Hey Hollywood, Where's Our Call Of Duty Movie?
See Full ImageHas anybody noticed that most any popular video game property is on the road to becoming a feature film? There's "Uncharted," "Devil May Cry," and others...but how is the biggest franchise in history not on the big screen yet?
It's painfully obvious that Hollywood is basically out of ideas, as most any big new film project is based on a game, book, or is a remake of an older movie. That being the case, and considering the statistics that number in the billions for Call of Duty, I fail to see how a CoD movie hasn't arrived yet. Fans of most any game series usually hate to see their favorite title changed into a movie, and for good reason. However, the numbers are so gigantic, even if a small percentage of avid CoD players went to see it, the box office take would have to be absolutely gigantic. Furthermore, with so many installments out there, writers would have plenty of material with which to work.
There have been various rumors about a CoD film in the past but nothing seems to have been confirmed. And it makes absolutely no sense. Activision has been accused of putting profits above the gamer's interests, of finding any way possible to bring the Call of Duty franchise to as many consumers as possible...so how are they missing this one obvious step? Well, maybe they just don't need it. Maybe the $2 billion+ they raked in from the past two installments is more than enough, and perhaps they're afraid a CoD movie might actually be a losing proposition.
But come on. I can't believe that. Not that I'm pushing for any such movie, mind you - I probably wouldn't see it - but the situation seems confusing. Of course, now that I've written this, the announcement will be here in a week or something.
Tags: cod, call of duty, cod movie, activision
3/2/2011 11:43:32 PM Ben Dutka
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johnld
Thursday, March 03, 2011 @ 1:33:50 AM
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sawao_yamanaka
Thursday, March 03, 2011 @ 3:05:11 AM
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Jawknee
Thursday, March 03, 2011 @ 3:41:52 AM
EDIT: Oh, now I remember. No I wasn't bashing the PS3. I copied and pasted a stupid comment by some douchey Xbot saying that the reason people shouldn't buy a PS3 was because Crytek didn't live up to their promise that the PS3 version would be on top if not equal then I posted that his comment was a example of why people shouldn't smoke crack. You would have had to decollapse(if I can make up a word for a moment) to see my reply to his stupid comment I copied and pasted. I can understand how that would have looked like I was bashing the PS3 by quoting that turd as IGN's stupid comments section hide half your comment if it's longer than 2 sentences.
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sawao_yamanaka
Thursday, March 03, 2011 @ 4:22:56 AM
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Jawknee
Thursday, March 03, 2011 @ 4:39:28 AM
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manofchao5
Wednesday, March 09, 2011 @ 12:09:51 AM
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Black_Doom
Thursday, March 03, 2011 @ 12:07:26 AM
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johnld
Thursday, March 03, 2011 @ 1:35:14 AM
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The Doom
Thursday, March 03, 2011 @ 7:51:00 AM
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WorldEndsWithMe
Thursday, March 03, 2011 @ 12:25:19 AM
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Godslim
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spiderboi
Thursday, March 03, 2011 @ 12:29:33 AM
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CH1N00K
Thursday, March 03, 2011 @ 8:39:25 AM
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gunblademaster
Thursday, March 03, 2011 @ 12:31:50 AM
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If the original version of a story is in a book, leave it as a book, if it is a game, leave it as a game. Whatever is not in its original version, is not going to be as good as the original version. (if that makes sense)
I can think of very few successful movies that were first books such as harry potter and the lord of the rings.
Books and movies do have a slight connection but gaming and movies are just, not awesome.
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WorldEndsWithMe
Thursday, March 03, 2011 @ 1:49:13 AM
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Lawless SXE
Thursday, March 03, 2011 @ 1:18:49 AM
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'Why is it always the good ones?'
Peace.
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Lawless SXE
Thursday, March 03, 2011 @ 2:13:07 AM
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___________
Thursday, March 03, 2011 @ 1:38:54 AM
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;)
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johnld
Thursday, March 03, 2011 @ 1:44:59 AM
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not to mention that most of this COD players dont even care about the campaign/story mode. they go straight to multiplayer. maybe they should just make a movie that plays like the multiplayer aspect of the game. you know, the movie screen divided into a few screens each with different perspectives and moving like a squad. make it a standard first person view for each part of the screen like doom was. all they need to do is have endless people shooting at the squad, explosions everywhere, and the plot of "go from point A to point B". i'm not saying it will be good but its right down activisions alley.
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Miggy
Thursday, March 03, 2011 @ 11:53:02 AM
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NotGoofinAround
Thursday, March 03, 2011 @ 1:49:52 AM
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Lawless SXE
Thursday, March 03, 2011 @ 1:56:08 AM
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Qubex
Thursday, March 03, 2011 @ 7:25:00 AM
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"play.experience.enjoy"
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Cesar_ser_4
Thursday, March 03, 2011 @ 8:04:05 AM
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WorldEndsWithMe
Thursday, March 03, 2011 @ 1:50:54 AM
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Kevin555
Thursday, March 03, 2011 @ 3:49:42 AM
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Jawknee
Thursday, March 03, 2011 @ 4:00:57 AM
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Kevin555
Thursday, March 03, 2011 @ 4:08:34 AM
If the film was made & done well, i'd lap it up day one but with the recent history of these tie-ins doesn't give me much confidence in them unfortunately.
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JSwayze
Thursday, March 03, 2011 @ 4:16:38 AM
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And if they did make it, will they give the main character perks & abilities like: Commando Pro, Cold Blooded Pro and Sligh of Hands Pro lol
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Excelsior1
Thursday, March 03, 2011 @ 5:03:19 AM
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there a lot of poular games that haven't been made into movies. halo and metal gear solid come to mind.
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Ultimadream
Thursday, March 03, 2011 @ 5:40:10 AM
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Qubex
Thursday, March 03, 2011 @ 7:25:40 AM
Q!
"play.experience.enjoy"
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Thursday, March 03, 2011 @ 7:28:35 AM
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Lawless SXE
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mexgeo86
Thursday, March 03, 2011 @ 8:14:45 AM
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spiderboi
Thursday, March 03, 2011 @ 8:38:23 AM
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People go in, put on blindfolds and then escorted inside.
*Blindfolds open*
Surprise surprise, YOU'RE ONE THE MOVIE. There are guns and grenades everywhere. It's the ultimate free-for-all. Then, after the last blood spills, curtains. That's all folks for CoD: The Movie part 1.
Tomorrow--part 2: the setting will be "slightly" changed, and the gun paints will be added.
Up until CoD: The Movie nth....
well if this happens, the Twitchers of this generation (perhaps majority XBOTs) population will decrease, so I may be supportive.. LOL :p
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Thursday, March 03, 2011 @ 8:44:05 AM
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Lawless SXE
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Friday, March 04, 2011 @ 7:06:47 PM
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TheAgingHipster
Thursday, March 03, 2011 @ 9:47:28 AM
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Highlander
Thursday, March 03, 2011 @ 10:01:29 AM
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The three others that you mention as having movie adaptations, Encharted, Devil May Cry and Resident Evil all have something that CoD - IMHO - lacks. Character. With the others we have Drake, Elena, Sully, Dante, Trish, Nero, Albert, Claire, Chris, Leon, Jill, etc. There are numerous memorable characters from these games. Yet I've never once heard anyone talking about the characters in Call of Duty, I couldn't even name a single one. Considering that survival horror isn't a genre I play at all the fact that I can name characters from these other games is a tribute to the fact that whatever else they are, they are character driven to a decent extent. There are millions upon millions of players of Call of Duty, and I can't name a single character from that series of games at all
Movies without solid characters are just mish-mash pastiches or action sequences. You might as well make a generic war movie and call it "Call of Duty: The Movie", since there is almost nothing to distinguish Call of Duty from any other contemporary military squad based first person shooter.
Why would Hollywood not do that? because there's not even the kernel of a character and story to work with. I guess they could make a generic war flick about Iraq and grace it with the CoD name, but it would still be just a generic war flick.
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Ben Dutka PSXE [Administrator]
Thursday, March 03, 2011 @ 10:57:39 AM
And there have been plenty of stories to pick from; the characters may not matter - except for Ghost - but Black Ops alone could make a movie. Heck, if done right, it'd have a better script than a lot of stupid films made today.
Maybe they just need one superstar to put in the trailer, and that's it. The rest is just stock military insanity with the name "Call of Duty." I think people would flock to the theater.
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Highlander
Thursday, March 03, 2011 @ 11:15:16 AM
But to me, that's not the same as making a movie of the game. Making a movie of the game seems to me to require the characters and story elements from the game. CoD has none of these.
You're right though, it is odd that no one has simply rebadged a move with Call of Duty in an effort to guarantee ticket sales.
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GuernicaReborn
Thursday, March 03, 2011 @ 10:38:57 AM
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Beamboom
Thursday, March 03, 2011 @ 11:59:51 AM
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Dude, it's always been like that - it's more or less what the art of movies is all about. When you talk like this you're just like someone that never play games talk about gaming. It's just painful to read.
It'd be better if you focus your critizism on what you know, gaming, and let the movie audience, the ones who actually have been at the movies sometimes the last two decades, be the ones to judge the state of Hollywood.
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Ben Dutka PSXE [Administrator]
Thursday, March 03, 2011 @ 12:34:38 PM
Maybe you should go back to what those critics call the golden era of film to see what I'm talking about. I can't bear it when people try to defend the slop that Hollywood produces on a routine basis these days.
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Beamboom
Thursday, March 03, 2011 @ 1:09:09 PM
Personally I find 9 of 10 old movies to be a complete waste of time. All my favorite movies are from within the last 10-15 years, with some very honorable exceptions. But that's a question of taste too, I suppose.
But if you really think so, then shouldn't the ones to blame be the games and the books they are based upon?
I'm pretty sure you'll find non-gamers hide behind "professional opinions" instead of actually playing the games. What would you say to them?
I don't care what those old guys say. I rather choose to actually watch some movies.
To put it in your terms: "I can't bear it when people try to act as know-all when they openly admit they haven't seen a movie in years and obviously have not the faintest idea what they talk about."
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matt99
Thursday, March 03, 2011 @ 1:09:58 PM
I don't think there's an actual lack of ideas in the world it's just that Hollywood is all about business and from a business standpoint it's better to go with a risk free generic hollywood blockbuster than to take on an original idea that may very well flop.
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Ben Dutka PSXE [Administrator]
Thursday, March 03, 2011 @ 3:28:43 PM
My point is that they're out of original ideas. My point is that prior to running out of ideas, most movies had original scripts and original concepts for film. That is not a disputable point.
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Underdog15
Thursday, March 03, 2011 @ 3:46:01 PM
Just out of curiosity, and it is just that, curiosity, as I have no point to make for or against you at this point, what movies do you consider in your top 5?
I'm in agreeance with all of you, so far. You all make a couple valid points each, in my opinion.
Matt99 is right about one thing... we aren't out of original ideas. They are, however, rarely taken a chance on. Some original flicks that have done well in recent years include the likes of Juno, many things by Torrentino, Milk, The Reader, Slumdog Millionaire, just to name a few. Nevermind less popular original movies like Scott Pilgrim vs. The World (admittedly based on a comic book, but still, the cinemetography was excellent and original).
However, Ben is also right in that there is a much heavier focus on the marketable. Something the golden age did not focus on. The main reason acting is better now, is because in the last quarter century, we have discovered that the human condition and relationships are far more important than the action. Which, oddly enough, is something Shakesphere preached on constantly. So even then it isn't new. But in the "golden age", what is marketable was not the most important factor.
As a result, now we have about 80% crap, 5% decent, 10% good, and 5% brilliant.
So yeah... all three of you make good points. Beamboom is right that there have always been movies based on books, but Ben is right that it is far more common in the last 5 years than it ever has been. It actually ties very closely into Ben's recent editorial on the literary being portrayed on a screen.
But yeah, for the most part, I DO think the film industry is ON AVERAGE crap right now beyond the technological. The fact that Hot Tub Time Machine was the top summer movie is indicative of that.
However, it isn't like there's no hope. Every year, we consistantly see a number of gems that are truly remarkable in some form or another. As long as true artists continue to do well, as they still do, we should be fine.
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Beamboom
Thursday, March 03, 2011 @ 7:15:36 PM
How any of you would want movies based on games though, is beyond me. It's *doomed* to be bad :D But I'll let that be.
Underdog: I really like your way of thinking, the open mindedness you seem to have towards the world around you. I wish I could have a mind like that. Actually, you are the person I always play in RPGs! LOL seriously :D
I'd love to give you my list, you mention Quentin Tarantino yourself and his work is well represented on my top10, but before I do so I want to honor one particular movie from 2006 that is so incredibly amazingly good that I get goosebumps just by thinking of it (really, I do): A Scanner Darkly. Based on a book by Phillip K. Dick. Ben will of course be delighted to know that this book was written in -77 so his point still sort of stands, hehe!
Although the story is right up my alley what makes this movie so special is the director. He's done an absolutely amazingly creative work. The world has simply not seen a movie like this ever before. Ever. Seriously, there are no movie like this one. I even imagine this is one of his first movies as professional director, but I may be wrong there.
Anyway, it's so good I just want to run out in the streets like a monkey and scream "wake up folks, you HAVE to see this!" :D
Just be warned: Do not judge this one by the cover (or screenshots). It looks cheesy, like a very poorly done cartoon. Stills do *not* do this movie justice.
(oh man, writing about it here makes me want to go see it again...)
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Beamboom
Saturday, March 05, 2011 @ 8:11:43 PM
A Scanner Darkly (2006)
Pulp Fiction (1994)
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)
Liar Liar (1997)
The Polar Express (2004)
... But it could just as well been five totally different titles. These were who I'd rank as my top 5 at the time of writing though. They cover five distinctly different styles and content, and goes to show how incredibly diverse and wonderful the world of movies is. It's not ALL action flicks.
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somethingrandom
Tuesday, March 08, 2011 @ 7:33:03 PM
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kraygen
Thursday, March 03, 2011 @ 12:35:54 PM
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Because halfway through the movie someone would say, "Why are we fighting these guys?"
The response would be, "Because we were ordered to get their "flag" and they were ordered to get our "flag" and we can't let them do that."
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somethingrandom
Tuesday, March 08, 2011 @ 7:35:56 PM
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Radiohead
Thursday, March 03, 2011 @ 2:11:23 PM
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Underdog15
Thursday, March 03, 2011 @ 3:50:08 PM
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The film would keep disconnecting from the server, and movie premiers and parties would get split up.
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t4_robz
Thursday, March 03, 2011 @ 5:58:37 PM
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sha4dowknight05
Thursday, March 03, 2011 @ 6:28:15 PM
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rogers71
Friday, March 04, 2011 @ 6:15:33 AM
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It would consist of, as underdog said earlier, crashing screens, a lot of cheaters and glitches and foul mouthed little kids.
For that reason, they would have to make the movie rated R. Too much explicit language. Parents would still take their tweens to see it and then start sueing the movie studios because their kid said a cuss word. The End
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Aerifale
Friday, March 04, 2011 @ 9:09:41 AM
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Jawknee
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