Metal Gear Silver Screen?




Posted by The Judge

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Japanese video game maker Konami Corp. (9766.T: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Friday it is looking into the possibility of striking a motion picture deal based on its blockbuster fighting game series "Metal Gear Solid."

The comment comes after "Silent Hill," a horror film based on another Konami video game series, replaced comedy spoof "Scary Movie 4" as the top choice for North American moviegoers in late April.

"We are considering it," Kazumi Kitaue, the head of Konami's North American and European operations, said in an interview with Reuters at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), an annual video game industry trade show.

Along with its "Dance Dance Revolution" and "Pro Evolution Soccer," "Metal Gear Solid" is among Konami's best-selling video game titles.

Kitaue declined to go into details but said the company has no intention of carrying out an actual movie production.

"Silent Hill" was released by TriStar Pictures, a Sony Corp. (6758.T: Quote, Profile, Research) unit specializing in low-budget films. It paid $14 million for the right to distribute the film in North and South America.


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Posted by Vampiro V. Empire

Old news, and last I heard, Kojima wanted no part in it.

Hopefully this never sees the light of day.




Posted by The Judge

Well d[COLOR="black"]a[/COLOR]mmit. Lock thread.