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Croatia9497 Posts
I've always thought that Starcraft would make an excellent movie franchise. It has one of the best (if not THE best storyline) of all games ever...
Now with an enough high budget and proper people behind this project, it really could be an epic trilogy or even "sixology". Just imagine what could people like Peter Jackson or James Cameroon do with this. I believe it would be up there with Lord of the Rings and Star Wars...
What's your thought on this?
I decided to post this thread after finding a post on cracked.com about best sci-fi movies never made. When I saw Starcraft on that list, I was surprised that someone outside Starcraft community would know Starcraft storyline and even more to acknowledge it's greatness..
Here's that post: http://www.cracked.com/article_15631_p3.html
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Look at all of the other game franchise movies, THEY SUCKED. Starcraft, sad to say it will be no exception
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Yes it would make an excellent movie....but a movie based on a game..? Very possible, but I don't want to see Starship Trooper like props on the Zerg..
and I bet the Protoss would look so cool.
but if a hardcore StarCraft fan (like us) would be disappointed in the story line gets changed even by a little bit, just like how most Harry Potter fans and Twilight fans felt when the movie came out, hot looks wouldn't make up for the distortion of the story line. I'd watch it for the story line, not the graphics and not the actors and the others...
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Let's not destroy this game with a movie, even less with a movie trilogy. The story in Starcraft is well made for a game, and it would need some change and filling to make it good as a movie. In general, movie based on video games suck, and vice versa. Leave SC as a game and enjoy it as it is.
And about the best storyline in video games, be cautious there, don't over hype the thing too much. It is among the good ones, but there are countless contenders for this award. You know there are a shit load of games out there do you?
Anyways, my view on this topic stays. I hope no one will ever make a movie about Starcraft or Warcraft Universe. Let them stay in the video games Universe.
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Blizzard is making a WoW movie using the same guy who did 300. I bet they could make a kick ass SC one too.
Edit- That is a rumor though that's been circulating. I can't find anything to confirm it.
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On January 09 2009 06:58 Rigodon666 wrote:
Anyways, my view on this topic stays. I hope no one will ever make a movie about Starcraft or Warcraft Universe. Let them stay in the video games Universe.
Yes please.
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On January 09 2009 07:03 Infinity.SkyLark wrote:Show nested quote +On January 09 2009 06:58 Rigodon666 wrote:
Anyways, my view on this topic stays. I hope no one will ever make a movie about Starcraft or Warcraft Universe. Let them stay in the video games Universe. Yes please.
Why not, at least we could have a great laugh at how terrible they would be or maybe they'd actually be pretty good like just about anything blizzard touches.
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The story in SC is okay, but it's just pretty generic sci-fi stuff. Nothing special.
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no LIVE movie please ugh. I want a full animated movie by blizzard's team. THAT'd be awesome.
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Mexico1178 Posts
Starship troopers its a giant TvZ
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It would be very cool. There is so much material in the starcraft universe.
SC1, SC:BW, SC2 trilogy, 6 books.
I mean it really has the potential to be one of the biggest SCI-FI movies.
Imagine the end game scene, adopted for movie. Crazy
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9070 Posts
There was an interview or smth with the Blizz CEO about a future blizzard related movie. He said they are actually making smth about it and he mentioned warcraft. Asked about what is gonna be like he replied it was not going to be Thrall's story but more like an epic war movie. Check out imdb
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The novels suck enough already. No movie please.
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a few novels were good imo
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On January 09 2009 07:03 Psyonic_Reaver wrote:
Blizzard is making a WoW movie using the same guy who did 300. I bet they could make a kick ass SC one too.
Edit- That is a rumor though that's been circulating. I can't find anything to confirm it.
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0811583/
The guy seems really busy, I doubt it's true.
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It's the same company that did 300, The Dark Knight and others (Legendary Pictures) but not Zack Snyder.
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This calls for Uwe Boll 8D I heard he's the best! [/irony]
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I've talked with warcraft & starcraft movies with my friends a bit before, what I usually settle on is that if ANYONE would make a movie of a blizzard game it should be the Blizzard cinematic team supported by writers & voice actors. =P
edit: typo! =D
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Croatia9497 Posts
On January 09 2009 06:58 Rigodon666 wrote:
Anyways, my view on this topic stays. I hope no one will ever make a movie about Starcraft or Warcraft Universe. Let them stay in the video games Universe.
They are already making Warcraft movie.
Here's short synopsis for the movie:
Thrall will be in the movie. It will be told primarily from the Alliance point of view The time of the movie is set about 1 year before World of Warcraft begins. The film is mainly about cultures in conflict. It won't be an adventure movie like LoTR, more of a war film.
Anyways, I just can't help but think that Starcraft in the RIGHT hands would be epic. There's certainly material for it.
What would differ it from Starship Troopers (which was a satire) is the dark atmosphere. And it wouldn't be so generic sci-fi stuff, like races just fighting each other. If you read some of the novels, you'd see there's great conflicts among themselves (well, except for Zerg, they're always united  ). That could create some great drama, like Protoss backstory of Dark Templars who were banished from their community, or fighting among Terrans leaders (and of course our fearless hero Jim Raynor). Also the most highlighted scene would be when Sarah gets betrayed and captured by Zerg. Some great writer (with help of Blizzard stuff of course) along with great director (Peter Jackson / Jackson Cameroon) and there's formula right there for an epic movie.
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I'd also like to watch a korean comedy/drama movie about a random guy that by chance picked up starcraft and made it to the top of the ladder through unique/impossible victories, like the previous movie about the hydra vs silent_control.
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