Game News Mass Effect Coming to an Extreme Theater Near You

Jason · Sep 21, 2008

Tags: Mass Effect

<a href="http://weblogs.variety.com/the_cut_scene/2008/09/mass-effect-mov.html">Variety</a> is claiming that a movie adaption of BioWare's cinematic gaming masterpiece <a href="http://masseffect.bioware.com/">Mass Effect</a> is on the way.
 
<blockquote>"Mass Effect" has started its journey to the big screen. Numerous sources have confirmed that producer Avi Arad has optioned the rights to Bioware's sci-fi RPG from the developer's parent publisher Electronic Arts.</blockquote>
 
So who is this Mr. Arad?
 
<blockquote>Arad was for a long time the head of Marvel's movie business, where he helped start the new wave of actually good comic book movie franchises like "X-Men," "Spider-Man," and "Iron Man" (OK, there was "Spider-Man 3" and "Elektra" and "Ghost Rider," but there's still no denying Marvel movies are much improved). Now he runs his own production company and has been getting into videogame adaptations, starting recently with "Lost Planet."</blockquote>
 
There's a good chance this project won't get off the ground, but it still might be fun to speculate on the casting. Christopher Walken as Commander Shephard, perhaps?
 
Spotted at: <A HREF="http://www.gamespot.com/">Gamespot</A>

Fez · Sep 21, 2008

Will there be lots of collar-grabbing and body bag related action?

Data4 · Sep 21, 2008

Colin Farrell as Shepard, maybe?

No... wait. It's gonna be The Rock. Mark my words.

aleph · Sep 21, 2008

Fez said:
Will there be lots of collar-grabbing and body bag related action?

I certainly hope so, it needs to be EXTREME to fully capture the spirit of Mass Effect...

Kingston · Sep 21, 2008

They're making a movie of a game trying to be a movie.

I'd much rather play Mass Effect than watch it... I think.

sportforredneck · Sep 21, 2008

Whoever they get, I'm sure I could write a better movie. They should also avoid as much use of CGI as possible. Just look at how great Hellboy 2 looks with use of puppetry and CGI and good old makeup.

Ogg · Sep 21, 2008

sportforredneck said:
Whoever they get, I'm sure I could write a better movie. They should also avoid as much use of CGI as possible. Just look at how great Hellboy 2 looks with use of puppetry and CGI and good old makeup.

You forgot one ingredient in the recipe: talent.

Erzherzog · Sep 21, 2008

Doles anyone really enjoy those shitty superhero movies?

Serious_Business · Sep 21, 2008

I thought the game was already cinematic. Would a movie be even more cinematic? Wow, that sounds incredible. 'A cinematic experience', they said. That was one of the features of the game right? Now we have a movie. What a brilliant idea. Maybe they should have made a movie in the first place and forgot about the game. Yes this joke is drawing out but do you get it, faggot

flushfire · Sep 21, 2008

Wolfenstein1942 said:
Doles anyone really enjoy those shitty superhero movies?

those mentioned aren't really shitty. ok perhaps iron man and ghost rider, but the rest are ok, some are good even.

i wonder who'd be cast as liara.

ixg · Sep 21, 2008

change your avatar; you are confusing me

sportforredneck · Sep 21, 2008

flushfire said:
those mentioned aren't really shitty. ok perhaps iron man

wat.

OSK · Sep 21, 2008

Iron Man is probably the best Marvel movie after Spider-Man 2.

DefJam101 · Sep 21, 2008

Even if a good Mass Effect movie is made, i.e. a parody of B-movie action flicks, it won't be well received critically or financially. If a bad Mass Effect movie is made, i.e. A SERIOUS ACTION BLOCKBUSTER DARK GRITTY SCEINCE OPERA FICTION, it will probably be well received critically and financially.

This game has approximately a 0% chance of a good movie being based on it. 1% chance if they up the rating to R and include alien sex scenes.

Kortalh · Sep 21, 2008

Since Shepard's appearance is customizable, they'll have to cast him using that anonymizing suit from A Scanner Darkly. It's the only way.

Vaarna_Aarne · Sep 21, 2008

Wolfenstein1942 said:
Doles anyone really enjoy those shitty superhero movies?

I have seen people say Spider-Man 3 is better than The Dark Knight.

But hey, people enjoy the shitty Marvel comics too (their last good ones were Ennis' run on Punisher).