Metal Gear Solid Movie Stalls, Revival Remains Possible
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the PatriotsNow that the "Prince of Persia" movie has released, and we know the likes of a new "Hitman" is on the way, we're all starting to wonder: whatever happened to that "Metal Gear Solid" film?
Well, the MTV Movies Blog had a chance to ask the voice of Snake himself for an update. David Hayter was rumored to have been tapped to help write the screenplay for the movie adaptation, and in fact, he admits to being asked. He said in reply that he "can say without contradiction that I know it better than any screenwriter on the planet." So at that point, they submitted a script and things started moving along. But since then, updates have stopped and Hayter says the deal isn't done yet:
"...I don’t believe they were ever able to successfully close a deal between Mr. Kojima and Sony. This is all just stuff I’ve heard."
Hayter says he did "come up with a pitch for the movie which I thought was pretty cool and I would still love to do." But as of right now, there are "far larger issues" at hand, and one of them is determining the level of involvement series creator Hideo Kojima will have. Right now, nothing seems to be happening but Hayter believes the concept could be revived:
"I really want to spring some things on people. Having been intimately involved with ‘Metal Gear,’ I would like to give people a story that will grab the fans. The fans will know the context that we’re talking about once they see the trailers. They’ll say ‘Oh my god, they’re going there.’ But they won’t quite know how the story is going to unfold or what some of the big surprises are going to be. And that’s really the only way to keep a movie [adaptation] interesting."
6/2/2010 9:16:12 PM John Shepard
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johnld
Wednesday, June 02, 2010 @ 10:13:07 PM
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SmokeyPSD
Wednesday, June 02, 2010 @ 11:41:50 PM
Hayter is just being a wishful thinker.
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johnld
Wednesday, June 02, 2010 @ 10:08:59 PM
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eLLeJuss
Wednesday, June 02, 2010 @ 10:16:30 PM
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Dancemachine55
Wednesday, June 02, 2010 @ 10:32:18 PM
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And the fans here know this can only happen with Kojima and Hayter on board to write and script it.
Special fancy effects just don't cut it anymore. Prince of Persia and Transformers 2 proved that. The audience isn't dumb you know.
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Mr Bitey
Wednesday, June 02, 2010 @ 10:39:28 PM
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Actually I think it would probably be better if they went the animated route.
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Zorigo
Thursday, June 03, 2010 @ 7:51:25 AM
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Scarecrow
Wednesday, June 02, 2010 @ 11:01:19 PM
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Only care if it has Meryl in it (<3)
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Alienange
Wednesday, June 02, 2010 @ 11:07:46 PM
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Jalex
Wednesday, June 02, 2010 @ 11:25:30 PM
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Jawknee
Wednesday, June 02, 2010 @ 11:32:59 PM
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booze925
Wednesday, June 02, 2010 @ 11:39:35 PM
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let the old soldier rest in peace.
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Lawless SXE
Thursday, June 03, 2010 @ 2:36:08 AM
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Peace.
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frostface
Thursday, June 03, 2010 @ 2:49:27 AM
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BeezleDrop
Thursday, June 03, 2010 @ 11:31:10 AM
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frostface
Saturday, June 05, 2010 @ 9:43:46 PM
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Mavfan321
Thursday, June 03, 2010 @ 4:04:13 AM
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___________
Thursday, June 03, 2010 @ 4:06:51 AM
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any movie, no matter how good would just be a insult, so dont bother!
same goes with uncharted or GOW i love those series far too much to see them shat on by hollywood.
have they not destroyed enough game series? cough mortal kombat, cough prince of persia, cough transformers 2.
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ABUrabad
Thursday, June 03, 2010 @ 7:31:50 AM
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there is a lot of written conversations to explain the plot that cant be fitted into a 3 hours movie
thats without mentioning the action part of the game
i cant see that there will be a successful adaptation of the game because the game is a movie by its own
please dont destroy the legacy of metal gear by a poorly adapted movie
Last edited by ABUrabad on 6/3/2010 7:33:36 AM
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tridon
Thursday, June 03, 2010 @ 7:57:34 AM
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The reason I say this is because while I absolutely LOVE and ADORE the story behind the MGS games, I don't know if the general audience would be able to enjoy it and/or understand it. Kojima's ideas are so far out there and overly brilliant that it may be too much for the regular movie viewer to comprehend.
Hayter, on the other hand, is an established Hollywood screenwriter and someone who's been attached and around the MGS universe for over a decade now. Being the voice of Snake, he knows everything about everything when it comes to the MGS storyline. He has the perfect blend of skills to make Metal Gear Solid the most incredible game-to-film adaptation in history.
I'd like to see Hayter nail out a script, take it to Kojima, get the nod and the "good luck" and then go make the film. That's how you make an amazing Metal Gear Solid film and I hope that's how the film distributor lets it go down.
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OPHIDIAN
Thursday, June 03, 2010 @ 11:08:41 AM
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BeezleDrop
Thursday, June 03, 2010 @ 11:30:32 AM
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Mavfan321
Thursday, June 03, 2010 @ 5:45:21 PM
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Milonakis
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Wednesday, June 02, 2010 @ 10:04:32 PM