Mass Effect Movie in the Works

[KSarty]

Here's hoping for a real Blasto the Hanar Spectre movie.

In all seriousness, I think they should do a prequel. Shepard has a few different options for his background in ME, including the Akuze massacre and the Skylian Blitz. Focus on one of those and that way you would also be able to show Saren finding Sovereign and being indoctrinated at the same time. The movie could even end with the Council discussing the possibility of allowing a human spectre candidate.

 

[Tharwen]

I thought we already had two of them...

Oh right, they were games. I never noticed.

 

[lordwally]

Mickey Rourke as Wrex? They should probably just do CGI for all nonhuman characters and just keep the original voice actors. Or if they must, get Michael Dorn to be Wrex.

Oh, and Lawrence Fishburne as Anderson.

 

[infohippie]

The only casting choice I can think of for a Mass Effect movie would be Christina Hendricks as Shepard.

 

[Bat Vader]

Why make the movie about what happened in the game? If I want to see that I will just play the game instead. If they do have to make it about Shepard than I hope they make it a prequel story that leads up to Mass Effect.

Show Shepard's back-story instead of what we have already played. The Akuze mission would be pretty cool to see as a fight scene in the film.

 

[Deofuta]

I would definitively go for it. I had that wierd thing where I hated the game, but desperately, DESPERATELY wanted to see how the story ended. Now, someone can play it for me! Yay!

 

[tzimize]

But....Shepard is a GIRL!!!!

Also, bad idea. As have been said, I've already been Shepard. There are too many ways this can go to shit.

 

[TheDoctor455]

If they use Cerberus... they HAVE to keep Martin Sheen in that role.

Also... anyone remember Mira Furland (I think that's her last name), the actresses who played Delenn in Babylon 5... I'm sure there's a role for her somewhere in the Mass Effect universe.
And... can never go wrong with Simon Templeman (Saren, maybe?) or Claudia Black (... huh... who would she be?).

 

[MadMechanic]

Well, the studio has some pedigree behind it at very least which is good. So, lets hope they can do something good with it

...just please dont give it to Bay...

Coming this summer....from the err, 'director' who brought you "three and a half wasted hours of T&A shots of Megan Fox, a very weak plot and no robots in the 'transformers'" films comes - MASS EFFECT. The film centres around the life of a the asari consort on the citadel, and her interesting love life - played by Megan Fox. Also, some stuff about giant killer robots happens in the background. But now - back to the tit shots...

Actually, I'd watch it.

Film about Nihlus?
Not too sure about first contact war. Could be interesting.

I'm not sure how well the rachni wars would go down. Even though humans have nothing to do with it - I can guess we'd all see cries of "omg! dat copied off Starship trupperz lulwut!".

Asari in film - why can I hear Fox's lies ringing in my head right now? A race of mono-gendered females....

Oh won't somebody PLEASE think of the children!

 

[Sunfirecross]

Martin Sheen for TIM!

 

[Blind0bserver]

I'm just going to throw this thought out here for people to mull over; all these ideas I keep hearing about making an ME movie about one of the books or the First Contact War or some of the background fluff in general, I'm interpreting that as one thing:

"Make a Mass Effect movie that isn't about Mass Effect."

Let's face facts here, while the ME universe is rich with all kinds of other stories and such Mass Effect the game is about Shepard and his/her story. I honestly don't see any other way a Mass Effect movie could be made, and if it isn't Shepard's story it isn't "the Mass Effect movie" in the first place.

 

[Danpascooch]

This was announced MONTHS ago along with a whole LIST of games being made into high budget movies that the Escapist would be interested in.

It was announced in an issue of Game Informer a while back.

So, to the Escapist news makers, go dig up that issue, it's a goldmine

 

[Danpascooch]

This has the potential to be VERY good.

Or VERY VERY bad

 

[KLF]

I created a quick idea of casting choices. This is assuming it's based on the characters. And only from Part 1.

Commander Shepard - Sam Worthington or Matthew Fox (Paragon), Nathan Fillion (Renegade)
Urdnot Wrex - Mickey Rourke
Saren- Malcolm McDowell
Ashley Williams - Angelina Jolie, believe it or not.
Joker- Seth Green. Anyone else casted in that would be stupid.
Garrus- Wentworth Miller
Kaidan- cast an unknown actor
Liara T'Soni- Erica Durance
Tali'Zorah- Famke Jannsen
Captain Anderson - Laurence Fishburne

 

[Tarakos]

If they're smart, they won't use Shepard's story. He's a million different people depending on the player. You can't cast that. So, playing "Cast that Movie!" is futile.

As long as they create a brand new story with all new characters, this movie should be great. Having the series director, Casey Hudson, on board is a smart move. And I heard that Avi Arad is directing. Win/win.

 

[dehawaiiansupaman]

I created a quick idea of casting choices. This is assuming it's based on the characters. And only from Part 1.

Commander Shepard - Sam Worthington or Matthew Fox
Urdnot Wrex - Mickey Rourke
Saren- Malcolm McDowell
Ashley Williams - Angelina Jolie, believe it or not.
Joker- Seth Green. Anyone else casted in that would be stupid.
Garrus- Wentworth Miller
Kaidan- cast an unknown actor
Liara T'Soni- Erica Durance
Tali'Zorah- Famke Jannsen
Captain Anderson - Laurence Fishburne

That's a damn good cast list. May not personally agree with one or two but Seth Green should be Joker if they involve the actually game characters and not use a different group of characters for a different story. If anyone else is playing Joker it just wouldn't be right.

 

[KLF]

I think you can cast "Vanilla" Shepard. Meaning, the one from the cover. The majority of people, including myself, played through like that. I don't see the huge issue.

As far as personality, they can have him be paragon or renegade, just like the game. The character has a lot of depth, but if they get a decent actor to play the part, it can be pulled off IMO.

 

[Doug]

I vote Nathan Fillion for Captain Shepard

I was going to post that Shepard might not work as everyone has different ideas of what he/she might look like but you know what? Nathan Fillion FTW.

Indeedie! And Adam Baldwin for Wrex.

Anywho, nice news, but given the crapiness of all Video game to movie convertions, I doubt it'll be any good. We'll see.

 

[Scorp123]

If they're smart, they won't use Shepard's story. He's a million different people depending on the player. You can't cast that. So, playing "Cast that Movie!" is futile.

This.Also if they dont use Shepard's story the movie shouldn't be called Mass Effect.

 

[MelasZepheos_v1legacy]

Make it not about Commander Shepard. Make it about the rest of the universe. Then maybe I'll be interested.