WB, Capcom discover 'Lost Planet'

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The Lost Planet film
Published 7/15/2008 at Filmstalker
... seeing Halo, Bioshock, Metal Gear Solid or any Tom Clancy game race to the screens, because they have bags of story to them. However it's not all about that, I think a big part of it is discovering if there's a fan base that isn't fanatical about the game as there is about Halo. I mean changes to the Lost Planet plot might be a hell of a lot easier than changes to a Halo plot. That aside you can read more about the original game and plot over on Wikipedia . According to Variety the film is currently being adapted by David Hayter , ...

Videogame 'Lost Planet' is being adapted for the screen
Published 7/15/2008 at FilmWad
Via: Variety  Warner Bros. and Capcom are traveling to "Lost Planet." The studio will distribute a pic based on the hit vidgame that will be co-financed by the Japanese publisher. David Hayter, who is coming off the Zack Snyder-directed WB pic "Watchmen," will pen the screenplay. Project is set to be announced today at the E3 videogame confab held in downtown L.A. Avi Arad, Ari Arad and Steven Paul will produce through Seaside Entertainment, the shingle they formed to produce fantasy fare. "Lost Planet," which was released in Japan in ...

Home Viewing on Showtime and Xbox. Trade Roughage 7/15/08
Published 7/15/2008 by Christopher Campbell at SpoutBlog
In case you aren’t anticipating Tarantino’s Inglorious Bastards tooooo badly, you can now be sure that you can wait and see it eventually on Showtime, with which The Weinstein Co. now has a seven-year deal. I guess this is good news for the cable channel after the Viacom-subsidiary coup back in April, but as I’m reminded daily, Showtime is the “network of the year” as far as series go. So, why should anyone care if they have exclusive rights to just-confirmed Scream 4 and the remake Piranha 3-D, which won’t even be of interest on a 2-D television ...

Warner Bros and Capcom Are Looking For a 'Lost Planet'
Published 7/15/2008 by Elisabeth Rappe at Cinematical
Filed under: Action, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Deals, Warner Brothers, Newsstand, Games and Game MoviesAccording to Variety, Warner Bros and Capcom (who is becoming very hands on with its movie adaptations) are teaming up to bring an adaptation of Lost Planet to the big screen. The script is to be penned by David Hayter, who is fresh off Watchmen. Funnily enough, Variety is describing the story as revolving around an expedition to an ice planet that harbors an energy source which could save all of mankind. Well, I've never played ...

In ‘Xanadu’ Did Whoopi Goldberg a Stately Pleasure-Dome Decree
Published 7/15/2008 at Vulture
... WB Finds Lost Planet: Warner Bros. and Capcom are teaming up to make a feature out of Lost Planet, a video game about searching for an energy source on an ice planet that isn't Hoth. Watchmen's David Hayter will write the script. Fun Fact 1: Hayter is also the voice of Solid Snake in the Metal Gear games. Fun Fact 2: If you're excited by this, you need a girlfriend. [Variety] ...

Reel Talk Mixtape
Published 7/15/2008 by reeltalk at Reel Talk
... Warner Bros. and capcom are coming together, and this time the new picture they are working on "Lost Planet" is based on the Playstation video game. According to Variety the Japanese video game publisher will be co-financing the film. ...

'Lost Planet' Movie Exciting News For No One [Trade Roundup]
Published 7/15/2008 by Seth at Defamer
... · Ooh: A movie version of a popular video game! Warner Bros. is adapting Capcom's Lost Planet: Extreme Condition. No word on whether or not they'll hire Korean actor Lee Byung-Hun to reprise his role, or if they'll ultimately choose to go in a more Paul Walker-direction. [Variety] ...

Warner Bros., Capcom to adapt ‘Lost Planet’
Published 7/15/2008 by Franck Tabouring at The Screening Log
... Warner Bros. and Capcom are developing a big-screen adaptation of “Lost Planet,” a popular third-person shooter video game, according to Variety. ...

‘Lost Planet’ Game Becoming A Movie – David Hayter Penning Script
Published 7/17/2008 by Dave Parrack at At The Movies - Film News and Reviews
... The game in question in Lost Planet, which has sold over 2 million units around the world since being released last year on the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 consoles. According to Variety, the movie is set to be a joint venture between Warner Bros., and he game’s publisher, Capcom. ...