What was just as awesome to me was the announcing a couple months back (more than a couple, it was some time in '05 I think) that Peter Jackson (the god behind THE LORD OF THE RINGS and KING KONG) would be producing. Well, after a lot of directing difficulty (BLADE II and HELLBOY's Guillermo del Toro was behind the project for a while), one has definitely been chosen. Neil Blomkamp. Let me check the spelling on that, since I've never fucking heard of him.
Yep, Neil Blomkamp. Who?
Why of course guys! He was the 3D animator on the TV shows SMALLVILLE, DARK ANGEL, and STARGATE SG-1!
C'mon, executive producers. Get real.
We want a big gun to make this. Ridley Scott was in the running. Michael Bay would fit perfectly. Jackson would be ideal, but has said repeatedly he wants to take a break from epic-scale productions, which I don't blame him for. But a TV show visual effects coordinator? The only actual film he's ever worked on is the trash 3000 MILES TO GRACELAND. If you're going to adapt the biggest name in video game history into a movie, put some effort, and talent, into it. If there's anything to have hope for at this stage, it's that the visuals should (emphasis on should, not in any way definitely will be) good. Here's a progression of the VG graphics.
The Original
The Sequel
The Future
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Hey there! It's RocketNumber09, from the RT forums. I followed the link in your signature.
I like your blog. Anyway, I felt the need to comment on this particular entry, because I caught a lot of flak for this subject on my own blog. I had a similar reaction to you when Blomkamp was announced as the director, and was attacked on all sides by Blomkamp supporters (which I didn't know even existed).
Anyway, just wanted to say that I agree with you to some degree. But after reading interviews with the guy and watching some of his short films, I'm pretty impressed with him. He seems like he has a distinct vision for the film.
Here's to hoping!
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