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Sony signs Hollywood talent.

Sony has signed two top Hollywood names to help bring about its long-standing dreams of an EverQuest film.

The first is the writer of gory old action film 300, Michael Gordon. Former Marvel Studios bigwig Avi Avrad will be producing the project for Columbia Pictures.

That's all according to IGN, which heard from a reliable source that the film should see the light of day in late 2009 or early 2010.

Plot details are scarce, although apparently it will be based around an original story containing familiar faces from the EverQuest world.

EverQuest first appeared in 1999 and was considered to be the first 3D massively-multiplayer online role-playing game around.

Action takes place in the mythical world of Norrath, a realm inhabited by fantasy beasties like ogres, elves, humans and various hybrids.

It was followed in 2004 by sequel EverQuest II, which featured voice overs from famous people like Christopher Lee and Heather Graham.

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Shrui #1 4 years ago

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Will be as good as Dungeons & Dragons then?
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Bumhug360 #2 4 years ago

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If the everquest 2 launch is anything to go by they will probably release it head to head with the Warcraft movie and it will go largely unnoticed
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Squire #3 4 years ago

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Something like this could be SO good if they could do it right. The writer from 300 is definitely a good start.
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Dizzy #4 4 years ago

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Guaranteed flop. Next.
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mossychops001 #5 4 years ago

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Talking about films. Halo the Movie is dead in the water.

http://ww w.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/a7735...
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Gurgeh #6 4 years ago

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I'm suspicious about just how many films are being announced as based upon games. In almost every case after a few months the project gets "put on hold" before quietly vanishing.

It's either extra marketing for the game or a way for writers and directors to get paid inbetween real projects - look how many times a film is announced as being in the works with director X or writer Y on board, only for them to drop out once something more substantial comes along.

Edited by 1 at 09/10/07 @ 17:24
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Bigglesworth #7 4 years ago

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I used to play Everquest a few years back - played for a couple of years actually - but I'm hard pressed to remember anything significant story-wise about it. Its going to have to stand on its own two feet, that's for sure, because nobody in the mainstream is going to have a single reason to watch it.
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henneth #8 4 years ago

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"EverQuest first appeared in 1999 and was considered to be the first 3D massively-multiplayer online role-playing game around."

Wasn't Meridian 59 released before EQ?
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DUFFKING #9 4 years ago

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THIS. IS. EVERQUESST!

Sorry.
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spliffhead #10 4 years ago

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Of all the game movies to get near production why why why this one?

Bring on the Katamari Damacy movie I say!
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crazyhorse174 #11 4 years ago

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This is the worst idea for a movie ever.

Basically they'll make a generic fantasy movie and tack on the Everquest name in an attempt to lure in fans.

I say give it to Uwe Boll...it couldn't possibly get any worse!
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MaxiSleep #12 4 years ago

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Better then Halo ?
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Wyrm #13 4 years ago

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Going head to head with the WoW movie then...
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Mox #14 4 years ago

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So, will the Wizard kick all kinds of arse for about a minute, then spend the rest of the film sitting on a horse playing /gems?
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Waffleaber #15 4 years ago

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"writer of gory old action film 300"

Frank Miller?

Seriously that film had, what, three lines of original dialogue? Still there's enough talk in everquest to fill a dozen blockbusters so he can rip that off.
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Evolution #16 4 years ago

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I've never played Everquest II, but just how much dialogue did Christopher Lee record for it? I remember watching a pre-rendered video with him shouting a few things, but was there much else?
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TriggerHippie #17 4 years ago

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This is guarenteed box office gold. I told me granny about it and she literally pissed herself with excitement.
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Joe #18 4 years ago

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"Something like this could be SO good if they could do it right. The writer from 300 is definitely a good start."

I think you and I have very different definitions of the word "good" there Squire.
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Azazel #19 4 years ago

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EverQuest film?? This is going to be even bigger than Titanic and better than Pearl Harbour! Get Bay on board now!!1 zomgrolfcopterincoming
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