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Sony Pictures has signed a seven-figure deal to bring inFamous to the big screen.
According to the Hollywood Reporter, a bloke called Sheldon Turner is set to write the script. He previously penned The Longest Yard and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning, and is working on X-Men Oranges: Magneto.
Avi and Ari Arad have signed up to produce the movie. Their previous credits include The Incredible Hulk and Iron Man. They're also producing the Uncharted: Drake's Fortune film announced last month.
inFamous, for those who aren't familiar, follows the adventures of a bloke called Cole who can make lightning come out of his hands like in Star Wars. It scored a highly respectable 7/10 on Eurogamer.
"What excited me most about the game was it was the first of which I've come across that had a big idea and a character arc," said Turner.
"It is, I believe, the future of gaming. The game, while big and fun, is at its core a love ballad to the underachiever, which is what our hero, Cole McGrath, is."
A release date for the film, announced there has been not.
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JohnnyWashnGo
30/07/09 @ 08:25
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Are game->movie conversions always as bad as movie->game conversions?
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I genuinely loved inFamous. It's definitely my favourite game on PS3 since Uncharted and it's also the game I've most thoroughly "completed" in a long while.
I have absolutely zero interest in this film though. What is it with the film industry these days? Are they completely out of new ideas? Everything recently seems to be either a game or comic adaptation and it's getting really boring. I don't think it's an accident that my favourite films of recent times have all been written *as* films (The Fountain, to name one). |
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ChthonicEcho
30/07/09 @ 09:25
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Yes, this would make for a perfect generic action superhero film. Even Prototype by Michael Bay would be a better film.
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M_of_the_sys
30/07/09 @ 09:33
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@erp
There are A LOT of game or comic adaptation films coming out because they pretty much know they will fill seats even if they are crap. However, there are also a lot of great films out there that aren't related to games or comics. |
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Doctor_What
30/07/09 @ 10:30
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"What excited me most about the game was it was the first of which I've come across that had a big idea and a character arc."
He needs to play more games. POP: Sands of Time springs to mind, and Uncharted too! I really enjoyed Infamous. It's not genius, but it's very solid and fun. The story is reasonably strong, by game standards, but I doubt it would work as a film. |
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makeamazing
30/07/09 @ 11:51
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The game is great, but that really doesnt mean it will be a good movie... I am certainly not convinced.
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Chazmeister
30/07/09 @ 14:59
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I suppose it's better than yet another unnecessary remake of a classic film, which Hollywood seems to be so keen on churning out these days. I suppose it's a safe bet to fork out cash for a film that already comes with it's own fan base and a guaranteed audience.
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