More details on the Metal Gear Solid movie

Posted Feb 8, 2007 at 4:22PM by QJ Staff Listed in: News, Titles Tags: Gamespot, Hollywood, Konami, Peter Jackson, 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?

Via Gamespot

 
 
 

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by GA_PieSPY - 2007-02-08 11:12
» First

HOOREYYYYYY!!!! !!!!

by Bert.. - 2007-02-08 11:21
» .

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 - 2007-02-08 11:21
» Cool

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

by indy - 2007-02-08 11:23
» omg

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



Hugh Jackman.

by Bobby - 2007-02-08 11:23
» 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!!

by Evilution - 2007-02-08 11:24
» pft

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

by bert.. - 2007-02-08 11:26
» .

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

by bertdog.. - 2007-02-08 11:29
» .

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

by sashimi - 2007-02-08 11:29
» 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...

by !ST - 2007-02-08 11:35
» ?

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.

by bertdog.. - 2007-02-08 11:38
» .

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.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!@@@@@@

by Assneck McGee - 2007-02-08 11:53
» subject

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

by xploren - 2007-02-08 11:59
» 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.

by Vietone - 2007-02-08 12:13
» ...

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.

by LordOfTheStrings - 2007-02-08 12:13
» If/when they do make a MGS movie...

Sean Bean should play Snake.

by uluru - 2007-02-08 12:16
» About the clip

The clip looks like a school school project made in the same shool.

If it is that, is well done.

by ... - 2007-02-08 12:40
» ...

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.

by shortboy - 2007-02-08 12:49
» ....

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 - 2007-02-08 13:07
» 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 - 2007-02-08 13:19
» lol

lol it look like some random home video for me

by Lethal - 2007-02-08 13:19
» lol

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

by ladykilla - 2007-02-08 13:29
» 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 - 2007-02-08 13:40
» You peole are idiots

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

by bert.. - 2007-02-08 13:54
» .

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?"

by ... - 2007-02-08 13:57
» .

HE can't ACT, just like Hayden Christensen

by Joe - 2007-02-08 14:14
» 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 - 2007-02-08 14:27
» !!

i think jim karry (or carry?) should play the snake role

no? :\

by pspspsp - 2007-02-08 15:36
» So Wut if its Fake

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

by upliftn - 2007-02-08 15:41
» :)

P-E-N-I-S

by dfsh - 2007-02-08 15:53
» hbbx

Dam* looks awesome...

by someone - 2007-02-08 15:58
» ...

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

by MOKO - 2007-02-08 16:35
» 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 MOKO - 2007-02-08 16:37
» Like nails through my eyes

MUCH MORE BETTER?

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

by Dark - 2007-02-08 17:33
» l

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

by butthead - 2007-02-08 17:37
» candy

Settle down, Beavis.

by mahesa - 2007-02-08 17:41
» 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 - 2007-02-08 18:01
» 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 - 2007-02-08 18:29
» co

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

by ricky - 2007-02-08 18:52
» ff7

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

by stephenb5203 - 2007-02-08 21:33
» 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 - 2007-02-08 21:59
»  

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

by barf - 2007-02-08 22:33
» WTF

whats this cosplay bullcrap, thanks for ruining mgs, and why is the cast asian... i'm asian but man this looks retarded, they better cast it well if they're really doing a movie

by JaxXx - 2007-02-08 23:11
» I really can't believe half you guys didn't read...

...the description!



It says right underneath the embedded clip:



"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?"



QJ write the stuff for you to read, not for you to ignore and claim 'ZOMG, This looks *****, what have they done to MGS!?!'. And, for a fan-made film, it isn't actually that bad (and yeah, the girl playing Meryl looks a lot like Tifa...lucky Snake :-p).



Let's just hope the ACTUAL film will do Kojima-san and his team proud and respect the MGS franchise.

by Kenny - 2007-02-08 23:26
» 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 Hurter - 2007-02-09 00:12
» Metal Gear : Outer Heaven is BEST

This suck. Metal gear : Outer heaven is BEST METAL GEAR MOVIE EVER !!!



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XV5YoMlDZ8g

by some random guy - 2007-02-09 02:08
» 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...

by some random guy - 2007-02-09 02:12
» 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 333 - 2007-02-09 03:12
» 333

man if this movie is made my people, it will take long and have to get alot of ideas to copy the game and it may sucks after release



If they use 3D movie, it will be easy to make the movie the same as the game (voice, faces etc)

by w - 2007-02-09 04:00
» GREAT

THAT WAS *****ING AWESOME. but up to i bet you that sony will screw it all up and it will turn up to be like street fighter 2 the movie

by zeromatrix - 2007-02-09 05:10
» .

This chick is hot

by xploren - 2007-02-09 06:09
» In my opinion.....

I think the movie should start with MGS3. We can then, without confusion, follow the story up to MGS4. I doubt that Sony will make the films all the way up to MGS4, but still, they should start with MGS3. And in the end of the fan-made film, it says "Cold War Beginning" under the date. That might be a hint.

by vinetonee - 2007-02-09 07:00
» Its real

Looks like a scene from the actual game to me.

by GODzillaSDM - 2007-02-09 08:39
» not better

outer heavan teaser is not better than this one.

by datNizzle - 2007-02-09 08:54
» I Hope....

They make this movie in JApan and then give us a subtitleed version. American action movies have been mostly trash for the last 15 years. the Japanese make much better action movies. Maybe they make everyone in the game the nationality they are in the game (doubt it), and shot it with a japanese director, and crew.

I can tell you right now, if this movie dosen't at least have a japenese director, it will suck, period.

by datnizzle - 2007-02-09 08:58
» 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 ... - 2007-02-09 09:02
» ...

sorry but is it not a tad obvious that its a fan movie, :S for a home made project is ace!

by Datnizzle - 2007-02-09 09:03
» 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 X - 2007-02-09 13:38
» this is crap

OH MAN! This movie looks like its going to suck more ::insert describe word:: then a hungry crack whore on speed.



another shame for video games turned movies.



id rather play that interactive graphic novel thing sony put out for MGS then watch this crap.

by hopeless - 2007-02-09 13:40
» hopeless in QJ.net forums

MAN THAT JUST LOOKS LIKE A BUNCH OF *****S IN COSPLAY, but the meryl girls hot

by jah - 2007-02-09 13:57
» ...

Its a school. Wow how about a actual terrorist base?

by Snake - 2007-02-09 18:50
» F.a.g.s

Wow there are a lot of *****s. I know why too. They are just a bunch of "HALO" p.u.s.s.i.e.s that are whining because "HALO" is now probably never gonna be produced as a movie. "HALO" is so g.a.y. I love bashing on "HALO". You know why? "HALO" fans always have a g.a.y a.s.s comeback. I mean c'mon a person who needs a weapon. Master Chief, "I need a weapon." is pretty retarded.

by omg - 2007-02-10 06:18
» lol

ahhahahahahhaha haha wow looks like a lame movie.. i mean the setting looks like lame

by Teddyslayer - 2007-02-10 13:05
» Seen this on u tube already

i think this is made by a MGS fan from Taiwan as a school project. Its actually pretty old. I saw this on you tube a year or so ago

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