Fox to bring us a Spore Movie
Posted by Rodneyon 02. 10. 2009in News Chat
The infectiously popular genetic evolutionary game Spore will be evolving to the big screen thanks to 20th Century Fox.
/Film says:
Publisher EA has struck a deal with 20th Century Fox to develop a CGI animated film based on game Spore, developed over many years by The Sims creator Will Wright. Ice Age’s Chris Wedge is currently attached to direct.
I find it amusing how many properties without a PLOT are being tagged for transition into the big screen.
On one hand I wonder in puzzlement what they intend to do with it since there already is no story. Then on the other hand I think… You can’t screw it up!
There is something to be said about a property with brand recognition and a built in audience that might want to see a movie out of blind curiousity just because of the name. People complain that there is nothing original in Hollywood (complete over reaction) and they will be the first to point at a movie like this as their “proof”.
But in reality it is these plotless properties that give us the opportunity at a bright new original storyline to vaguely attach the recognized brand to.
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I wonder how many right wing crazies will get bent out of shape if this is a childrens movie about evolution.
Actually, it was the atheists who were so offended by the game in the first place, though for what reason I know not. Must be an evolutionist thing.
The video game was such a disappointment.
But, there’s no plot for the game. My thoughts are that this property allows them to sell a whole bunch of weird creature toys and dolls to kids.
Er? I like the idea of the ideologies of the game being made into a movie (Evolution, learning, science, etc.) However I can’t help but feel that most of these will be lost in the movie. How do you something that was made as an interactive learning ‘toy’ into a movie that is no longer interactive?
Should be interesting following this one.