Just Cause Exploding on to Big Screen

[The_Deleted]

What happened to the Kane and Lynch movie, anyway?

 

[FinalDream]

This would defiantly be one film I would miss. Hate the games.

 

[vallorn]

Not Uwe Boll, not Uwe Bool, not Uwe Boll.

And I still expect it to be mediocre at best. Games to films and vice-versa are often very poorly made unfortunately. But let's wait for confirmation before we start bitchin' about it.

i prefer:
Not M Night Shamalian,Not M Night Shamalian,Not M Night Shamalian,Not M Night Shamalian.

or better!

Not Michal Bay, Not Michal Bay, Not Michal Bay, Not Michal Bay, Not Michal Bay, Not Michal Bay.

(i apologize for being unable to spell Shamalyian (or however it is spelled).)

 

[Squeaky]

This could be alright if done well. Just Cause would make a great stupid action movie.

 

[Saucycarpdog]

Just Cause Exploding on to Big Screen

Tropical beaches, explosions and a handsome hero - Just Cause has everything an action movie could want.

Avalanche Studio's 2006 sandbox action game Just Cause [http://www.amazon.com/Just-Cause-Xbox-360/dp/B000FZZ5UA/ref=sr_1_3?s=videogames&ie=UTF8&qid=1286199781&sr=1-3] is to make its way to the silver screen via Eric Eisner's L+E Productions. Eisner will develop the property with Hitman [http://www.amazon.com/Hitman-Unrated-Timothy-Olyphant/dp/B0012RLX88/ref=sr_1_2?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1286199885&sr=1-2] and Kane & Lynch [http://www.amazon.com/Kane-Lynch-2-Days-Playstation-3/dp/B0023CBZ70/ref=sr_1_3?s=videogames&ie=UTF8&qid=1286199845&sr=1-3] producer Adrien Askarieh before taking it to studios.

Just Cause tells the story of CIA agent Rico Rodriguez, who heads to the fictional Carribean island of San Esperito in order to help overthrow a military dictatorship thought to be in possession of weapons of mass destruction. The game is stuffed full of guns, cars and explosions, not to mention grappling hooks and base jumping, and it seems like it would be a really good fit for a summer action blockbuster. Moreover, the game's story is short enough that it can be cut down into a two-hour movie without losing very much.

But despite the good fit, it's unlikely to be plain sailing for the Just Cause movie. Eisner's production company has released just a single film, a Steve Coogan comedy called Hamlet 2 [http://www.amazon.com/Hamlet-2-Steve-Coogan/dp/B001IOQWA4/ref=sr_1_1?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1286199916&sr=1-1] which made only half of what the rights were sold for at the Sundance Festival in 2008. On top of that, the attached screenwriter Michael Ross has only had one other script made into a movie, the horror movie Turistas [http://www.amazon.com/Turistas-Unrated-Josh-Duhamel/dp/B000N3AW6G/ref=sr_1_1?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1286199943&sr=1-1], which didn't exactly set the box office on fire either. Neither of these facts necessarily means that Just Cause will be bad, but they don't exactly inspire confidence, and could make it harder to attract investors and get the movie made.

Source: Variety [http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118024980.html?categoryid=1009&cs=1] via Voodoo Extreme [http://ve3d.ign.com/articles/news/57425/Just-Cause-Goes-Hollywood]


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Um, excuse me.
[a href=http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/jump/9.236412.8427005]As you can see here, I posted this on the Escapist 10 hours ago.[/a] Credit?

[a href=http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/9.236321-Just-cause-movie-gets-a-screenwriter#8420543]And I posted before you.[/a] Does it really matter?

Anyway, I would see this movie. It would be the expendables but times 5!!!!

P.S. My name is BOLOSANTOOSEE of the REEPUHS!

 

[Vrach]

Huh, the game with the worst plot, characters, cinematics and anything not gameplay related is getting made into a noninteractive experience. Yeah... good luck with that.

 

[Antari]

If they completely throw away whatever plots the games had they might get somewhere. The stink of cheese was immense on the first play through.