inFAMOUS Movie Based on Video Game in Development
It’s already been a big month for announcements regarding video game to movie adaptations, but if you thought the flood was going to stop after Comic Con, think again. Sony has announced that they are in the early stages of bringing the recent Playstation 3 game inFAMOUS to the big screen, after picking up a pitch by screenwriter Sheldon Turner (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning, Up in the Air). The deal is for seven figures, and former Marvel head honcho Avi Arad is among the producers on the project.
The game, which just came out back in May, focuses on protagonist Cole MacGrath, a bike messenger who is caught in an explosion that grants him electrical powers. He can choose either a good or evil path as he attempts to fight the chaos that the city has fallen under. Sheldon Turner had this to say about the game:
“What excited me most about the game was it was the first of which I’ve come across that had a big idea and a character arc… It is, I believe, the future of gaming. The game, while big and fun, is at its core a love ballad to the underachiever, which is what our hero, Cole McGrath, is.”
The first game with a big idea and a character arc? Hmm… I’m not so sure about that, although I have yet to play the game. Anyway, like so many of the other movies based on games in development, it could still be a while before this actually heads into production (if ever). Are you interested in an inFAMOUS movie?
Comments (3)
Not interested in a movie, as it will just become another superhero movie sans costumes. As a game it was novel and VERY awesome. Gameplay is only 5% of my time spent with the PS3; and about 2% of this gametime was spent with inFAMOUS. You must play this. I mean seriously…aren’t you in the industry?
Posted by Ryan M. on July 30th, 2009The game is AWESOME (I spend 95% of my gaming time with the PS3 – the other 5% with Tiger Woods on the Wii) – but never thought there is need for a movie. Why? Because one can’t play with the movie…
Posted by Sly on July 30th, 2009I hope this gets off the ground. From the very first time I played this game I thought it would make and awesome movie. Cole will need to be a strong lead and there will need to be changes made. I am sure the idea of blast shards are not going to work well bit it has a ton of potential. It would be an awesome movie for someone like Jason Statham or even Seann William Scott if they wanted a little humor in the script.
Posted by Dennis on November 10th, 2009Leave a Reply