Metroid movie john woo

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. Woo plans to coproduce the movie and also has the option to direct. 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. A look at the metroid behindthescenes crew and production team. John woo to direct metroid movie page 2 unknown worlds. Details behind the metroid movie that never happened. 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. He was attached to the scrapped metroid liveaction film, sharing production responsibilites with brad foxhoven. The project fell part in 2007, and now producer brad foxhoven explained what happened. The deviantart pictures are not mine and any credit should go to the artist.

Back in 2004 director john woo was developing a liveaction adaptation of metroid. I would love for a metroid movie to happen if it had the right director and writer. 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. 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.

John woo options metroid movie director john woo confirms that he has optioned the movie rights to nintendos popular metroid series. Metroid 2020 is an upcoming live action film adaptation based on the metroid franchise. This type of story has a proven track record of success with film. Back in 2004, it was announced that john woo faceoff had signed on to direct metroid movie, based on the popular nintendo video game. Impossible ii, wwii drama windtalkers, and hard target. John woos tiger hill entertainment spent developing a scifi movie based on the metroid video game series producer brad foxhoven explained that they need to update the character designs and significantly expand the backstory in ways that. 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. 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. Suffice to say that if woo hadnt bought the rights to a metroid movie back in. Brie larson is samus in metroid movie fan art from bosslogic. In 2003, two unnamed producers optioned the rights to create a movie based on metroid, but those rights expired. A few years later john woo reacquired the rights and lion rock productions was to. Woo is best known in the west for his string of hollywood films such as faceoff, broken arrow, mission.

We now have some information on the illfated film project and where it was headed thanks to the films producer brad foxhoven. 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. Directors screenwriters producers terence chang brad foxhoven john woo. 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. 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. Brie larson is metroids samus for halloween, now she wants to do the movie a metroid movie has been talked about for decades, but. 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. We believed there was a great opportunity for john woo to bring his style of action into a metroid film. According to the hollywood reporter, legendary action auteur john woo has optioned film rights to nintendos metroid video game franchise. Seemed like a good idea at the time, but various things conspired to sink the. Once upon a time, there was once going to be a liveaction, big screen adaptation of metroid.

This closecropped image, purported to be of a poster for a metroid movie coming next year, proves absolutely zilch. The filmmaker will produce under his tiger hill shingle. In 2004 nintendo teamed up with director john woo to bring metroid to the big screen. Summary cancelled attempt at adapting nintendos metroid franchise for the big screen. John woos metroid movie made nintendo uncomfortable. Movie metroid 7 years ago by joey paur back in 2004 director john woo was developing a liveaction adaptation of metroid. Skull island director jordan vogtroberts was making the rounds to pitch his metal gear solid movie over the summer. This type of story has a proven track record of success with film audiences, he said.

Brie larsons samus costume sparks fan art of possible metroid movie. Captain marvel actress brie larson says she is down to. The song in the video is the metroid prime 3 title theme. 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. According to a recent reuters report, director john woo has optioned the movie rights to nintendos popular metroid series. Warren zide and craig perry of zideperry entertainment optioned the film rights for metroid in january 2003, but these rights expired. 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. Producers brad foxhoven, suzanne zizzi and terence chang were attached. On halloween, captain marvel actress brie larson wore a zero suit samus costume. 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.

In may 2008, woo announced in cannes that his next movie would be 1949. Several months ago, we learned that director john woo gained the rights to the metroid movie. According to the hollywood reporter, john woo has optioned nintendos bestselling video game franchise metroid for the big. During that time nintendo was developing three metroidrelated video game projects, metroid prime 2. Rundown of the liveaction metroid movie that never happened. The movie will center on the origins of the games female protagonist, sexy bounty hunter samus aran, and. Other than the metroid manga, primary sources for her history are metroid fusion and metroid. 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. A better tommorow, bullet in the head, hard boiled, and the killer are all better. John woo then stepped in and said he would develop the movie. This had folks like myself excited for the prospect of a metroid movie starring brie. Film director john woo licenses metroid game neowin. 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. Apparently, theres been some confusion about the metroid movie.

John woo yusen sbs is a hong kong film director, producer and screenwriter. Metroid movie probably not happening topless robot. Nintendo is to thank, and blame, for the dead metroid movie. 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. In april 2004, it was reported that legendary hong kong action director john woo optioning the film rights to nintendos metroid with tiger hill. John woo has optioned nintendos bestselling video game franchise metroid for the big screen, says the hollywood reporter. Seemed like a good idea at the time, but various things conspired to. Two months ago, he bought the film rights to nintendos metroid series. The plan is to get the first movie out before 2006. 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. The movie teaser picture is from john woo, from comiccon. Also, ya know, listing wrecked ship in the locales and mentioning bosses in the credits. Both of them worked together at lion rock productions, which woo founded.

Fwiw, i really loved that movie, so im hoping metroid will be somthing like that. John woo has yet to make any good movies while hes been in the united states. The film will feature kate mara as the films titular hero, samus aran, and. A liveaction film version of metroid was reportedly in development by lion rock productions. Metroid movie set in 2010 general discussion forum. Directed by brandon davidson, devan davidson, gary szabo. Check out my channel to see what projects that i have store for the future. An anonymous reader writes john woo has optioned nintendos bestselling video game franchise metroid for the big screen, says the hollywood reporter.

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. No doubt he will destroy the metroid franchise just like he did with mission impossible 2. Movie talk woo exploring metroid film originally posted by popcorntreect agreed. Rundown of the liveaction metroid movie that never. 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. 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. Woo will produce the scifi movie and has the option to direct. Seeing ridley and kraid on the big screen would really be sweet. Woo will direct a film version of the videogame metroid, however the rights he. In 2003, two producers optioned the rights to create a liveaction film based on metroid, but the rights expired.

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 to direct metroid movie unknown worlds forums. How mario killed that longabandoned, early 2000s metroid movie. Metroid movie in limbo producer yoshio sakamoto shoots down reports that the john woo adaptation has started production. Login now to get unlimited access to the natural selection 2 website. As you can see im gonna start branching out and make other movies. Originally optioned by zideperry entertainment in 2003, director john woo and tiger hill secured the movie. Zero mission relives the story that started it allrevealing for the first time full details of her meeting with the metroids. 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. About genre scifi summary cancelled attempt at adapting nintendos metroid franchise for the big screen. Originally optioned by zideperry entertainment in 2003, director john woo and tiger hill.

Samus aran faces terrible metroids to protect the galaxy. The rumor comes from the swedish gaming magsite games reactor, which i have no idea of the respectability of. During that time, he talked to ign about ideas for a liveaction metroid movie as well based on the popular nintendo video game franchise director john woo had once attempted a metroid movie but the project has been dead for ages. Terence chang and brad foxhoven will share production responsibilities.