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Avatar Films has teamed up with Sekretagent Productions to secure the movie rights to Cold Fear, Ubisoft's survival horror adventure for PC, PS2 and Xbox, according to Variety.com.
Cold Fear was published last year and didn't sell too well, perhaps understandably. Like the game, the movie will follow the adventures of coast guard Tom Hansen, who finds himself set adrift on a whaling ship infested by aliens.
Sekretagent Productions has previously written storylines for other Ubisoft games, which apparently helped them to secure the license. The producers are seeking potential directors for the film before pitching it to the studios.
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alimokrane
10/04/06 @ 12:22
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oh dear another one .... the game pretty much sucked in terms of gameplay. it had a good atmosphere but gameplay was mediocre at best .. so why on earth would make a movie based on such a game
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Triggerhappytel
10/04/06 @ 12:39
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Why bother? I mean, seriously, will this really make the film studios any profit?! Or will it sink like another Alone in the Dark...?
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I actually liked Cold Fear (Horror fan in liking odd Horror title shocker!), I think despite some flaws it wasn't quite as bad as everyone made it out to be. I liked the effects and everything, and while certainly no masterpiece, gave me a good couple of weeks enjoyment.
Then again, we all know how some of these titles transition to the big screen, so even I can smell this turd coming a mile off... |
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Triggerhappytel
10/04/06 @ 13:09
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It will probably be like that really shit Jamie Lee Curtis/Donald Sutherland film Virus. It was about as enjoyable a slamming your cock in a car door.
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hp_on_toast
10/04/06 @ 13:37
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Virus? Bah - Deep Rising is the best silly horror on a ship film out there!!!
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Triggerhappytel
10/04/06 @ 14:36
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"Because its easier and cheaper to make a shite game into a shite film, thats why"
But the idea of making a film-of-game is that the game's fanbase will buy into the movie when it is released, aswell as film fans. But that is redundant here, as the game doesn't have a fanbase per se. Instead of paying Ubi however much to buy the licence, why not just save the money, write a plot/script yourselves (how hard can it be to write a run-of-the-mill cliche-ridden horror plot?) and pour that extra cash into the film itself? The point I'm trying to make is; how many people are going to say 'Ah! They've made a film of Cold Fear! I played the game, I'd gonna go & see that.' And I think the answer will be hardly anyone.
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absolutezero
10/04/06 @ 19:57
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Cold Fear seems to be enjoyed by the horror fanbase, which is understandable because they can see past alot of the problems and enjoy the game underneath. Much like another horror game called Obscure.
Even I hated the game once it moved onto Oil Rig section, no map killed things aswell. Come back after Silent Hill and ask me what I think about the movie. |
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kangarootoo
10/04/06 @ 20:14
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The aiming system in Cold Fear drove me nuts. It seems an odd choice for a film, given the plot isn't that original and its hardly a well known franchise.
Oh yeah, and Deep Rising +2. EDIT: Actually, make that +3 for having the awsome Famke Jannsen in it.
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Hi everyone...
Well, the game was definitely no match for Resident Evil 4 but the things it did right would translate very well into a B-picture kind of movie. The atmosphere and the wheather effects of the game were pretty convincing. Several moments and the deadly environment reminded me very much of John Carpenter's The Thing, a very underrated SciFi/Horror classic. Maybe this surprises a few of you but I'm seriously curious about the movie adaptation. |
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I like to call it "ghost shit"
No, that's when you have a big dump and turn back to look into the bowl and it's already vanished down the U-bend. You can't go assigning two meanings to the same piece of swearing, it'll confuse people. John Carpenter's The Thing, a very underrated SciFi/Horror classic Underrated? Doesn't everyone love The Thing? |
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