Only Nick Offerman rings a bell for me.

Recently there were some apparent set photo leaks, that would set the movie on the same timeline as the game.

thoughts?

  • M.int@lemmy.zip
    6·
    1 month ago

    Mhmm, I’m honestly not that interested in all these media adaptations. I like the original pieces of art and I don’t know if I will like a work based on it in an entirely different medium. For example, I never read the Bloodborne Comic, despite adoring the game.

    But a big budget movie adaptation of one of my favorite games ever? I have some concerns… And will probably not go watch it in a cinema. But I will definitely watch it eventually.

    I haven’t watched a Alex Garland movie yet. But I have Annihilation on my hard drive. Wait I have watched Dredd! Which was decent, I guess?

    I have seen a couple of these actors before:

    • Cailee Spaeny, as the main character in Alien Romulus. She was decent, no Sigourney Weaver, but decent acting.
    • Ben Whishaw, as Q in Skyfall and the gay artist in Cloud Atlas. He was very good in Cloud Atlas.
    • Nick Offerman, I have watched a couple of Parks and Rec’s clips?
    • Peter Serafinowicz, I have seen him in a couple of minor roles like in Guardians of the Galaxy. He has voice acted in a Fromsoft game before! He was Mild-Mannered Pate, the Patches equivalent, in Dark Souls 2.
    • Jonathan Pryce, as the Governor in Pirates of the Caribbean. He was quite good?

    Edit: Here is the Wikipedia page of the movie.

    A24 gives me hope. Alex Garland has played the game (thank Marika!). “Only” $100 Million as budget? I imagined more, but it is a A24 movie. Seems a bit low these days for an epic fantasy movie. On the other hand Everything Everywhere All at Once cost only $14–25 million and that was excellent in both set design and effects.

    • GrantUsEyes@piefed.zipOPEnglish
      5·
      1 month ago

      Yup…At the end of the day I think we are not the target crowd for this; it’s primarily an avenue to further exploit the ip with a non gamer (or non soulslike gamer) audience. The fact that GRRM is connected to it made it prime candidate for an adaptation as that is an excellent marketing hook.

      It makes me curious, tho, and It could be something interesting, but… That feels highly unlikely.

      Good input on the cast, thanks! In my case I’ve seen some of Garlands directorial work. (Ex machina, 28/years later). Which, are ok,? I’mot crazy about them. I do like 28 days later, which he wrote. The fact that he has played the game is the best thing about all of this.