So a Metal Gear Solid film has been in “the works” (meaning: Columbia has the rights) for some time, and producer Michael De Luca wants to actually move forward with the project. And he told ComingSoon “they hope to meet with [Kurt] Wimmer in the next few weeks to talk about him writing the script (and presumably directing).” Let’s “presume” that last bit is ComingSoon’s own musings since there aren’t any direct quotes
First off, I would hope having Wimmer direct a Metal Gear Solid movie would be anything but a logical assumption. In fact, I would hope that he will be in director jail for many more years for Ultraviolet, which is among the worst movies of the last few years* (that is, admittedly, a large group). And I imagine that those MGS fans ComingSoon says were clamoring for Wimmer to make the film five years ago would have shut up after they saw Ultraviolet.
Plus, you have to take into account that Wimmer is a screenwriter first and director second. He directs occasionally and writes pretty regularly.
Or maybe I’m wrong, and in a month I’ll be writing about Wimmer taking on directing duties on the MGS film. But I’m going to assume that I’m not.
Having Wimmer as the film’s screenwriter probably wouldn’t result in that for which all video game fans have been waiting so long: a legitimately good video game adaptation. There is only one film the guy has written that turned out to be anything more than simply “alright,” and that one film, Equilibrium, being “pretty cool” was not because it had a great story or dialogue or any of that stuff for which the writer is responsible. Basically, having Wimmer write MGS would be par for the course of video game movies.
And keep in mind that Wimmer is not even definitely involved. De Luca merely wants to “take a meeting” with him.
*It’s irrelevant that the film was taken out of his hands in editing. It would have been horrible either way.
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god no
Why don't they get Hideo Kojima to write the movie, he has written all of the major releases for Metal Gear. Oh wait, this is Hollywood. Let's get the fuck up who will work for cheap now that he has no career. Hire some direct to DVD actors, get some girl to show her boobs, make that 2 girls. Put it in the theater for a week in conjunction with release of game. Rake in small but nice profit, then go get some coke and do some casting calls for next abortion of a remake. Smile, it's free!!
I seem to recall reading an editorial someplace about how ridiculous it is to report on people taking meetings with each other. But maybe I dreamed that.
Would it not make sense to have…David Hayter write the script?
Got through the second paragraph. Had to stop. Overcome with rage, and desire to bash this motherfuckin' cocksucker's face in. You hear me, Phil-take a meeting with my fist!
I second Hayter. He even turned in a draft that was reportedly too close to the game or something like that. Have you seen him going around with his hair grown out like he's trying to snatch the role too?
Isn't Kurt Wimmer a "Friend of Chud?" Wouldn't that mean that bashing him is out of the ordinary? Strange.
Just give me Josh Holloway (Sawyer from Lost) as Snake, or maybe Christian Bale but that's kind of a copout.
Who is this infamous Phil Owen and what does he want from me?
Three Oranges, no, that wasn't just you dreaming. Owen, do you not even read Devin's editorials at all or were you so desperate to put up a story that you were willing to violate the 'stop reporting meetings' mantra? Congrats Phil, you *were* working your way out of being merely annoying and now you've fallen squarely back into offensively dense.
I always saw Chud as Wimmer's internet home. I don't care if Ultraviolet sucked, he had already earned my loyalty by being so cool to this site. So this article stings a little… seems very non-Chud and pointless as mentioned. Like Owen is going out of the way to bash a "Friend of Chud."
Actually, as I go over it again, it reads more like a stereotypical blog posting than a legitimate news story.
Alright, Nick the joke isn't funny anymore. Please, I'm begging you to can this guy already. What was the point of this?
On a side note, Christian Bale revealed back in Sept 07 that he was "in the running" to play Snake. Bale was in Wimmer's Equilibrium.
One thing leads to anotha' ~ ! Yea yea yea…
There is no chance Wimmer claims duties unless he really wows the execs (Ultraviolet won't help).
I second the Hayter motion he should be closely involved. As for Kojima he is too busy with games leave him alone and let him be a technical advisor to the film.
"…Equilibrium, being "pretty cool" was not because it had a great story or dialogue or any of that stuff…"
Replace "Equilibrium" with "every Metal Gear game" and that sentence fragment remains correct.
Yeah, I thought this site always jocked wimmer, personally, i though equilibrium sucked and for that reason i never saw UltraViolet. Milla Jovovich just doesn't do it for me.
I know David Hayter hasn't had an acting job since his Guyver days but he needs to play snake dammit, hes got the voice man!
I'm a huge Christian Bale fan and even I'll say Equilibrium was a gigantic pile of shit. Wasn't too surprising that Ultraviolet turned out the same way.
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