Good news, producers of "Battleship": your movie will soon no longer be everyone's go-to example of are-you-fucking-kidding-me licensed-property adaptations. Lionsgate has given the go-ahead to a feature-length film based NOT on the video-game "Dead Island" ...but on the trailer for the game.
For my non-gamer readers, "Dead Island" is basically every other fucking zombie game/movie ever, except this time it's on a resort island and therefore toooooootally different. The main reason that it achieved s noteworthy level of anticipation was that it was initially advertised with a pretty remarkable trailer, seen here:
So... yeah, pretty cool short CGI zombie movie. Of course, those aren't the in-game graphics. Or the main characters. And that bleak/sombre tone isn't really replicated in the game. But you can see why it briefly became a viral-sensation. In any case, since the trailer is what drove the hype and got Hollywood interested in the first place, apparently the film will take it's cues from IT as opposed to the game-proper.
For those keeping track: Mega Man, Mario, Zelda, Metroid, Castlevania, Kirby, Metal Gear, sonic etc? All still lacking (proper) movies. Dawn-of-The-Dead-but-in-a-different-place-and-interactive #1,698? Coming soon to a theater near you.
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