Metroid movie john woo

The film will feature kate mara as the films titular hero, samus aran, and. Brie larson is samus in metroid movie fan art from bosslogic. The rumor comes from the swedish gaming magsite games reactor, which i have no idea of the respectability of. Woo will direct a film version of the videogame metroid, however the rights he. As you may or may not know, famed action director john woo faceoff, mission impossible ii was attached to make a liveaction metroid in the.

Nintendo is to thank, and blame, for the dead metroid movie. He was attached to the scrapped metroid liveaction film, sharing production responsibilites with brad foxhoven. There was, once upon a time, a serious plan to bring a metroid movie to the silver screen. Movie talk woo exploring metroid film originally posted by popcorntreect agreed. Back in 2004 director john woo was developing a liveaction adaptation of metroid. Check out my channel to see what projects that i have store for the future. You may have to wait a few more years or decades for a bigscreen adaptation of nintendos metroid series, but we can now at least provide some closure for those still hoping to see john woos take, first talked about in 2004 we recently caught up with the former president and cofounder of tiger hill, brad foxhoven, who acted as producer of the untitled metroid movie project. A possible metroid movie by john woo was in the works back in 2003, with an expected release date of 2006, but nintendos own restrictions on licensing and hesitation to take on a movie after. Originally optioned by zideperry entertainment in 2003, director john woo and tiger hill secured the movie. According to the hollywood reporter, john woo has optioned nintendos bestselling video game franchise metroid for the big. John woo has optioned nintendos bestselling video game franchise metroid for the big screen, says the hollywood reporter. The hollywood reporter is reporting that john woo has signed a deal with nintendo which allows him to take the franchise to the big screen.

No doubt he will destroy the metroid franchise just like he did with mission impossible 2. John woo, the guy who bought us films like hard boiled and broken arrow, was set to direct a metroid movie at one point, but it was shelved. Metroid movie in limbo producer yoshio sakamoto shoots down reports that the john woo adaptation has started production. How mario killed that longabandoned, early 2000s metroid movie. John woo to direct metroid movie page 2 unknown worlds. Woo will produce the scifi movie and has the option to direct. Login now to get unlimited access to the natural selection 2 website. According to the hollywood reporter, legendary action auteur john woo has optioned film rights to nintendos metroid video game franchise. The movie with john woo as director was first pitched in 2004 and initially had nintendos. The song in the video is the metroid prime 3 title theme. Warren zide and craig perry of zideperry entertainment optioned the film rights for metroid in january 2003, but these rights expired. Seemed like a good idea at the time, but various things conspired to sink the. Samus aran faces terrible metroids to protect the galaxy. In may 2008, woo announced in cannes that his next movie would be 1949.

In 2004 nintendo teamed up with director john woo to bring metroid to the big screen. Skull island director jordan vogtjordan had loosely mentioned to ign a desire to tackle a metroid movie over the summer while promoting his metal gear solid movie. Rundown of the liveaction metroid movie that never. John woo to direct metroid movie unknown worlds forums. Impossible ii, wwii drama windtalkers, and hard target. Other than the metroid manga, primary sources for her history are metroid fusion and metroid. Fwiw, i really loved that movie, so im hoping metroid will be somthing like that. Suffice to say that if woo hadnt bought the rights to a metroid movie back in. Seemed like a good idea at the time, but various things conspired to. Directors screenwriters producers terence chang brad foxhoven john woo. Movie metroid 7 years ago by joey paur back in 2004 director john woo was developing a liveaction adaptation of metroid. In 2003, two producers optioned the rights to create a liveaction film based on metroid, but the rights expired.

A better tommorow, bullet in the head, hard boiled, and the killer are all better. We believed there was a great opportunity for john woo to bring his style of action into a metroid film. Apparently, theres been some confusion about the metroid movie. The plan is to get the first movie out before 2006. Action movie director john woo wants to bring one of the most famous women in video gaming to the big screen, and he plans to spend big bucks to.

This type of story has a proven track record of success with film. This type of story has a proven track record of success with film audiences, he said. John woo, who has directed such movies as face off, mission impossible 2, and paycheck has picked up the rights to make a metroid movie after the. John woo acquired the rights a few years later, and lion rock productions was to produce and release the film before 2006, but it either has been canceled or remains in limbo. John woo options metroid movie director john woo confirms that he has optioned the movie rights to nintendos popular metroid series.

Metroid movie probably not happening topless robot. The plotline will be familiar to longtime fans of the metroid series, but the challenges are new, the powerups are plentiful, and the graphics and sound are supercharged. Speaking to ign about the three years that john woos tiger hill entertainment spent developing a scifi movie based on the metroid videogame series producer brad foxhoven explained that they need to update the character designs and significantly expand the backstory in ways that made nintendo uneasy. On halloween, captain marvel actress brie larson wore a zero suit samus costume. Rundown of the liveaction metroid movie that never happened. Skull island director jordan vogtroberts was making the rounds to pitch his metal gear solid movie over the summer. Metroid movie set in 2010 general discussion forum. Woo plans to coproduce the movie and also has the option to direct. He is considered a major influence on the action genre, known for his highly chaotic action sequences, stylized imagery, mexican standoffs, frequent use of slow motion and allusions to neonoir, wuxia and western cinema.

The movie teaser picture is from john woo, from comiccon. Two months ago, he bought the film rights to nintendos metroid series. During that time nintendo was developing three metroidrelated video game projects, metroid prime 2. Some random dude with a random blog on game reactor is reporting that john woo is set to announce a metroid film at next weeks comiccon in new york city.

John woo yusen sbs is a hong kong film director, producer and screenwriter. Ignore the fact it was created with windows movie maker, uses horrible impact font titles, has footage that is in both full and widescreen formats, and a shot that has a divx logo in the corner. We now have some information on the illfated film project and where it was headed thanks to the films producer brad foxhoven. Brie larsons samus costume sparks fan art of possible metroid movie. Directed by brandon davidson, devan davidson, gary szabo. A possible metroid movie by john woo was in the works back in 2003, with an expected release date of 2006, but nintendos own restrictions. Also, ya know, listing wrecked ship in the locales and mentioning bosses in the credits. Once upon a time, there was once going to be a liveaction, big screen adaptation of metroid. As you can see im gonna start branching out and make other movies. Woo will be a producer on the movie along with his long time production partner terence chang, and woo has the option to direct it as well. Producers brad foxhoven, suzanne zizzi and terence chang were attached. In 2003, two unnamed producers optioned the rights to create a movie based on metroid, but those rights expired. A liveaction film version of metroid was reportedly in development by lion rock productions. The movie will center on the origins of the games female protagonist, sexy bounty hunter samus aran, and.

A look at the metroid behindthescenes crew and production team. Summary cancelled attempt at adapting nintendos metroid franchise for the big screen. This closecropped image, purported to be of a poster for a metroid movie coming next year, proves absolutely zilch. In april 2004, it was reported that legendary hong kong action director john woo optioning the film rights to nintendos metroid with tiger hill. Details on the movie are scarce at present, but its believed that the. John woo, who has directed such movies as face off, mission impossible 2, and paycheck has picked up the rights to make a metroid movie after the seeming disinterest of zideperry entertainment creators of american pie and final destinationwho let their rights to the movie expire in early 2003.

Lots of people gave up on nintendo with the wii, but i hope that awesome trailers and games like these will kindle their interest once more and bring back old love. About genre scifi summary cancelled attempt at adapting nintendos metroid franchise for the big screen. Terence chang chiachen is a producer of hong kong and american films, notably hard boiled, and a former close colleague and friend of john woo. According to a recent reuters report, director john woo has optioned the movie rights to nintendos popular metroid series. Im really digging the way they are taking the metroid series, ingame talking and now a live action tv spot, metroid could be making some mature renown for nintendo.

In december 2012, peer schneider of ign published an article explaining the fate and some production details of the proposed john woodirected metroid movie with an exclusive interview with one of the former producers of the metroid movie, brad foxhoven. John woo has yet to make any good movies while hes been in the united states. Film director john woo licenses metroid game neowin. John woos metroid movie made nintendo uncomfortable. Details behind the metroid movie that never happened. The film is directed by ridley scott and the screenplay is written by yoshio sakamoto, the director for various metroid games, john woo, who was once associated to a previous metroid film project, and j. John woo then stepped in and said he would develop the movie. We recently caught up with the former president and cofounder of tiger hill, brad foxhoven, who acted as producer of the untitled metroid movie project. Both of them worked together at lion rock productions, which woo founded. Woo is best known in the west for his string of hollywood films such as faceoff, broken arrow, mission. The deviantart pictures are not mine and any credit should go to the artist. Captain marvel actress brie larson says she is down to. The filmmaker will produce under his tiger hill shingle.

Originally optioned by zideperry entertainment in 2003, director john woo and tiger hill. This had folks like myself excited for the prospect of a metroid movie starring brie. A few years later john woo reacquired the rights and lion rock productions was to. Back in 2004, it was announced that john woo faceoff had signed on to direct metroid movie, based on the popular nintendo video game. Terence chang and brad foxhoven will share production responsibilities.