. You think these games and directors would be good fits because the directors have done movies similar to these games, but that's precisely why I think they wouldn't be good fits. The best adaptations come from the most unexpected sources. Who expected the guy behind Memento to do a great job with Batman, or the guy behind Elf to do a great job with Iron Man, or the guy behind some weird low budget B-grade horror movies to win freakin' Best Picture with his interpretation of Lord of the Rings? When we finally get a genuinely good video game movie, it won't be from an obvious fit like the ones you're mentioning. It'll probably be from someone who hasn't done a big budget blockbuster before, but has a respect for the source material and video games in general.

True, but these are just "dream" choices with directors I'd like to see tackle genres they've done great work in because I want more. For all I know, Terrance Malik might have a great Manhunt movie in him, or Michael Bay could bring Braid to the big screen, but those are the unknowns. And yeah, some young upstart with nothing but short films to his name might be the one to get a Bioshock movie nominated for Oscars, but that's no fun to predict

For a thread like this, I'll pick Blomkamp for Half Life because District 9 made it look like he could make a badass Half Life movie. I'm not really going deeper than that. :P

[kittens]

I would love to see a Metroid by Joss Whedon, and I haven't even finished a Metroid game (yet).

Hmm... That could be cool.

Two Worlds, Uwe Boll, and the surviving cast of Monty Python.

hahahaha

[willooi]

I'd do Resident Evil properly with a revision of the George A Romero script based on the first game that was originally rejected.

Michelle Monaghan as Jill, Tom Hardy as Chris, Brendan Gleeson as Barry, Michael Fassbender as Wesker. Tempted to pick Guillermo Del Toro as director for this as well, otherwise David Fincher.

[subversus]

My favourite series? I'm not sure how you'd go about making a Sid Meier's Civilization film.

a dark surrealistic comedy by Terry Gilliam.

[NutJobJim]

Gears of War by either Del Toro, Peter Jackson, or Robert Rodriguez.

Would not be live action, would be done Tin Tin style (realistic digital effects using real actors for mo cap).

The action in Gears could look so glorious on screen. I can picture it now :(

[Mario007]

With the advent of superhero movies, I'd love an Infamous adaptation. I'd love Zack Snyder to direct it, simply because I really enjoy his style and how true he keeps to the original.

[NotTheGuyYouKill]

The Call of Duty: Black Ops game should just use the actors it already has... Sam Worthington and Ed Harris. Then we can see Worthington's Aussie/American accent in all it's glory. The NUMBERS can be in 3D.

[Pinko Marx]

Devil May Cry, Idk who'd write or direct it but I'd love to see it done.

[Pookmunki]

Devil May Cry, Idk who'd write or direct it but I'd love to see it done.

Ryuhei Kitamura (Versus, MGS:Twin Snakes, Azumi)

Personally, I'd like Deus Ex directed by Chris Nolan.

Or No More Heroes with a (younger?) Walton Goggins.

[Hot Coldman]

Chrono Trigger, easily. That game is a 3-part film in the making. First film is everything until they first reach the End of Time- make it an Episode IV style romp until they learn about Lavos and things get more serious. Part 2 could be focused on the war against Magus and the reforging of the Masamune- more of an epic than the first. Part 3 can pick up after they first enter Antiquity and roll until the end.

Ideally, I'd have Edgar Wright direct, but basically I want someone who understands how to direct adventure films akin to the Original Trilogy, Indy, BttF etc. Someone who can juggle themes and tones is essential too (hence why I'd have Wright). Whedon might be good too, given how well he tackled Avengers.

Dunno who I'd have as Crono, but as for the rest:

Magus- Mark Strong
Frog- voice of Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Jamie from GoT)
Lucca- Jenna Louise Coleman
Ayla- I really want Gillian Jacobs here but she's not exactly built for it... anyone know any strong blond actresses? Get Gina Carano to die her hair for it? :lol
Marle- If Hayden Panettiere didn't blow as an actress I'd say her... Anna Kendrick?
Robo- fuck knows. Microsoft Sam.
Queen Zeal- Judi Dench

So yeah. Potential there.

[JumpingTheGun]

I would take Max Payne as an HBO series for a couple seasons. Cranston would be Max obviously. Have Milch direct and write alongside Lake. You look at that dialogue Milch did for Deadwood and Im sure he could nail Paynes world.

[King of the Potato People]

Metal Gear Solid (Based on 3), give it to Christopher Nolan

Hugh Jackman as Big Boss, Marion Cotillard as the Boss, Tom Hardy as Volgin, Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Ocelot, Andy Serkis playing the rest of Cobra, Scarlett Johansson as Eva, Tom Berenger as Granin, Gary Oldman as Sokolov, Cillian Murphy as Raikov... and David Bowie as Major Tom.

[bangladesh]

Metal Gear Solid

Director: Christopher Nolan
Starring: Christian Bale


Uncharted

Director: Brad Bird
Starring: Breckin Meyer


Kingdom Hearts

Director: Darren Aronofsky
Starring: Daniel Day-Lewis

[dark_inferno]

Bioshock
Directed by Park chan wook
With Jon Hamm as Jack
J. K. Simmons as Andrew Rayn
Gwyneth Paltrow as Tenenbaum
Daniel Craig as Atlas

Metal Gear Solid Director: Christopher Nolan Starring: Christian Bale Uncharted Director: Brad Bird Starring: Breckin Meyer Kingdom Hearts Director: Darren Aronofsky Starring: Daniel Day-Lewis

I see what u did there

[Train of Midnight]

Castlevania: SotN

Directed by Christopher Nolan.

Starring:
Joseph Gordon-Levett as Alucard
Gary Oldman as Dracula
Hugh Jackman as Richter Belmont
Scarlett Johansson as Maria Renard
Michael Cain as Master Librarian

[kodt]

Deadly Premonition directed by David Lynch... oh wait.

[Mlatador]

Starcraft (a TRILOGIE) by Peter Jackson or James Cameron. I think it would work.

[Gsak]

Metal Gear Solid

Hugh Jackman as Snake

Directed by Chris Nolan


Castlevania (anime version)

Artwork/design by Ayami Kojima

Music: Michiru Yamane

Directed by Yoshiaki Kawajiri (Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust)


Street Fighter movie

Starring/directed by Team Thousand Pounds