DarkPonzu Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 I'm bored, let's do a Xenonauts what-if thread: If Xenonauts did well enough to get a film version made, who would you want to star in and/or direct it? Here are my picks: Director: Peter Jackson Scriptwirter: James Cameron Producer: Stephen Spielberg Special Effects: Industrial Light & Magic Musical score: Howard Shore Lead: Channing Tatum or Keanu Reeves, cause they have about as much personality as a typical video game character Lead's Sidekick: Dane Cook, he would be the comic relief character who makes the occasional wisecrack in a stressful situation. Probably my favorite stand-up comic, who needed better films to establish an acting career on than he got imo. The Rookie: I'll throw in Angelina Jolie to put an actress in there. Main character's love interest: Natalie Portman or Anne Hathaway Cameo role: Michael Cera or Christopher Mintz-Plasse cause they play awesome nerds. I think a funny scene would be them freaking out in the middle of a terror mission and getting saved just in time by the main characters. Other character types: The Grizzled Commander Guy/Woman: Edward James Olmos (for his role as Adama in the new BSG series) or Sigourney Weaver The war weary veteran: Ron Perlman The computer/tech guy: Justin Bartha, cause I think he's funny and needs to be in more stuff. The bad guy: (maybe a corrupt xenonaut/politician, evil alien leader voice or in costume?) Johnny Depp, because you can pretty much put him in any role and he can play it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorlom Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 (edited) I'd be interested in seeing Simon Pegg do it, just to see what he comes up with Does there really have to be a love intrest in the film though? won't the Xenonauts squad have their hands full with saving the world or die trying? Concidering the mortality rate a film like this should need to have, a romance wouldn't make that much sense imo. Johnny Depp as the villan would destroy the film, since you'd be rooting for him instead of the protagonist... (especially if it's Keanu Reeves. ) Edited November 1, 2012 by Gorlom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raziel1981 Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 of course it has to have a love interest since its a Hollywood film Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorlom Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 of course it has to have a love interest since its a Hollywood film oh right ofc. my bad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aleksi Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 Hum, i think you may have made a mistake for the musical score! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorlom Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 Hum, i think you may have made a mistake for the musical score! +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkPonzu Posted November 1, 2012 Author Share Posted November 1, 2012 I could see how an orchestral score like the one from LotR films might be a bad fit, couldn't think of anyone else Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorlom Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 I could see how an orchestral score like the one from LotR films might be a bad fit, couldn't think of anyone else Ah man, he is right there.... that is just so cruel! get the hint!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gauddlike Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 Was there a hint in there somewhere? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar Pancakes Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 As with Gorlom, I'd rather not have a romantic tryst somehow shoehorned into the plot. Either that, or GET HER TO DIE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. Honestly, it's most likely going to just muck up the plot, as the audience will be distracted by whatever occurs between the two. Oh...and the Comic sidekick HAS to die because movie tropes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thothkins Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 ah boy meets girl, girl falls for boy, boy wonders if there's a future for them after she has her head blown off. Your standard Hollywood tale of romance. Would work just as nicely the other way round actually. But it's all to reinforce the overriding Xenonauts theme. Everyone must look glum. at all times. Comic relief guy should be shamed into glumness early on. Then killed moments later. He could survive being shot by one of his own troops standing nearby, make a quip, only to have an Andron drop a wall on him, to add a bit of physical humour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorlom Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 I want Thothkins to be scriptwriter now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RavenX Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 In the end Disney would buy the rights to it killing the hopes and dreams of any serious fans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thothkins Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 Even with my screenplay involving some flamewerfering of mutant aliens with giant mouse heads? - my nod to Full Metal Jacket Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snozy Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 My Xenonauts movie will be the best. just need time to make it hahaha. i cant use the game name since i dont wanna pay anyone but me hahahaha it will be inspire by both games thou. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar Pancakes Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 As long as you're not going to profit from it, I don't think Chris or the other developers would care. Heck, they'd probably give you their blessing since it's free advertising. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StellarRat Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 I hope Hollywood leaves Xenonauts alone, one look at "Starship Troopers" should convince anyone of that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thothkins Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 I liked Starship Troopers! - Good effects - Decent action movie storyline - Michael Ironside - Cool Alien Critters - Some tongue in cheek shots at the military machine. - Michael Ironside Yes, it wasn't anything like the book. But then, I wasn't going in expecting it to be and didn't particularly cherish the book in the way that others might have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar Pancakes Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 Oh god the acting in that movie...it was one of my favorites for a long time (still is), but oh god the hammy acting... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thothkins Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 the way in which the events in the film should have hardened and aged them, and the way that they totally failed to pull that off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davoren Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 Michael Ironside AND Neil Patrick Harris in the same movie!!! 'Nuff said Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StellarRat Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 It was awful. Heinlein was probably rolling over in his grave. They destroyed the whole concept and plot of the novel and turned it into a teen action/hooter flick. Seriously, futuristic soldiers with PERSONAL GUIDED MISSILES fighting at hand to hand range with machine guns against unarmed insects that happen to also have interstellar space travel ability??? Where were the weapons, the powered armor, I could go on and on about this... I was so disappointed when I went to the theater. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max_Caine Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 It wasn't intended to be anything like the book. As it has been explained to me, the book provided some handy names for a film satirising war whose working title had been "Bug Hunt". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkPonzu Posted November 8, 2012 Author Share Posted November 8, 2012 I think we know if a film adaptation of Starship Troopers had been true to the novel, it would be too slow and boring for most audiences Liked the book and what it had to say, but I could imagine the glazed over looks of the audience expecting to see something explode or get shot at less than five minutes (or seconds?) into the film. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thothkins Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 yup, I enjoy it for what it was and don;'t get too hung up on it compared to the movie. Another example of this allows me to enjoy all the movie adaptations of Alan Moore's work....oh no wait... bad example.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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