Posted Feb 08, 2007 at 04:11PM by Ian C. Listed in: PlayStation 3, PSP Tags: Konami, Peter Jackson, Hollywood, Sony Pictures, Yair Landau
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At last year's E3, Konami revealed that work on a live-action movie based on Metal Gear Solid is now underway. We all found out about this via a pamphlet for Studio Kojima, the development house headed by Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima.

Since then we haven't gotten much details about the project, much less any word on who will be will be working on the movie. This has changed recently as Sony Pictures Entertainment vice chairman Yair Landau revealed that his studio is developing the project. After Landau delivered a keynote address in Las Vegas, Landau told this to GameSpot:

We're working with the Metal Gear guys.... It's a very cinematic game, it really lends itself to movie telling. But the question is, How do you translate Snake's experience into a full arc that conforms to what audiences expect on the large screen?


Landau also hinted that the "Metal Gear Solid" movie may just be the beginning. Landau hints that they're working on ideas for a possible EverQuest movie.

The "Metal Gear Solid" movie is currently the highest-profile game-film project in Hollywood. Top spot used to be held by the Peter Jackson-produced Halo adaptation, which is now unfortunately in development limbo.


Given how much we've been burned before by Uwe Boll (we're not saying he sucks, that's a matter of opinion, we believe it's safe to say though, that we all expected a lot more from his films), we urge caution. Let's see...what else has Sony Pictures Entertainment done before? As a distributor, they've had their hands in the Spider-Man franchise. What else? Oh, and as a production company they've done what? Hmn...oh yeah, "Spider-Man 2".

We're now asking you folks: Should we all be hopeful? Should we expect something that is miles away from the fan-made film we embedded above?


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   by GA_PieSPY (Unregistered) - 2007-02-08
 » First

HOOREYYYYYY!!!!!!!!


   Re: upliftn (Unregistered) - 2007-02-08
 » :)

P-E-N-I-S
   by Bert.. (Unregistered) - 2007-02-08
 » .

I just want to know who is going to play Solid SNAKE... i think Michael Biehn with David Hayter voice (its not Solid Snake with that great voice acting)

   by kc (Unregistered) - 2007-02-08
 » Cool

This clip looks awsome...that one girl looks like tifa..lol


   Re: ricky (Unregistered) - 2007-02-08
 » ff7

cool she does actually... tifa from advent children is hot even though shes a cgi

   Re: zeromatrix (Unregistered) - 2007-02-09
 » .

This chick is hot
   by indy (Unregistered) - 2007-02-08
 » omg

if the movie is with solid snake young it HAS to be

Hugh Jackman.


   Re: bertdog.. (Unregistered) - 2007-02-08
 » .

S.T.F.U! Hugh Jackman sucks. Have you not seen his BAD acting in any of the x-men movies?

ps: i know this clip is fake- Evilution

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   Re: some random guy (Unregistered) - 2007-02-09
 » re

"ps: i know this clip is fake- Evilution"
Yea I think this clip is fake too. No offence, but this looks like a fan made movie. It uses the same abandoned building set for all the scenes.

And the guy playing snake doesnt really know any form of martial arts and the fighting looks fake. Im sure this is not a product of Sony Pictures or Studio Kojima.

Qj said: "Oh, and as a production company they've done what?"
I say: Spiderman1 and Spiderman2 were two of the best movies ive seen, and Spiderman3 is coming soon too...

   Re: ... (Unregistered) - 2007-02-09
 » ...

sorry but is it not a tad obvious that its a fan movie, :S for a home made project is ace!
   by Bobby (Unregistered) - 2007-02-08
 » LMAO

This ***** looks like an amatuer film. Snake has 3 Aks pointing at him and he gets away, okay lmao. WOW this movie is going so suck as much as the retarted boring game, and btw PS3 FTW!!


   Re: bert.. (Unregistered) - 2007-02-08
 » .

the above clip from youtube.com is fake! its a fan-made trailers

   Re: some random guy (Unregistered) - 2007-02-09
 » re

actually snake does get away from 3 soldiers in mgs1 but it is done very nicely in Twin Snakes with the martial arts and everything...

im guessing you have never played and of the series. head over to your local ebgames :)
   by Evilution - 2007-02-08
 » pft

that is a fan made film, how can anyone not see that?


   Re: sashimi (Unregistered) - 2007-02-08
 » a last someone with a BRAIN

pft, you're perfectly righ t. This video looks like some japanese cosplay amateur play. It is definitively some pictures shooted with some amateur camcorder, actors are as "good" as in the average korean drama...

   Re: MOKO (Unregistered) - 2007-02-08
 » Yikes

Yup, that truly was horrible. Half the fighting took place on a basketball court. The choreography was poor, and the choice of actors was poor. One of the "badasses" he fought on the basketball court (without sleeves) had thin and flabby arms. At least the women were attractive : ) Even the cosplay clothes made me cringe.
   by !ST (Unregistered) - 2007-02-08
 » ?

The actors are all Asian and snake is American. It is fan based cause the quality sucks and I don't think Hideo Kojima would approve of cheap production or cheap non real looking actors.

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   by bertdog.. (Unregistered) - 2007-02-08
 » .

Added May 22, 2006
From Tori2Sage I

@@@@!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!it's fan-made, it's !!FAKE! Also go search "Metal Gear: Outer Heaven teaser"(in youtube) that one is better than this.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!@@@@@@


   Re: GODzillaSDM - 2007-02-09
 » not better

outer heavan teaser is not better than this one.
   by Assneck McGee (Unregistered) - 2007-02-08
 » subject

Thanks god those guys aren't the real actors. You know how white men can't jump? Well...


   Re: Kenny (Unregistered) - 2007-02-09
 » subject wrong

Hmmm its funny you should say that because when that crap film came out that same year Jonathan Edwards became the worlds best triple jumper and you know what he is white, you know what else they say dont you? Well....
   by xploren (Unregistered) - 2007-02-08
 » Idiots...

Look below the post. The writer says that it is a fan-made film. The real film should be much more better. I don't know why Kojima decided to let Sony Pictures film the movie. They should have gone with a studio that is much more better than Sony.


   Re: Vietone - 2007-02-08
 » ...

Like who?

Spider-man is still the best movie from a comic book so they have experience in making good movies.

X-Men sucked because they let Prof. X die.

   Re: bert.. (Unregistered) - 2007-02-08
 » .

wtf prof. X didnt die , he just change is mind to other body .

remember. Following the end credits, Dr. Moira MacTaggert checks on a comatose patient who greets her with Xavier's voice. Startled, she replies, "Charles?"

   Re: MOKO (Unregistered) - 2007-02-08
 » Like nails through my eyes

MUCH MORE BETTER?
Are we at QJ posting messages in lieu of going to school?

   Re: datnizzle (Unregistered) - 2007-02-09
 » why?

Probably because he has been working with Sony for years.
That and the fact they they own half the movies EVER made, I'm sure he had no problem putting confidence in Sony.
Besides Spider-man was the best comic book movie ever - Besides "Ichi the Killer"
Speaking of Ichi - how bout Miike directing the "metel gear' movie. Only thing is someone would have to be tortured.
   by LordOfTheStrings (Unregistered) - 2007-02-08
 » If/when they do make a MGS movie...

Sean Bean should play Snake.

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   by uluru (Unregistered) - 2007-02-08
 » About the clip

The clip looks like a school school project made in the same shool.
If it is that, is well done.

   by ... (Unregistered) - 2007-02-08
 » ...

To the retard that says Hugh Jackman sucked in X-Men, you fail. To the other retard who complained about the professor dieing, he died in the *****ing comics so shut the ***** up, besdies if you watched past the credits its obvious he used his mastery of telekenises to transport his consisness to a body in a vegitated state.

As for this movie, I expect big things.


   Re: ... (Unregistered) - 2007-02-08
 » .

HE can't ACT, just like Hayden Christensen

   Re: butthead (Unregistered) - 2007-02-08
 » candy

Settle down, Beavis.

   Re: Datnizzle (Unregistered) - 2007-02-09
 » What?

To the retard that says Hugh Jackman sucked in X-Men, you fail - you're right he didn't suck, he blew!

he used his mastery of telekenises to transport his consisness to a body in a vegitated state. - telekenises is the ability to move objects with his mind, he used telepathy to put his mind in the other body.
Besides anyone who is a fan of the comics can tell you the third movie was horrible. I compare it to the "Flash Gordan" movie from the 80's.
   by shortboy (Unregistered) - 2007-02-08
 » ....

wow...a lot of you guys ARE idiots..how can you not figure that it's an independent film made trailer?

I give props to them. The chicks look hot :).

   by Byrd (Unregistered) - 2007-02-08
 » Trolling

I doubt they're all that dumb, its mostly just trolling looking for a rise. Considering a good Prosumer cam is around 4,000 and looks like they use daylighting since no one can really get their hands on a good lighting kit, they did a great job. Just copy the trailer exactly and shoot it.

Kinda hard to mess up really, the only problem is the fighting. Honestly these people need to take at least one class in Judo or some other form of "combat" so you have a understanding instead of haymaker city.

   by lol (Unregistered) - 2007-02-08
 » lol

lol it look like some random home video for me

   by Lethal (Unregistered) - 2007-02-08
 » lol

I was wondering why my crappy video camera was stolen. It was used to make this crappy footage. Funny stuff lol

   by ladykilla (Unregistered) - 2007-02-08
 » ehhhh

***** it would be nice if this movie was made by the maker of 300 / sincity ... thats just my thought ... sake is mad skinny lol
an non of the fights look to good
thats just my thought tho

   by Jettic (Unregistered) - 2007-02-08
 » You peole are idiots

This is a fan made movie it says so in this post a while back in QJ posts.

   by Joe (Unregistered) - 2007-02-08
 » To say this movie will suck is funny.

This is a Sony movie. Many movies they have made have turned out great. Games that have becomes mvies also have made lots of money and where good. Just look at Silent Hill the movie was one of the best games that became a movie and there are talks of another.

Sony also made the Resident Evil films and there are two that have so far come out and the third is in the makes.

So from what I have said Sony should make a good movie of Metal Gear Solid.

   by sudu (Unregistered) - 2007-02-08
 » !!

i think jim karry (or carry?) should play the snake role
no? :

   by pspspsp (Unregistered) - 2007-02-08
 » So Wut if its Fake

dont matter if its fake...its an amateur film, but still looks awsome...imagine if u made it

   by dfsh (Unregistered) - 2007-02-08
 » hbbx

Dam* looks awesome...

   by someone (Unregistered) - 2007-02-08
 » ...

Been waiting for years for this...looks hecka tight

   by Dark (Unregistered) - 2007-02-08
 »  l

is it just me or does this look fan made?????

   by mahesa (Unregistered) - 2007-02-08
 » k wowo

k first of all snake is white so y is there a asian playin him and it looks like teh movie was done by a bunch of high schooler from a gay camera

   by Danish Cheddar (Unregistered) - 2007-02-08
 » Pure cheese

Man, that was pure danish cheddar cheese that vid. That dude playing snake in the vid seriously looks nothing like the rough looking david hayter in the game. Looks like one of the clean shaven fake rap kids you see walking in pimpin shoes in Shibuya or harajuku.

   by co (Unregistered) - 2007-02-08
 » co

wow, this movie is gonna be just like the game, fogetable...

   by stephenb5203 - 2007-02-09
 » A ha ha ha ha ha

Looks like Uwe Boll directed this clip as well....actually no its to good for that.

   by Anonymous Coward (Unregistered) - 2007-02-09
 »  

So, why isn't Frank a ninja in this fan movie :o



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