Neil Blomkamp
The Game He Could Have Made: Halo ODST
He’s already shown an interest in the medium and ODST would provide him with a familiar setting, as just like District 9, the shooter also takes place in Africa.
Blomkamp’s directorial debut showed the man’s adept at directing big-ass explosions and giving the audience alien weapons that can barbecue your spleen in thirty seconds.
If he can handle that, we’re sure he could have come up with more memorable set-pieces and action than the downbeat, dreary latest entry in the Halo series.
Games He Should Make: First person shooters. Preferably ones where aliens and humans shoot up each others colons with high tech weaponry
Blomkamp’s ace District 9 was originally set to be a Peter Jackson-produced Halo film, meaning he’s the only man in Hollywood qualified to work on a new Master Chief game.
His distinct handheld style would also give any shooter he worked on a hugely authentic first-person perspective.
Well, as authentic as you can get for a film that would essentially be about a guy in a helmet pumping glorified alien Ewoks full of magic pink needles.
Next: Christopher Nolan
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gavoconnor
Jul 21st 2010, 13:28
john woo already made a video game....
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mingfilm
Jul 21st 2010, 14:26
District 9 - thirty seconds to barbie a spleen? More like "blink and you'll miss it".
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Rickie-Balboa
Jul 21st 2010, 15:05
I don't recall a Sam Raimi American Beauty! Come on Total Film! Do you actually watch films? Sam mendes would be the director the Kevin Spacey starrer.
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MrSmith70
Jul 21st 2010, 16:53
I taught you'd hash in R.Scott for a Call of Duty game doe their basically the same s**t as black hawk down..
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Ichi1
Jul 21st 2010, 17:03
I know its kind of obvious, but how about Geroge Miller and Borderlands?
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Hadouken76
Jul 21st 2010, 20:11
Personally I think they should make the Riddick games into movie.. anyway, Micheal Bay would do justice to 'Black' and (sorri to be a smart alec)Hayao Miyazaki would do Ico or Shadow of the Collussus proud...
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metalgatesolid
Jul 21st 2010, 21:34
Firstly thank you for not trying to find someone to direct a Metal gear Solid film...Kojima is the ONLY person to do it. Tim Burton and Psychonauts would be a match made in heaven with the brilliant visual stylings of the game although not sure if his directing could pull off the big laughs you get in the game. The rest were obvious choices. How about someone to direct God of War? or maybe Uncharted?
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Punchbowl
Jul 23rd 2010, 6:49
I'll direct God of War. It's the only sensible option...
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