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[B_Spooky13]

Soon to be a MAJOR motion picture wow guys it's going to be major.

Spoiler

what the hell does that mean and what is a minor motion picture.

Straight to DVD/Blu-ray films...

or TV made movies

 

[Teknoman]

I didn't know they were making a movie

This is either going to be really good...or...I just dont know how they could make a good movie out of a game that already felt like a good movie.

 

[mrklaw]

YES! He was fantastic in Prisoners.

 

[Decepticon]

Looks cheap as hell.

Haha, that's what i thought.

This is gonna be a terrible move to make it a movie.

 

[SlaughterX]

I don't really understand why this and Uncharted need to be movies. They are already interactive movies. Not a criticism either. I love both. Just don't see the need.

I guess for people that don't really play games, it will maybe segway them in to wanting to play the game after seeing it?

 

[Oersted]

Sam raimi directing. .....

I could see

Hugh jackman as joel
The chick who plays hit girl as ellie could be real good

Producing, not directing.

 

[Percy]

ffs lol c'mon...

Seriously?

 

[Enduin]

That looks like a 20 year old girl. I know it's just stand in but they couldn't get an actual like 14 year old girl?

 

[Philippo]

Yo that's not Maisie Williams.

 

[Daemul]

I guess for people that don't really play games, it will maybe segway them in to wanting to play the game after seeing it?

If only that was how it worked. ;_;

 

[Smiles and Cries]

teaser posters being a thing makes me sad

this is some bullshit

just show the poster

 

[Professional Enthusiast]

but how many frames per second?

24. Pre-order cancelled?

 

[BPoole]

Ellen Page as Ellie please

 

[Oersted]

I don't really understand why this and Uncharted need to be movies. They are already interactive movies. Not a criticism either. I love both. Just don't see the need.

Uncharted and Last of Us are franchises. Franchises are supposed to bring money. Sony needs money.

 

[RiccochetJ]

Considering the source material this better be a hard R like where even Canada gives it an R rating.

 

[-Plasma Reus-]

Sony Pictures: We're gonna ruin all of our profitable side of the businesses IPs because REASONS.

Uncharted and TLOU are probably the only two franchises that don't need to be movies. But that hasn't stopped Sony from extrapolating that just because a franchise sold well as a game, it will automatically sell well on the big screen.

Metal Gear would be a great source for adaptation though. It's not because it sells well. But because it is a 25 year old franchise that has been a significant part of video gaming. And it has broken walls, broken conventions, and a similar attempt on screen would be an interesting experiment.
Of course it would also sell well because it is a big seller.
Sony wants to low-budget these video game franchises though. While Sony puts hundreds of millions into a Spider-man movie just to be able to deny Marvel the rights to the character again. I admire Kojima for telling them to stick it up their butts when they tried to low-budget his franchise.

 

[Mr. X]

I don't really understand why this and Uncharted need to be movies. They are already interactive movies. Not a criticism either. I love both. Just don't see the need.

In my opinion, someone must feel as though the cinematic nature of the games should translate easily into cinema.

 

[Vooduu]

Yes x100000000000000000

 

[inm8num2]

Considering the source material this better be a hard R like where even Canada gives it an R rating.

You know the PG-13 is coming.

 

[ROMAD]

I don't really understand why this and Uncharted need to be movies. They are already interactive movies. Not a criticism either. I love both. Just don't see the need.

If you were in a position to make millions off of it you wouldn't be asking this question.

 

[Applebite]

I'm kinda worried that without the whole game thing, this'll just be a weak version of The Road.

 

[ROMAD]

Ellen Page as Ellie please

Way too old how would that make any sense!?

 

[LastNac]

Stop this! It is cinematic enough!!!!!!

 

[EL CUCO]

AWWWW SHIIIIIET!

 

[RiccochetJ]

You know the PG-13 is coming.

Yea.

 

[newsguy]

The Road + I Am Legend = ???

 

[Jawmuncher]

A teaser poster?
I'm not getting my hopes up after seeing a few of these that became nothing later on.

 

[MattyG]

Considering the source material this better be a hard R like where even Canada gives it an R rating.

Shit, I didn't even think of the rating. No way they can go PG13 on this, violence is to integral to the tone of the story.

 

[akidnamededdy]

I'm kinda worried that without the whole game thing, this'll just be a weak version of The Road.

Pretty much.

Cool, uh, teaser poster though I guess.

 

[baekshi]

Screen Gem? Must be a low budget movie.

 

[mrklaw]

AWWWW SHIIIIIET!

Was sn4ke_911 that posted it originally. I just flipped Joel's picture to match better.

 

[ioriyagami]

Most unnecessary movie adaptation ever. This will be full of fail.

 

[injurai]

skeptical to the max

Maybe if they get Danny Boyle to direct it...

 

[fluffydelusions]

Most unnecessary movie adaptation ever. This will be full of fail.

Spoiler

You're probably right, but I hope not

 

[JaseMath]

Why are people assuming the person in the poster is an actor at all? Probably just a model...a placeholder.

 

[SRG01]

This movie would be awesome if told from the flashbacks of an older Ellie.

edit: Also, get rid of the clickers and replace that with the aftermath of a giant plague. That way, they can focus on the human side of the story.

 

[Boss Mog]

Sony must not have seen 12 Angry Men, that's not how you hold a switchblade...

 

[The Smoking Bun]

Considering the source material this better be a hard R like where even Canada gives it an R rating.

Definitely, violence is a big part of the overall tone.
Can't wait to see Maisie jump on a dude's back and stab him a bazillion times
Or exclaim in a faux american accent, "Holy shit Joel!" as she tosses a brick

EDIT:

Ideally it would be prequel set a few years after Sarah's death and end just before Joel meets Ellie. Have Druckmann write a new plot

 

[The English Conquistador]

Said it all along, if there's going to be someone who can do Joel...it's Hugh Jackman. His performance in Prisoners is perfection!

 

[CloakedPuppet]

I'm kinda worried that without the whole game thing, this'll just be a weak version of The Road.

Yep. As a game, The Last of Us is pretty much unparalleled but as far as a movie goes, it is very well tread, old territory. Not saying it won't be good or even great, just that it will have to do some amazing things with it's general writing and narrative to get there.

 

[SRG01]

Definitely, violence is a big part of the overall tone.
Can't wait to see Maisie jump on a dude's back and stab him a bazillion times
Or exclaim in a faux american accent, "Holy shit Joel!" as she tosses a brick

Well, they could easily place this movie in the UK if they wanted to. It's one of those stories that could be transportable.

 

[Nostremitus]

So... Bruce Campbell...

This may be Joel, apparently.

 

[PFD]

That girl from game of thrones apparently.

Are you sure it's that girl, not the other one?

 

[Dany]

Here is Ellie.

Tell me how it isn't perfect.

 

[dragonbane]

Ellen Page as Ellie please

That would never happen on both sides.

 

[giancarlo123x]

Mortal Kombat isn't good,i'ts just not as bad as other movie based on games.

Opinions.

 

[iGotUrHost]

aaaannnnnddddd..... its directed by Sam Raimi...

 

[McLovin]

Could you imagine if the got Ellen Page to play the part?

 

[giancarlo123x]

Even teasers aren't a guarantee...

I knew exactly what this was before clicking it, I remember this coming with the Special Edition of Chaos Theory on Xbox.

 

[Nostremitus]

aaaannnnnddddd..... its directed by Sam Raimi...

Ever seen the Evil Dead? And Bruce Campbell... I'm going to watch this because of Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell.