Tom Hardy to Star in Splinter Cell Movie
Despite the stigma that continues to be attached to movies based on video games, Hollywood still remains very interested in bringing them to the big screen. I guess you can’t blame them for trying. Earlier this year we heard that Ubisoft was starting to take matters into their own hands by setting up their own production company Ubisoft Motion Pictures, which would potentially allow them to maintain creative control over their properties. Back in July, they even managed to sign Michael Fassbender as the lead for their Assassin’s Creed movie. Now this week their pursuit of big name talent continues as they have reportedly landed Tom Hardy to star in an adaptation of their popular Splinter Cell series.
According to Deadline, Tom Hardy has officially signed on to play NSA Black Ops agent Sam Fisher, a retired U.S. Navy SEAL who is the protagonist of Ubisoft and Tom Clancy’s stealth action-adventure series. The character was voiced by Michael Ironside in the first six games and will be voiced by Eric Johnson in the upcoming Splinter Cell: Blacklist. The movie adaptation also has a writer in the form of Eric Warren Singer, who previously penned Tom Tykwer’s The International.
The project has not been set up at a studio yet, although it was reported back in June that Paramount and Warner Brothers were both interested. New Regency recently worked out a deal with Ubisoft to finance and distribute their Assassin’s Creed movie. Although I like Tom Hardy, I’m not entirely sure he’s right for the role. He and Fassbender both seem to have been cast mainly because they’re currently “hot”, but they do admittedly bring a bit of artistic credibility to these projects. Would you watch a Splinter Cell movie starring Tom Hardy?
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Seriously, making movies out of games is by far the dumbest of dumb ideas coming out of Hollywood. It makes no sense whatsoever. Games are borrowing ideas from movies, trying to make them as cinematic (sometimes successfully) and emotionally engaging (mostly failing) as movies themselves. So now they just go back to the moviemaking with what they created in the game to make a movie out of that gamestory that originated in movies and is inferior anyway? Makes no sense, except on the dollar front! Most stories in games (excluding Metal Gear) you could make up in a meeting of an hour so why bother? It’s just the fucking name on the poster. Boiling right now. Rant over!
Posted by FoxMulder on November 14th, 2012That’s a pretty risky move, Tommy Boy
Posted by Jonny Ashley on November 15th, 2012he is doing Mad -Max as well..
Posted by kyri on November 15th, 2012Mad Max is seeming more and more like an odd move for Hardy if the production problems end up resulting in a less than satisfying movie. Obviously it would hinder the attempts to revitalize the Mad Max franchise. All these guys want to be in on franchises, and admittedly there is too much of this “hot” casting, where 3 or 4 guys’ names get past around every casting director in Hollywood. It’s like Hardy, Fass, Tatum, Renner, they all get mentioned for these kinds of roles. Nothing against any of them, but producers and casting directors need to start thinking outside the box. These guys can’t all do the same franchises. They only have so much in them in terms of time and talent. Eventually one of them or several end up becoming stale or overused.
Posted by Maopheus on November 15th, 2012@foxMulder while I agree about stupidity of making video games into movies. I would argue your point aboit video game stories lacking the actual story. I would argue that many Hollywood movies lack compelling stories also and can be “made up in a meeting of an hour so why bother”.
Posted by JesseBajenaru on November 15th, 2012@JesseBajenaru I absolutely agree and don’t get me wrong, I love videogames and what they can bring to the table with gameplay and immersion. When I want to relax and kick back i play games, it’s always been like that for me. But you say it yourself, that many stories in blockbusters nowadays can also get sketched very quickly, so why go to games? Just stick to your guns Hollywood! They are just scared to death that noone would go see something original. No balls in that industry nowadays! Which is an area the game indutry is very very weak at too. But that’s another matter entirely.
Posted by FoxMulder on November 15th, 2012Leave a Reply