Metal Gear Solid Movie Announced
 

http://www.variety.com/article/VR111...goryId=20&cs=1

Michael De Luca (Producer for many films like Dark City, Ghost Rider, Zathura, Blow, Thirteen Days, Blade II, etc etc etc) and Hideo Kojima will produce the production with Sony.


Let the speculation begin! Who should direct? Write? Star? Write the score? Should it be an adaptation of MGS or another game in the series or a completely new story?

For a director, I don't know, I guess Christopher Nolan, this seems right up his alley. Or maybe Brian Singer. To write it, well at least someone who is a good scriptwriter, of course the end result will probably be changed greatly by the director and producers. For the star, I definitely think that Hugh Jackman should be Snake. He's bad ass, a good actor, and no stranger to action roles. Plus he definitely looks the part.

Either way, in the right hands, this has the potential to become the best video game adaptation, of course that is not saying much.

I'm scared. Michael De Lucas' movies all seem to suck.

I would actually LOVE for David Hayter to write and star as Snake. He voiced him already and he's proven himself a good writer with the first X-Men movie.

I, oh wow... This movie is going to be a trainwreck. :(

Do you know what a producer does?

truth.

that or Kojima himself, (hell..along with Hayter!)

Definitely gotta keep Solid Snake in the starrin' role. Don't want a new character taking the spot (looking at you RE), ain't Metal Gear without Solid Snake.

As for actors (assuming adaption of game), I think Sean Bean (got the accent, and look, he can pull off that mullet) would be perfect for Liquid Snake. Though, I don't think he'd make a very good Solid Snake, so we'd have to ignore the twins aspect to make that work. But at the same time, that is essential element to the MGS world and therefore cannot be ignored.

Also, I think Robert Loggia would make a good Colonel Cambell too. Though he'd have to dye the gray/white.

Anyway, those are the only two off the top of my head.

Oh, and I wouldn't be surprised if HGW is on for the soundtrack. Though, it'd be awesome if they could get Hans Zimmer instead (ahhh, be so good).

Sean Bean as Liquid? Brilliant! They could even probably get away with just splicing in his Trevelyan performance.
Apparently Kojima wants Viggo Mortensen for the star role- no qualms there.

Oh god this is going to be the most asinine movie ever (as if anyone expected anything else). Nothing short of a complete and total storyline overhaul could save this movie from turning into an utter abomination. There's simply too much shit to compress into a 1.5hr movie (hell, there's too much to fit into a 6 hour game without cramming it in) and really, what's there isn't good enough to work with in the first place.

I would rather see a Norihiko Hibino-composed soundtrack, but the score will probably be done by HGW which is a shame since he's way, way too grandiose to be taken seriously and every arrangement of the MGS theme I hear sounds worse than the last (hell, I'll take the version from Ape Escape 3 over anything from MGS2 or 3).

I believe that they should write a new and completely different story. It hasn't worked in the past with game-to-movie adaptations (cue Alone in the Dark, Bloodrayne etc... Hey, at least Uwe Boll isn't handling it!), but in my honest opinion, Metal Gear The Movie needs it so that fans and movie-goers can enjoy it and not be able to predict what may happen. The plot twists were always the element in which the Metal Gear Solid series excelled in so I'd like to see them translate into the screen.

Plus, it'll allow for the script to fit into a 2hr or so movie.

As for actors, I'm completely lost about who would make a good Snake. I thought about Daniel Craig (the new Bond) as Liquid... but NO.

Hopefully we'll hear more news on this film!

Sean Bean looks so much like snake, but I agree doent fit the bill some how.

Does anyone remember this, its probably about 5 years old, but some of the cast ideas are spot on. But maybe slightly out of the budget range for this movie lol

http://groups.msn.com/MetalGearSolidnet/mgmovie.msnw

Russell Crowe is a definate no for me.

lol yeah I remember that. Too much egos for one little movie. :P

I actually think Hugh Jackman could be a decent Snake. Of course I just hope they don't get star crazy and hire a bunch of people cause of their names. Tom Cruise as Solid Snake just doesn't cut it for me. :(

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...idsnakehd3.jpg

Shame he's not the right age for it. He was one of the best parts of Terminator.

Sean Bean as Liquid is a brilliant idea though.

Wow, that`s a really cool and obvious comparison. Where did you get it?

I have a feeling that if Kojima plays a big enough role in deciding who the actors are, he might get Kurt Russell to play Snake. I mean shit, he WAS the inspiration for Solid Snake, and with Snake being an old man in MGS4, I'm sure anything is possible, story-wise.

Haha, yeah. In MGS2, I really loved the obvious choice of

Awesome, I hope it's not going to be an epic failure like some people here think. Since this is semi-"new" news I'm guessing a year before we get to hear anything more about this movie.
Is anyone hoping we'll get a Raiden in this movie? I do, I like him. And I wanna see more of Rose too because I don't think she'll be in "Guns of the Patriots".

Depending on the length of the actual movie, I think it could turn out pretty ok. The theme is cinematically inspired and would probably do well, with some adjustments, on the big screen. Considering MGS2 was practically a movie(come on! quit the cut scenes and bring on the action!) it should be fairly easy to make a decent enough flick out of this concept.

These are the actors I would like to see:
Snake - Christian Bale
Liquid - Sean Bean
Solidus - Bruce Willis
Ocelot - Michael Caine
Campbell - Martin Sheen
Raiden - Cameron Díaz

From a thread on Penny Arcade at some point. Left is Reese from Terminator, right is the pic from the Metal Gear manual.

Either David Hayter himself as Snake, or else...

http://jam.canoe.ca/Television/2007/01/09/e010966A.jpg

He has the voice, too. <3

Heh, I was wondering how long that would take to come up.

Yeah, I knew where they were from, I just didn't know the box art was ripped straight from Terminator :P. Great stuff.

Colonel Cambell? Hmmm...

This is gonna be a trainwreck. I can say that easily. There has yet to be a good VGM-based movie. It's an impossibility =( Even though Kojima seems to have his foot in the circle on this, I'm uneasy.

http://img274.imageshack.us/img274/4...lusions2xk.jpg

Seriously guys, chill.

That Biehn/Snake picture is too awesome for words.

I would find it odd if any MGS game was adapted into a film, as I'm sure there are more cutscenes than actual gameplay. It's an exaggeration, I know, but you get my meaning.

I wouldn't want a flat-out adaptation of MGS. What I think could work is to combine some of the original Metal Gear and MGS. Put Outer Heaven in Alaska because the snow and cold visuals would work for the atmosphere of the film. Either keep the Big Boss plot twist and don't bring in Colonel Campbell, or make him the villain from the beginning. Say he went rogue with the other 'former' Fox-Hound members and keep Snake as a current Fox-Hound operative. Make it his first or second mission, or something. I'd keep the Rex design, but I wouldn't mind a redesign if it didn't suck. Keep the Gray Fox story, but include the ninja and have the revelation halfway into the movie or something.

Directors -- Maybe Doug Liman, because I was impressed by The Bourne Identity. J.J. Abrams is a possibility since he made Mission: Impossible 3 worth watching unlike the first two. Anybody but Boll, Bay, Woo, or Tony Scott please.

Writers -- Hell, ME if I had any say in this, but in seriousness, Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci of Alias fame.

Film score -- Howard Shore, Hans Zimmer, Michael Giacchino, or even Harry Gregson-Williams.

Cast -- I'll jump on the Hugh Jackman as Snake bandwagon. He's definitely suited to the role. If this were 1989 or something Kurt Russell and Michael Biehn would be at the top of my list. Viggo doesn't have the anti-hero quality, IMO.

Roy Campbell: Gene Hackman
Big Boss: Sean Connery, Donald Sutherland, or maybe Brian Cox.
Otacon: Colin Hanks or Jake Gyllenhaal
Liquid Snake: Hackman in a dual-role? Sean Bean wasn't a bad choice, either. Maybe Daniel Craig?
Sniper Wolf: Insert random hot blonde starlet here.

I'm at a loss for other characters.

Rather than a MGS adaption I'd rather see a prequel set in Outer Heaven. It'd translate better into a movie then they can move to MGS once people are a bit more familiar with characters and factions later on if they wanted to.

Roy Campbell: Ed Harris (He was fantastic in the Rock, he's spot on for this also.)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...n/EdHarris.jpg

Big Boss: Sean Connery (Hell yes. In fact, he was the inspiration for Big Boss in the original Metal Gear)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...ry-TheRock.jpghttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...eryBigBoss.jpg


Otacon: This doesn't really have to anyone famous and if we're talking a prequel to MGS in Outer Heaven he's not even needed.


Liquid Snake: Sean Bean all the way. I have pics.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...n/SeanBean.jpghttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...ion/liquid.jpg

Have you seen A History of Violence? Not sure that was anti-heroish, but still damn brutal.


Also, Sean Bean FTFW. He is an excellent actor....wide range of talants but mostly happens to play a disgruntled, crazy terrorist loool

Hm... Kiefer Sutherland as Snake, Donald Sutherland as Big Boss / Solidus...
Could work out.
And of course, you all know only Peter Stormare can be Ocelot.

haha yeh Sutherland that would just be taking the bauer role to the extreme.

Sutherland for Master Cheif though, that would be kick ass.

How about Dexter (Michael C. Hall) for Snake,

http://www.lizcaplan.com/students/mhhs.jpg

Grows a beard I think, he could do the role quite well

I'd like to here Hyrid do the soundtrack, their album 'I choose noise' has some very good esponage style tracks

I guess for the kind of movie A History of Violence was, I stand corrected. I haven't seen it in a long time and I own it.

Sean Bean as Liquid Snake. I forgot about his hair in LotR! Heh. If GoldenEye is any indication, he does the villain role well.

If this is going to be a Metal Gear Solid moive, it has to take place after the crazy adventures prior to the PSX release, so no Big Boss not unless some plot device is used and magically appears there.

Its going to be hellish to cram multiple game scenarios, the history for when it takes place in (including MGS3 which will probably get a mention somewhere in the plot). Lets see what happens come late 2008.

All I require is one 5-minute scene wherein Snake hides in a cardboard box. Then the movie will be complete.:D

Make the movie full CG so we can do this right :(

So... play the game on a big screen minus actual game play?

Think about it. Cybernetic Ninjas and guys who punch and set off bullets or command hordes of bees would just be downright corny on live-action :(

The word "Solid", in the title of the recent entries of the series, refers only to the fact that the game is in 3D. In other words, objects are solid, rather than flat.

This applies to a live action movie, regardless of when it takes place in the canon storyline.

Ocelot and only be played by Clint Eastwood. :mad:

Unless they have flawless photo real animation down pat (which they don't) then no, absolutely not. Though I do imagine CG will be thrown in there.

It'll be a CG-fest on par with Blade 2 =( I ASSURE YOU OF THIS.

Clint Eastwood would've been the PERFECT Snake if he was 30-40 years younger. It's a crying shame...

http://www.sonypictures.com/classics...tpics/cast.jpg

Minus the beard, this guy (Rade Serbedzija) is SO Ocelot.

"What is this Outer Heaven you speak of?"

Agreed on Rade Serbedzija - we thought the same when we saw him in 24.

Are there any details describing characters and plot? I have a sneaking [pun!] suspicion that any resemblance this movie actually has to the game will be purely coincidental. I mean they can't include many of the characters unless they plan on making an adaption of one of the original plots which is about as likely to happen as Uwe Boll directing and staring as Grey Fox. Until I see more details emerge all I'm seeing in this is some guy called Snake doing stuff in a movie called Metal Gear Solid and if it wasn't for those two points the viewer would have no idea what they were watching. :(

Boris the Blade, the Bulletdodger...
Indeed, he's right behind Mr. Stormare on my list of preferred Ocelots.

(Stormare basically because US producers seem to think all europeans including russians look like, well, Peter Stormare, especially if they're villains, plus, I just like him a lot... One of my favorite bad guy actors of more recent times.)

This movie has such great potential. Too bad it's going to flop, like the live action evangelion movie.

The fact of the matter is, Hollywood is going to control what comes out in it. Yes, Kojima is a big player and universally hailed as a genius, but as soon as mentions anything like The Fear or Psycho Mantis in to a Hollywood big boss he is going to get shot down.

Life is just awful.

Also, an audience larger than video game players is needed to make a movie do well. People will go watch this thinking it's some dumb action flick and then flip a shit and leave the theater once they see something like the cardboard box or Psycho Mantis.

http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/8...0salutefs8.jpg

Pun intended?

I know that the movie plot isn't revealed, nor even premise, but I'd actually like to see some sort of adaption of MGS or perhaps even Metal Gear.

Oh yeah, The Rock to play Vulcan Raven. Y'all know it makes sense :edgarrock:

I think Kojima its trying not to piss off as many fans to avoid more death threats, but if this movie does fail in fan's eyes I hope to hear a commentary or something that he has to say of what he wanted to put in vs. what was 'good' for hollywood's sake.

Doug Jones (Abe Sapien from Hellboy and Pan from Pan's Labyrinth) for Psycho Mantis, IMO.

I've said it before, Christian Bale for Snake (especially the young (ish) clean-cut Snake from MGS1. Bale can do a better Snake voice than any other potentials, and He's certainly closer looking to Snake than Vigo or Keifer, as much as I love them, its true.)

Powers Boothe for Ocelot (His appearance on 24 has reaffirmed his awesomeness. He's born to play sleezy backstabby villainous characters).



Sony is responsible for Resident Evil (Okay. Enjoyable and not really disloyal to the franchise) and Silent Hill (let's face it, best videogame movie ever to date, despite its plot problems), I have at least some faith in it. Casting wishlists aside, it won't exactly ruin the movie if they don't cast a "PERFECT Snake, Ocelot, ect.", since lots of actors can potentially fill the roles well (Jackman, Vigo, Keifer, Bale, Russel, all would make good Snakes). The movie simply has to be cast well, which is up to the director/producer/casting person. I'm really worried about which director is going to be attached to this. That's the most important thing for this movie to succeed (or rather, avoid utter failure). Even if this movie has horrible plot redo like Silent Hill, the MGS plot is still, at its heart, an entertaining tale. Kojima as Producer makes me sigh relief. He has say over the director and perhaps even over the other producer. He'll at least aim this gun at the right targets. Its up to the director to fine tune it and get the head shots (though body shots wouldn't be bad considering that, continuing the gun analogy, Silent Hill managed to hit the target in the foot or the leg where pretty much every other videogame adaption was either way off target or the gun simply jammed).

I think some parts of Hollywood are slowly learning that people like adaptions better when they're true to the source material (Sin City, Silent Hill, Batman Begins, LOTR, and any recent faithful adaptions of properties). Or maybe that's just what directors are learning and Hollywood could care less because all they see are ticket sales (Snakes on a Plane, Ghost Rider, ect.).

In any case, I hope some of the people working on 24 get in on this because 24 is pretty much "MGS the TV series" sans the supernatural powers and giant robots.

I'm not worried about casting potential, especially if Hideo Kojima remains involved with the movie.

The reason I say this is that most of Kojima's english-translated masterpieces (the MGS series, ZOE, Snatcher) have done a bang-up job of being incredibly well-acted, in spite of having a complete no-body cast. Really, how many of you knew who David Hayter was before MGS?

I'd be amazed if Kurt Russel didn't make an appearence somewhere in the film. After all he is the original snake.

Because big names equal quality acting, right.

I... don't think you read what I said right.

I said Kojima's stuff is usually well acted, even though the names are more or less unrecognizable.

I don't think you read what I said right.


"Because big names equal quality acting, right."

So gaming blogs/news-sites seem to be exploding with the rumor that in the Brit mag Nuts, Christian Bale confirmed that he will be playing Snake in the MGS movie yet, but no official confirmation anywhere yet.

Well the rumour is supposed to be that while Bale doesn't have the role it is something that he's gunning for and wants once the project gets going. Problem is is that there's no real confirmation about the magazine since news sites are quoting other sites who are quoting message board posts who aren't providing scans.

In other words take it with a grain of salt but since I'm on vacation in the UK at the moment and heading into town later I might be able to see if I can find the issue in question.

Bale should be Liquid Snake, if he can do a British accent (not sure about that). Solid Snake is David Hayter, dammit. :\

Heh, IF he can do a British accent? Bale is from Britain, and a British accent is actually his natural tongue, which really surprised me. Apparently, he's a master of accent control.

Well he did a sweet accent in the Prestige. I think that was old time british, for the most part. I can't remember for certain.

I disagree. Like I said earlier in the thread, I think Sean Bean is the perfect actor to play Liquid Snake.

Also, like I mentioned earlier Robert Loggia should play as Colonel Campbell.

http://img256.imageshack.us/img256/9240/loggiaig6.jpg

http://www.pitt.edu/~ptak/pict1.gif

Come on, he looks just like Liquid!

Also, check this out:

http://thor.mirtna.org/oddities/look...ard_crenna.jpg

The Colonel was originally modeled after Crenna. Too bad he's dead now. :(

Sean Bean would be quite awesome as Liquid. After hearing about the Bale speculation, my friends and I had the token "casting" discussion. Some of our ideas were Maggie Gyllenhall as Meryl, Jack Nicholson as Ocelot, Jim Carrey as Otacon, Danny Glover as the Darpa Chief (come on, he IS the Darpa Chief), Brian Cox as Kenneth Baker and many other ludicrous "would-be-awesome-but-will-never-happen" choices.

For a second I thought that was MacGyver. lol

Sean Bean as liquid = <3

RIP Colonel Troutman. http://content7.flixster.com/photo/3...128137_tmb.jpg

Phail. KRIS KRISTOFFERSON.

or better yet...

YTMND - Burt from Tremors

Hayter doesn't have the physique of Snake, not to mention that he can't act for shit. Plus, it would be completely nonsensical to have two Snakes portrayed by different actors.

That'd be cool if Christian Bale was doing the role. I'm sure he could pull it off. I still stand by my Hugh Jackman choice though.

Ocelot should be Peter Stormare, or Rade Serbezija. I mean... Rade: http://ia.imdb.com/media/imdb/01/I/42/17/12m.jpg
Stormare just because he's the kind of actor to pull it off. Serbezija totally has the looks.

Jack Nicolson as Ocelot would be massive fail. However, Kris Kristofferson or Rade Serbezija would actually be cool.

Ocelot has to be Clint Eastwood. Okay, maybe that Rade Serbedzija guy can, if he can speak -without- an accent. :D

Wow, I stand corrected - I had no idea he was British.

WTF.

Well, if you want to get technical, Bale is Welsh. Though, that should hardly matter. Bale has a mastery over dialect and is a very physical actor so I think he would naturally be an excellent consideration for Snake.