What…the…fudge…mmmmmm fudge… It was bad enough we were expecting a movie based on The Sims…but a whole movie based on Spore? This is shocking. Seems like EA wants to bring Spore to the big screen, The Hollywood Reporter posted a news piece that 20th Century Fox has struck a deal with the video game giant to bring a full length film into theaters. Plans are set to have Chris Wedge to direct it (the guy behind “Ice Age” and “Robots”) with writers Greg Erb and Jason Oremland.
No idea how this will work out. Spore is so advanced, it could easily already be used for any certain movie…Are they using the game’s engine? Characters? Look and feel? So many questions. I guess I should go in this with an open mind…it just seems so strange
At first I was pretty amazed at this cash-cow-ish move (and what would Mr. Wright think?! Unless it was his idea… :P), but since you told us Chris Wedge, who as you stated directed Ice Age and Robots (which to my mind are some of the few CGI films nowadays with any personality that don’t end up blending into one) I’m reassured. : )
I wasn’t to thrilled with Ice Age – the art was beautiful but the whole theme of the movie did not interest me. However I loved Robots! Humorous story and characters – Aunt Fanny especially…haha