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THR: Catfish directors to helm Mega Man movie for Fox

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Spyder_Monkey

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Remember Catfish? No you don't but Hollywood does.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/mega-man-movie-catfish-helmer-talks-direct-1022426

Video game Mega Man is heading to the big-screen with Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman, the filmmakers behind the documentary Catfish, in final negotiations to write and direct.
Chernin Entertainment is producing the project with Heroes actor Masi Oka. Twentieth Century Fox worked for two years to acquire the rights for over two years, finally closing a deal earlier this year.
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Mega Man's back guys!
Just not in a way anyone wants.
 
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Dynomutt

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Mega Man we want.
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Mega Man we will get.
 
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cordy

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As a kid I loved Mega Man so much that I wish I played him in the live action movie. Even though I'm black, it could have worked in the mid-90s.
 
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Team Filler

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I've always thought there could actually be an interesting story to tell in a similar manner of the X lore about a sentient combat android sent by humans to stamp out other sentient robots and androids as they attempt to assert themselves as more than slave labor for the humans. I have no faith in it ever happening, nor happening well as an actual Mega Man movie, especially if Capcom is allowed any control over it.
 
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Markitron

Is currently staging a hunger strike outside Gearbox HQ while trying to hate them to death
Sweeney Tom said:
"Will this finally be the video game film that doesn't suck", we ask for the 1700th time, knowing the answer already
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Watch the 4 episodes of Castlevania together and you will get what you are looking for.
 
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RumbleHumble

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Was real worried it was the hosts behind the Catfish TV Show. Although I still have no idea what the fuck we'd expect from a Mega Man movie...
 
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Chained Prometheus

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If they want this film to work, my best piece of advice would be to go looking at the concept albums by The Protomen. The lore's obviously different from the games, but I think it'd probably be a better fit for the cinema that way.
 
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Busty

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The Catfish guys writing and directing a Mega Man film.

A move that satisfies no one.

Perhaps the Mighty No. 9 guys can get Terrence Malick to direct a film for them?
 
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Ivan 3414

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Busty said:
The Catfish guys writing and directing a Mega Man film.

A move that satisfies no one.

Perhaps the Mighty No. 9 guys can get Terrence Malick to direct a film for them?
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Just curious, what about the Catfish documentary speaks at all to how this movie is going to turn out? Have you even seen the Catfish doc?
 
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JonnyDBrit

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I mean, Megaman has a wider history of adaptations than most game franchises, particularly after the turn of the century. Plus looking at the filmography of the possible directors, I can sorta see handing off a franchise about the potential and dangers in technology to them, even if they'd be more suited to a Battle Network adaptation in particular.

Still not holding my hopes especially high though.
 
Jawmuncher

Jawmuncher

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I didn't even know there was going to be a mega man movie. Thought it was just the Disney Show. Well I guess we know a game has to happen at this point.
 
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Vice

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Busty said:
The Catfish guys writing and directing a Mega Man film.

A move that satisfies no one.

Perhaps the Mighty No. 9 guys can get Terrence Malick to direct a film for them?
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Catfish was a pretty entertaining documentary. I think their most recent fictional movie was "Nerve" last year. It was an OK movie.
 
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