Mass Effect Movie Optioned
Hyperchild September 22nd, 2008
From Slashfilm:
Avi Arad has optioned the movie rights to Bioware’s sci-fi action role playing game Mass Effect.
Avi Arad is best known as the producer of the Spider-Man films and Iron Man, but many forget that he was involved with some Marvel’s unspectacular film projects like Hulk, Elektra, Punisher, Fantastic Four, and Ghost Rider. Arad also produced the Bratz movie, Man-Thing, the upcoming Punisher: War Zone and a film based on the toy robot Robosapien. So I’m not convinced that the project is in the right hands with Arad. It all depends on which director is hired to bring the game to the big screen.
Bioware has said that the game is the first part of a trilogy, which gives a potential film adaptation franchise possibilities. I’ve never played the game as I have a strong affliction for role playing games, but the concept certainly sounds like it could be made into a fun sci-fi film.
We’re so excited about this one! Speculation on who will play the ‘default’ Shepard may begin now! We hope they still can cast actors like Seth Green, Marina Sirtis and Keith David in their original roles and then bring in the A-list to play Shepard like a Gerard Butler or a Mark Whalberg, but a great Shepard would be Jason Statham with an American accent. If Channing Tatum (see below) does an amazing job as Duke in the G.I. Joe movie he also has that space-marine look. Too bad Michael Biehn is getting on in the years or else he would be the one and only choice!
Hey! We can dream right?
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Mark Vanderloo would be the perfect Shepard. Nobody else!!!
Why take another person? The Perfect face is already present.
Look for another face? WHY?
It becomes a perfect film, with the perfect actor as Shepard.
Vanderloo is awesome but he’s a model and when was the last time we saw a model headline a big budget movie?
It’s the same reason you might end of seeing Bruce Willis play Marcus Fenix in the Gears of War movie or Hugh Jackman as Solid Snake.
You are right. It is too bad that Vanderloo is not an actor. He would be really the best.
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What are you guys on about? Everyone knows Commander Shepard is a woman!
See, that’s why I think the movie should stay away from characters that were in the game and develop an alternative storyline surrounding new characters, similar to what the books have done.
Vin Diesel as Sheppard.
i actually think that a movie, of a that great game, will only end in tears…very few games adapted to movies, are good at all
when will we get new production reports or news?
im afraid you dont even create new ones…
please dont stop