I think both of these could be great movies, but could also be done extremely poorly (especially helldivers). I hope they get people who like and understand the IPs for these ones.
Starship Troopers exists so any video game movie adaptation will be compared to it. Unless Paul Verhoven is directing, it is a big uphill battle to win any comparisons.
And it’s Sony, so, good luck? They can’t seem to understand what makes a movie interesting to want to watch. They can’t cut a good trailer but their actual ability to produce and execute movie production is just bad. They can’t make a comic book movie that isn’t produced by others.
HZD actually has a fantastic story and a great setting. With some recent successful game movies, I can see this one actually being good. But does Sony have much of a track record here? Uncharted was bad.
A Horizon movie could work, so long as it’s not going to adapt one of the game’s stories, and works instead as an expansion of the world rather than a retread.
Helldivers… I’m not seeing it. I’m not seeing it at all. It’ll simply be off-brand Starship Troopers. Besides, what story is there to tell? The game’s direction is partially, in some small part, driven by the way players react to alerts events. You’re not going to capture that in a movie.
He’s a 50-50 actor. When he’s good, like in Kickass and Bullettrain, he’s real good. But when he’s bad he’s absolutely horrible, like Godzilla and every superhero movie he’s been in.
Edit. I want to add that I didn’t even realize it was him in Bullet Train until half way through. He’s pretty entertaining in it.
The movie itself suffers from a “im sooo smart and clever” syndrome that some movies have. Johnson and whoever played the girl are the good parts of that movie.
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I think both of these could be great movies, but could also be done extremely poorly (especially helldivers). I hope they get people who like and understand the IPs for these ones.
… All movies could be great or could be done very poorly.
Not really
The games already are movies. Nothing but cut scenes.
Well, not Helldivers.
Starship Troopers exists so any video game movie adaptation will be compared to it. Unless Paul Verhoven is directing, it is a big uphill battle to win any comparisons.
And it’s Sony, so, good luck? They can’t seem to understand what makes a movie interesting to want to watch. They can’t cut a good trailer but their actual ability to produce and execute movie production is just bad. They can’t make a comic book movie that isn’t produced by others.
I wonder if they’ll go with acclaimed producer/director/asshat Uwe Boll?
Zzzzzz
Movies nobody asked for.
HZD actually has a fantastic story and a great setting. With some recent successful game movies, I can see this one actually being good. But does Sony have much of a track record here? Uncharted was bad.
This! Loved both games and can’t wait for a 3rd one and I’m okay with a movie if it’s well made but Sony… Ugh
Gran Turismo was mid as wel
A Horizon movie could work, so long as it’s not going to adapt one of the game’s stories, and works instead as an expansion of the world rather than a retread.
Helldivers… I’m not seeing it. I’m not seeing it at all. It’ll simply be off-brand Starship Troopers. Besides, what story is there to tell? The game’s direction is partially, in some small part, driven by the way players react to alerts events. You’re not going to capture that in a movie.
I like the story, it’s a neat concept. But a Sony movie about it is probably the last thing I’m interested in.
Unless it stars Dakota Johnson, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, and Jared Leto.
Jared Leto? Really? The sexaholic cult leader?
I beleive it was a complaint about those 3 actors. “it’s almost the least interesting thing, scoring higher than only these 3 features”
Thank you
Jokes? Really? In written form?
My bad i got wooshed good haha I deserve it. Im leaving it up tho so I get the down votes I deserve
Lol i respect that.
TIL who Aaron Taylor-Johnson is and that he’s continuing the tradition of having two Marvel characters
He’s a 50-50 actor. When he’s good, like in Kickass and Bullettrain, he’s real good. But when he’s bad he’s absolutely horrible, like Godzilla and every superhero movie he’s been in.
Edit. I want to add that I didn’t even realize it was him in Bullet Train until half way through. He’s pretty entertaining in it.
The movie itself suffers from a “im sooo smart and clever” syndrome that some movies have. Johnson and whoever played the girl are the good parts of that movie.
I bet you’ll need a Sony account to watch it in any cinema around the world.
Streaming service? Link your Sony account and you can watch them! Don’t worry, you’ll get a cool skin doing it ^for just $4.99^
Wasn’t there a Horizon show that was cancelled recently?
Yeah, that confused me as well. It seems like they’re making a movie instead.
Sony can’t make a good movie to save it’s life. I’m amazed they can make good games still. Every other division is hot garbage.
why can’t they just let the games be games
Money
Tbh a movie/anime/TV series about Horizon is something I’d probably say “wow that’s cool” but nothing much. This only because I love HZD and HFW
Just like Nier got their anime recently. I still have to watch it but I kind like the idea
Helldivers is Starship Troopers (the movie version). So the movie is going to be more Starship Troopers?
Man, Sony is astroturfing the fuck out of Horizon. Look at that Lego game no one bought and that pointless remake of the first game.
So two pointless movies. Thanks, Sony.
Starship troopers, the game (the movie).