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Video game movies have a reputation for being not great - from the likes of World of Warcraft to Assassin's Creed, we've seen Hollywood adaptations of some of the biggest franchises fall flat on the big screen.

But that doesn't stop fan appetite for massive franchises getting the movie treatment. The latest series to be thrust into the spotlight is Metroid - thanks to a surprise Halloween costume reveal by Brie Larson.

The American actress - widely known for her upcoming role in Disney's Captain Marvel and a starring role in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World - wore the costume for Halloween and has since revealed she'd be keen on making a Metroid film.

You can see Larson dressed as Zero Suit Samus in the Instagram post below.

Twitter user Simon Hernandez-Arthur tweeted ".@brielarson dressing up as Samus Aran for Halloween is as close as we're going to get to a Metroid movie, isn't it?"

And a reply from Larson herself noted: "I hope not. I want to make that movie."

It's only a notation of interest from the actress, but that's been enough to see these things make it to the big screen before.

Will we see the Nintendo franchise make it to cinemas? We can only hope so.

https://www.dailystar.co.uk/tech/gaming/741484/Metroid-Movie-Captain-Marvel-s-Brie-Larson-wants-to-be-Samus-in-new-Nintendo-film/amp

At least as Samus Aran, we wont be exposed to her feet.
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Samus is supposed to have an ass tho
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Hey, we might be able to get over her lack of ass if she has the Power Suit on.
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How about we see how she does as Captain Marvel first before giving her a video game franchise to ruin?
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50Blessings posted...

Samus is supposed to have an ass tho

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Who cares what Brie Larson wants?

Like, why is anyone even acting like she is anything? Literally all she has done noteworthy is Captain Marvel and even that seems suspect thus far.
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Yay, a movie based on a video game with a paper thin plot. This will so totally work.
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Kajagogo posted...

Yay, a movie based on a video game with a paper thin plot. This will so totally work.

Honestly, that works better than trying to adapt games with more complex plots. There's more room and freedom to work with, you just need to hire actually good writers who have even a vague idea of what Metroid is, which will be the difficult part.
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Anarchy_Juiblex posted...

giving her a video game franchise to ruin?

Implication that Metroid isn't already ruined.
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WafflehouseJK posted...

Honestly, that works better than trying to adapt games with more complex plots. There's more room and freedom to work with, you just need to hire actually good writers who have even a vague idea of what Metroid is, which will be the difficult part.

Examples?

because off the top of my head, Bloodrayne and Hitman both have fairly simple plots that still produced horrible movies.
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Heres a spoiler all the aliens are actually men and their weakness is kicking them in the balls. Also use the captain marvel money to buy an ass.

X-Pac_Heat posted...

Who cares what Brie Larson wants?

Like, why is anyone even acting like she is anything? Literally all she has done noteworthy is Captain Marvel and even that seems suspect thus far.

Yeah, no. Among other things, Room is the biggest thing in her career right now.

With that said, Samus have no personality anyway, so looks wise this would be right up her alley.
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Brie Larson can make a movie of her reading a phone book and I'd watch it
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When I picture Samus, I picture a towering beauty with an amazing body that can kick your ass several times over. Brie is neither of those. At most she's cute.
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CyricZ posted...

Anarchy_Juiblex posted...

giving her a video game franchise to ruin?

Implication that Metroid isn't already ruined.

Samus Returns redeemed the series. Prime 4 has anyone who's a fan extremely hyped. No, it isn't ruined.
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50Blessings posted...

WafflehouseJK posted...

Honestly, that works better than trying to adapt games with more complex plots. There's more room and freedom to work with, you just need to hire actually good writers who have even a vague idea of what Metroid is, which will be the difficult part.

Examples?

because off the top of my head, Bloodrayne and Hitman both have fairly simple plots that still produced horrible movies.

That's why the stipulation that they need good writers/directors is there. Bloodrayne was literally Uwe Boll, and he's fucking atrocious.

Silent Hill honestly wasn't that bad a movie IMO, and while yes, the Silent Hill games have a more in-depth plot, the film was more an homage to the overall tone, style, and general themes of the games than any one specific SH story.
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y cant metroid crawl
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A Metroid movie could work, if they had the balls to do something other than a generic explodey blockbuster and tap into the isolated in a weird alien world being hunted by everything else here atmosphere.

>_%
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I bet they get voice actors for Kraid, Ridley and Mother Brain, and give them lines. Ugh!
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Wasn't there some director not too long ago who expressed wanting to do a Metroid film? He sounded like he was very familiar with the games and went into details about how he would do it, and iirc, CE was really digging his idea.
I can't remember who it was but I was down with that pitch.

Edit: It was the Kong: Skull Island guy.

I have a pitch for a Metroid movie. They'll never let me do it. It's too crazy... It legitimately would be [Samus] alone. It would be a little bit of her talking to herself. As soon as they introduce other talking characters in those games, to me it loses everything. You put her alone and it's almost got a little bit more to do with the silence of a movie like Drive. Like the quietness and having it be like a real, intense mood piece, but mixed with sci-fi.

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what if the movie is a metroidvania

like early on she sees a platform she can't reach and says "i wish i had a double jump" and then in a boss fight she gets double jump and goes back to it and winks at the camera
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dave_is_slick posted...

CyricZ posted...

Anarchy_Juiblex posted...

giving her a video game franchise to ruin?

Implication that Metroid isn't already ruined.

Samus Returns redeemed the series. Prime 4 has anyone who's a fan extremely hyped. No, it isn't ruined.

Samus Returns was definitely a playable video game with little appreciable story that I enjoyed and have no particular care to go back to.

There's a lot of work for Metroid Prime 4 to do to walk back the story that was Other M, if so they choose to go in that direction.
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CyricZ posted...

Samus Returns was definitely a playable video game with little appreciable story that I enjoyed and have no particular care to go back to.

Really, you're doing this?
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Kitt posted...

Wasn't there some director not too long ago who expressed wanting to do a Metroid film? He sounded like he was very familiar with the games and went into details about how he would do it, and iirc, CE was really digging his idea.
I can't remember who it was but I was down with that pitch.

Edit: It was the Kong: Skull Island guy.

I have a pitch for a Metroid movie. They'll never let me do it. It's too crazy... It legitimately would be [Samus] alone. It would be a little bit of her talking to herself. As soon as they introduce other talking characters in those games, to me it loses everything. You put her alone and it's almost got a little bit more to do with the silence of a movie like Drive. Like the quietness and having it be like a real, intense mood piece, but mixed with sci-fi.

Eh, not a fan of people who think she absolutely needs to be alone. She's a Federation soldier in all but name so NOT having anyone else around, ever, would be weirder.
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dave_is_slick posted...

Kitt posted...

Wasn't there some director not too long ago who expressed wanting to do a Metroid film? He sounded like he was very familiar with the games and went into details about how he would do it, and iirc, CE was really digging his idea.
I can't remember who it was but I was down with that pitch.

Edit: It was the Kong: Skull Island guy.

I have a pitch for a Metroid movie. They'll never let me do it. It's too crazy... It legitimately would be [Samus] alone. It would be a little bit of her talking to herself. As soon as they introduce other talking characters in those games, to me it loses everything. You put her alone and it's almost got a little bit more to do with the silence of a movie like Drive. Like the quietness and having it be like a real, intense mood piece, but mixed with sci-fi.

Eh, not a fan of people who think she absolutely needs to be alone. She's a Federation soldier in all but name so NOT having anyone else around, ever, would be weirder.

She can have some interaction with others, sure, but I agree the majority of the movie should be her alone, maybe 70-80%.

Make it a sci-fi thriller character piece and you got something potentially dope as fuck.
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I'd lol if they made this movie but made Samus a man
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X-Pac_Heat posted...

Who cares what Brie Larson wants?

Like, why is anyone even acting like she is anything? Literally all she has done noteworthy is Captain Marvel and even that seems suspect thus far.

I mean shes an academy award winner too but sure
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Even if you don't like Brie Larson if you really want a Metroid movie you need someone in Hollywood who is actually interested in making it.
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Irregardless posted...

Even if you don't like Brie Larson if you really want a Metroid movie you need someone in Hollywood who is actually interested in making it.

Oh I agree. Just, it shouldn't be her playing Samus.
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Mr_Biscuit posted...

I mean shes an academy award winner too but sure

Really? I had no idea, but that's probably because I quit caring about film awards a long time ago...
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dave_is_slick posted...

CyricZ posted...

Samus Returns was definitely a playable video game with little appreciable story that I enjoyed and have no particular care to go back to.

Really, you're doing this?

You can go ahead and tell me my opinion is wrong if you want to.

But I mean look, this topic is about a Metroid movie, which is going to be all story and no gameplay. The suggestion that a Metroid movie could "ruin" Metroid is implying that the story of Metroid isn't already in a state of ruin, with which I cite Other M as the root cause.

Suggesting a story-light remake of the second game "saves" Metroid is dodging the point of this topic.

And citing a game we have literally no information about in the same breath doesn't help either.
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CyricZ posted...

But I mean look, this topic is about a Metroid movie, which is going to be all story and no gameplay. The suggestion that a Metroid movie could "ruin" Metroid is implying that the story of Metroid isn't already in a state of ruin, with which I cite Other M as the root cause.

No no no, you're not moving the goalposts here.
CyricZ posted...

Anarchy_Juiblex posted...

giving her a video game franchise to ruin?

Implication that Metroid isn't already ruined.

This does not imply in any way, shape, or form that you were only talking about story.
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I'm doomed with always getting this girl mixed up with Bree Olson.
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All right fair enough. I wasn't explicit that I was referring to the story of Metroid. For that I apologize.
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WafflehouseJK posted...

Kajagogo posted...

Yay, a movie based on a video game with a paper thin plot. This will so totally work.

Honestly, that works better than trying to adapt games with more complex plots. There's more room and freedom to work with, you just need to hire actually good writers who have even a vague idea of what Metroid is, which will be the difficult part.

And thats how we got the Super Mario Bros movie.
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Garioshi posted...

Hey, we might be able to get over her lack of ass if she has the Power Suit on.

Shed have to ditch the Power Suit at some point, though. And theyd probably only use it for a few action scenes just because itd be easier/cheaper to have her walking around in the Zero Suit. So, no, whoever plays Samus needs an ass.
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God no
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american movies based on japanese games/anime never turn out good
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dave_is_slick posted...

Kitt posted...

Wasn't there some director not too long ago who expressed wanting to do a Metroid film? He sounded like he was very familiar with the games and went into details about how he would do it, and iirc, CE was really digging his idea.
I can't remember who it was but I was down with that pitch.

Edit: It was the Kong: Skull Island guy.

I have a pitch for a Metroid movie. They'll never let me do it. It's too crazy... It legitimately would be [Samus] alone. It would be a little bit of her talking to herself. As soon as they introduce other talking characters in those games, to me it loses everything. You put her alone and it's almost got a little bit more to do with the silence of a movie like Drive. Like the quietness and having it be like a real, intense mood piece, but mixed with sci-fi.

Eh, not a fan of people who think she absolutely needs to be alone. She's a Federation soldier in all but name so NOT having anyone else around, ever, would be weirder.

It would basically be castaway but with aliens.

Or I Am Legend in space
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That's cool. I'd like to see a Metroid movie.

In spite of her desire to play the part, I just don't know if she's the right person for the job.

SSJ2GrimReaper posted...

american movies based on japanese games/anime never turn out good

Edge of Tomorrow was a fine movie
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who is going to play Kraid tho
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Romulox28 posted...

who is going to play Kraid tho

Donald Trump
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The_Scarecrow posted...

SSJ2GrimReaper posted...

american movies based on japanese games/anime never turn out good

Edge of Tomorrow was a fine movie

That was based on a light novel. That's a bit different.
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Tyranthraxus posted...

The_Scarecrow posted...

SSJ2GrimReaper posted...

american movies based on japanese games/anime never turn out good

Edge of Tomorrow was a fine movie

That was based on a light novel. That's a bit different.

True, but a majority of light novels end up being adapted into anime and manga anyways. American movies based off of Japanese anime/manga/video games can probably be pulled off. The right people just need to be at the helm.
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Samus is supposed to be like 6 ft tall and built like a pro athlete. Brie is 5'7" and average build. If a Metroid movie is ever made, the director would be better off grabbing a tall blonde from SI Swimsuit than casting Brie for the role as camera tricks can only go so far.
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meh.
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