Metal Gear Solid getting its own movie

Announced today at the Metal Gear 25th anniversary event, a Metal Gear Solid movie is on the way.

[sinncross]

At the top it says:
Metal Gear Solid Hollywood (in katakana) and what I believe to be the first kanji for movie.

So yeah, guess there is a movie coming

so nice!

[Nitrowolf2]

Avi Arad
“We will take our time and tell the story with all the nuances, ideology, cautionary tales needed.”

They better, wanted a MGS film for years but have always feared at how it would be messed up.

[Winter47th]

I don't know why you all are happy. A movie was supposed to come a decade ago, even if there's a movie coming now, look at Bioshock, a movie was in the making for half a decade now and it's still going through the shit. Big.Fucking.Deal.

[LastDance]

I look forward to seeing how badly they ruin the MGS franchise.

[BitbyDeath]

Avi Arad is a great choice, for those that don't know he's the guy behind Spiderman, Iron Man, X-Men, Blade etc.

Also he's recently been attached to the upcoming Uncharted movie.

[crxss]

just really hope they cast it correctly.

[Commander_TK]

Let me direct it. I will cast David Hayter as Solid Snake!

[bodybombs]

its too bad kurt russell is to old to play snake, they did base snake off of him after all

[NewMonday]

Avi Arad is something of an expert in making movies from comics, lets hope he can do the same with games, his comments are great for a start

[irepbtown]

After The Batman Trilogy, Christian Bale should be considered. I'm not exactly sure why, I just think this role fits well for him.

I'm sure he's got use to wearing a tight suit anyway...

[Eyeco]

why did bodybombs get disagree's for stating a FACT, Solid Snake is based on Snake Plissken from Escape from N.Y, who is played by Kurt Russel infact in MGS2 Snake takes the name Plissken to hide his identity.

Anyways i really hope they don't screw this up, part of me is hoping they won't but i have a feeling its not gonna end well MGS features complexed themes, questions the morality of war and political action i doubt it would do well with modern audiences that are attracted to stupid sub-tripe abominations like Transformers and Pirates of the Caribbean.

Especially after MGS4 that story is more intricate than even the more complicated Hollywood movies, imo a story of that caliber could only be conveyed through a video game , the microwave tunnel sequence alone is one of the most tense, emotional experiences i've had in any entertainment medium, and who said games could never be art

[doogiebear]

I knew his earth shatering news would be underwhelming. I dont really care about an mgs movie, unless the movie is a sequal or prequal to the cannon series. If its just based off of an existing game, then I already knoq the story, so I could care less.

I wanna hear about an MGS 5 and the return of Metal Gear Online in some way, shape, or form. I understand Kojima's love for films, but I prefer games with great stories, and with high replay value (something a film will never have) over most movies nowadays.

[DeadlyFire]

Best for last man just wait. This is first 30 minutes of 4-5 hour thing. So give it time.

[doogiebear]

Yeah thats why im up this late 4 am in nyc...because I love MGS, but i dont give a damn about a movie. It probably wont even be cannon. I want MGO ever since it got shut down 2 months ago... >_<

Then I might care about other stuff like movies and stupid Android phone mgs spin offs

[Moby-Royale]

Lol sequal?

Really?

Sequal?

Wow.

[irepbtown]

The movie has to be a prequel. It's the only logical thing to do. Snake is old, can't see him going on for much longer after MGS4.

I cant wait for MGS5 though, I know Hideo Kojima has something up his sleeve. From what I've read about the clip, it must be magnificent.

[GribbleGrunger]

Any links to this show? Is it live even?

[DeadlyFire]

https://twitter.com/markmac...

https://twitter.com/johntv

Best I can give ya. Its all going on now apparently.

[GribbleGrunger]

Cheers!

[doogiebear]

I knew his apparently earth shattering news would be underwhelming. I dont really care about an mgs movie, unless the movie is a sequal or prequal to the cannon series. If its just based off of an existing game, then I already know the story, so I could care less about watching it all over again.

I wanna hear about an MGS 5 and the return of Metal Gear Online in some way, shape, or form. I understand Kojima's love for films, but I prefer games with great stories, and with high replay value (something a film will never have) over most movies nowadays.

[Haha123]

No Director or any actors confirmed so I haven't got my hopes up yet

[HebrewHammer]

Good to see Sony will be handling the movie as well.

[HammadTheBeast]

I want Jason Statham to grow some hair or put on a wig and be Snake. If it's Shia Lebeouf, I will burn the set down personally.

[GamerElite]

Strataham needs to grow some acting skills first. He plays the same character in every movie.

[PirateThom]

I can't believe coverage for this is so poor....

I've heard rumours that FOX engine will be free to licence to developers, but there's nothing concrete about any of it.

[NovusTerminus]

Most sites don't cover Japanese devs anymore. Really sad.

But I did not even hear about the FOX engine being free... That could be very interesting! (If true)

[PirateThom]

I'm having to read a Neogaf thread just to know what's going on.

Movie.
Metal Gear Social Ops - Phone game.
Sunny will be in Rising.

[AO1JMM]

This will be EPIC!!!!!!

[HebrewHammer]

Only if Taylor Lautner plays Snake. Amirite guyz?

[Nimblest-Assassin]

No.... Hayter or bust

[MrBeatdown]

Ew.

He can play Rose.

[humbleopinion]

Kurt Russell is the only valid choice. Snake is based on his Snake Plissken character anyway.

[stevenhiggster]

1000% agree with Humble, it can only be Kurt Russell. It'd have to based on old snake though, Kurt ain't the sprightly young thing he was when played Snake Pliskin.

[FreydaWright]

Chuck Norris would fit the mold for my tastes the most. It's a shame he isn't 20 or so years younger.

[seinfan]

I don't understand why anybody wouldn't want it to be all CGI. In this manner, we can have all the original voice actors.

[Blankman85]

There is already a movie, was released exclusively on blu-ray couple of years ago

[RenegadeRocks]

Which one? link pls !

[Blankman85]

Very good, had some interactivity as well, but not alot. Top shelf kinda stuff!

[PygmelionHunter]

Lmao, I knew it! Finally some clever trolling on this site!

[HammadTheBeast]

Man, I was beginning to miss the trolls of old. Come out of under the bridge guys, you put lulz into my life.

[Blankman85]

Finally my art is appreciated. Thank you kind sir.

[Kin23g]

haha That's so funny, I lol'd

[Swiggins]

I'd like to say that's not funny...but I loled so I guess it is...

[dcortz2027]

LOL! I'm a Sony fan but that was hilarious! This site needs more laughs, it's gotten way too serious in here, it's NOT normal! I miss the good old days when us Sony fans would go at it with the Nintendo,Xbox,and PC fans.

[DanielForth]

AWESOME! hope its in good hands :)

[DeusExer]

Robert Pattinson as Raiden for sure.

Kurt Russell as Solid Snake!

[specialguest]

80s and even 90s Kurt Russell, but not today's lol.

Young Kurt who can definitely be Snake:
http://www.nowhavefun.com/c...

Kurt today at 61 yrs old:
http://img1.bdbphotos.com/i...

[DeusExer]

Easy, can play Solid then Old Snake, if we are able to head back in time to get 80s Kurt Russell.

[thebudgetgamer]

He can play Big Boss.

[specialguest]

You got a good point there.

[KingOptimusOrigin111]

YES!!! YES!!! YES!!! & Sony and Columbia Pictures are making it. :)

[CaitSith]

=DDDDDDDDDDDDDD

[DiRtY]

Are you guys even cheering for Sony Pictures?!

Feel free to tell me why. Do you consider their films as better movies than WB, Disney or Universal?

[Tito08]

@ Dirty- Nobody needs to answer that for you since nobody is comparing Sony Pictures to Warner Bros Disney or Universal, you just did..... BTW, look at Resident Evil & the Spider-Man movies, those did extremely good in the box office.... & please don't be an hypocrite just because it's Sony, Sony Pictures & SCE are two different divisions working on the same firm, w.e. Sony Pictures does has nothing to do with SCE, Columbia & MGM are also part of Sony Pictures!!!!

[KingOptimusOrigin111]

Thank you for taking care of that. I hate when people try start an argument for no reason just because you like something and they don't.

[CaitSith]

So this is the announcement that would 'shock the industry'? I honestly thought it was a pun for MG:R. Nonetheless, I am now excited for this movie! :)

[gameseveryday]

There are still two more announcements to go.

Hopefully a new MGS spin off for the PS Vita and MGS5 for consoles and pc :D

[CaitSith]

That would be cool.

I also wanted to say this for a loooong time: Sean Bean for Liquid Snake!!

[PirateThom]

Never mind, I can see why they didn't broadcast this...

They're showing off a watch, t-shirts and thermal long Johns.

Edit: Don't disagree, they really are... and a lunchbox.

[Majin-vegeta]

Either get Christian Bale or Hugh Jackman to play Snake.

[ScubaSteve1]

why cant david hayter play snake

[hardandsloppy]

Balle would be able to do the voice :P

[pr0digyZA]

Ye Christian Bale said he was a huge fan of the series, so I am sure with the right director he'd want to be in.

[goldwyncq]

His Batman voice would fit perfectly.

[Lol_Lmao]

I just got a warm fuzzy feeling all over my body.

[PirateThom]

So, now they're showing off Fox Engine, but everyone in attendance has been told to put away cameras and mobile devices...

[PirateThom]

"Demo of "Metal Gear Solid Ground Zeroes", started w cutscene (all realtime), went into gameplay, open world, night, raining, base. AMAZING"

MarkMacd

[kingPoS]

Who's directing it? Is it in cgi like Resident Evil Degeneration? (which was awesome btw)

[007Bond]

Just please don't mess snake up, pick the RIGHT actor.

[HalfNerdHalfAmazing]

The only good video game movies was the first two RE so I'm not looking forward to spending $10 to watch this piece of crap

[Truth]

As long as Uwe Boll is kept away, there's a chance it could be halfway decent with the right director and cast.

[MattyG]

Are you kidding? Nobody would trust Boll enough to let him touch their IP's anymore.

[DeadManMcCarthy]

They're going to mess this movie up.. But I hope they get Josh Holloway to play Snake. He's great. Better yet, make the entire movie in CG.

[kingPoS]

What if David Hayter was the director and lead actor.(one can hope)

[first1NFANTRY]

glad to see MGS back in gear. i hope David Hayter is the main voice acter. it just wouldn't be the same without his voice as snake

[Lvl_up_gamer]

Does this mean I will be forced to play 15 minutes of gameplay after every 5 minutes of the movie?

j/k

On Topic

I am actually looking forward to seeing an actual full length movie that can actually expand the MGS universe and story. I would love to see a Hollywood (in katakana) interpretation of Raiden. His sequences in MGS5 during the cutscenes were EPIC I can only imagine what they will look like on the big screen.

[Braid]

Arad was executive producer in Blade trilogy, which gives me some hope. I didn't like the third move at all but the first one was a classic. The same goes for the X-Men movies, they were not bad at all. I could not actually suggest a name for the producer chair so I'll keep my fingers crossed and just wait for more details.

I'd say go for Christian Bale for the role of Snake, and let Hayter deal with the voice acting. That'd be an orgasmic mix for us fans, although I suspect if they can actually portray the complexity of the story well enough on the big screen. This cannon has hours and hours of content that has been told throughout 25 years and all you get on the screen is maybe a bit more than two hours, which makes it extremely hard to tell a good story. Christopher Nolan does it best but I doubt he'd accept a project like this so let's hope for the best and wait for more details.

[BudMcMuffin2go]

Ill take 1 ticket please LOL

[Knightofelemia]

I never really played Metal Gear but another game coming to the big screen is great. Just hope they pick the right actors to portray the chracters and stay true to the story. Most games that hit the big screen are a hit and miss and I don't want to see another great franchise suffer because of the big screen screwing it up. Now I am going to try and find a Metal Gear game.

[CryWolf]

I hope they make MGS movie right, cause all this game movies that SUCK are getting old now in 2012-2013 and just BAD games with the movie titles on them are just ridiculous in this day in age, look iron man series the movies are Awesome but the videogames were just bad Hollywood better get this RIGHT THE FIRST TIME.

[DarkBlood]

i always dream of a metal gear solid twin snakes movie it seems its scope can be fit into a 2 hours ish or more long movie

but excited for a series movie regardless bring it onnnnn

[Nathaniel_Drake]

Hugh Jackman...that is all

[JoeSchmoh]

a metal gear movie would be perfect for hollywood. the amount of villains they can put in one movie and kill off like typical hollywood movies do, it'll be perfect. All they need is that one good star for snake and ocelot.