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http://deadline.com/2017/03/just-cause-video-game-movie-aquaman-jason-momoa-brad-peyton-1202038547/

EXCLUSIVE: A feature film based on the popular Square Enix video game Just Cause is getting closer to reality and the plans are to make a big-screen franchise from it. Jason Momoa, who stars as Aquaman in the hotly anticipated Justice League and has his own spin-off film for the character, has signed on to star and Brad Peyton has stepped in to helm the feature film from a screenplay by John Collee (Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World). Both Momoa and Peyton have worked together before on Netflix’s Frontier. Peyton directed Warner Bros.’ San Andreas which ended up with a global box office take of $473.9M.

‘Aquaman’s Jason Momoa To Star, Brad Peyton To Direct ‘Just Cause’ Film Based On Popular Video Game

EXCLUSIVE: A feature film based on the popular Square Enix video game Just Cause is getting closer to reality and the plans are to make a big-screen franchise from it. Jason Momoa, who stars as Aquaman in the hotly anticipated Justice League and has his own spin-off film for the character, has signed on to star and Brad Peyton has stepped in to helm the feature film from a screenplay by John Collee (Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World). Both Momoa and Peyton have worked together before on Netflix’s Frontier. Peyton directed Warner Bros.’ San Andreas which ended up with a global box office take of $473.9M.


The story, like the game, follows Rico Rodriguez (Momoa) who is an operative for an organization known as the Agency. The plot of the movie is under wraps but it is expected to deal in some way with Rico’s crisis of conscience while on a mission.

Producing will be Peyton and Jeff Fierson through their ASAP Entertainment banner and Roy Lee through his Vertigo Entertainment, Adrian Askarieh through his banner Prime Universe Films; Eva Cao through her Supernova Entertainment; and Mason XU and Fan Dong through DNA Co. Ltd. China-based DNA also provided the financing for the film.

20th Century Fox has first rights to worldwide distribution, except for China where DNA will distribute through a local distribution partner. In fact, the project was initially set up at the studio before obtaining independent financing.

The action/adventure is based on the Square Enix game and developed by Avalanche Studios.

Momoa stars as Aquaman in the Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill-starring Warner Bros. Thanksgiving tentpole Justice League and will go before the cameras later this year on the stand-alone Aquaman. He also stars in the Netflix series Frontier, which is produced and directed by Peyton.

Peyton is about to go into production on the Dwayne Johnson-starrer Rampage for New Line Cinema. He will also direct and produce the sci-fi action/adventure film Black Hole for STXfilms from a script he co-wrote with Philip
Gawthorne.

Collee also co-wrote the Australian motion picture Tanna which was nominated for an Academy Award this year in the Best Foreign Language Film category.

DNA Pictures is a Beijing-based film production, distribution and investment company. DNA Pictures was founded in 2015 by Mason Xu, former CFO of Bona Film Group and Dr. Fan Dong, former media executive at MEC Global. The company has produced The Rise of a Tomboy

Lee produced The Lego Movie which has earned more than $469.1M at the worldwide box office and spawned a sequel. His upcoming projects include the feature film reboot of Stephen King’s It. Askarieh’s credits include Hitman and Hitman: Agent 47 and the upcoming Kane and Lynch at Nu Image Films which has Gerard Butler attached to star.

Momoa is repped by WME and the law firm of Edelstein, Laird and Sobel. Peyton is repped by CAA.

 

[CountAntonius]

I hope the have the same level of quality writing and acting as in the game.

https://youtu.be/8U-BPDDDSto

 

[MetroidPrimeRib]

Movie will run at a better framerate then JC3

 

[error4041]

The one movie Micheal Bay should be directing, and he isn't.

 

[Zen Aku]

We got a thread of this over in gaming side.

 

[Sushi Nao]

C'mon, there HAS to be a BO-LO SAN-TOE-ZEE cameo

 

[Parahan]

It's like they never learn. Games don't work as movies.

 

[Violence Jack]

Straight to video. At least, it should be.

 

[snacknuts]

This seems like a terrible idea. 90 minutes of Momoa grappling things together and then setting off rocket blasters attached to them?

 

[Takamura-San]

Why? Just cause.

 

[Pinko Marx]

Who's gonna play ＢＯＬＯＳＡＮＴＯＳＩ

 

[andythinkpad]

LOL since the game is shit maybe the movie will do better?

Khal Drogo still can't act though.

 

[kunonabi]

Mamoa as a Rodriguez is a bit naff. One of these days I'll figure out what Hollywood sees in him.

 

[VaultBoy101]

This will be more of a disaster than Trump's presidency.

 

[Ordinaryundone]

How on Earth did this happen without Michael Bay being involved?

 

[FrodoYolo]

It's like they never learn. Games don't work as movies.

They could they just need to strip the game of it's dumb ideas and actually make it good.

 

[VenomousCoffee]

Poor Jason Mamoa. He's becoming like Arnold without the high-quality scripts.

 

[LionPride]

They've been trying to get this off the ground for 10 years

 

[Skux]

I wonder if they'll feature DA REEPAS.