demagogue on 20/9/2007 at 23:02
When I think about Polito, I think about the actress that plays Dr. Weaver on E.R. (Laura Innes) ... I just have the same image of barking orders under high pressure, technically complex situations -- "Move, dammit! We need to get power to the centrifuges to isolate the protein to... Come on, people, move!"
For Korenchkin, I'm getting an image more like Ed Harris. I guess he's more of a character actor than Hopkins, who would be a little over-kill I feel like, over-playing Korenchkin's going crazy and skimping on how bossy and military-like K could be (whenever Hopkins plays like a Senator or boss-type, it doesn't feel as right as when he's more like a brilliant, cracking genius/loner-type). Korenchkin is like an elder military leader type that's losing his marbles but sticking to his guns and trying to assert his authority throughout. Also, Ed Harris is more like the Nasa control guy, so it fits Korenchkin who is originally something like the authoritative star ship commander. And he can handle cracking-under-pressure / alien-possession, I think.
Martin Karne on 21/9/2007 at 00:18
Why the hell would you want Statham, he played the poisoned dude in two movies, what the hell is he doing?
Besides The transporter 2 and the other movie with the almost the same plot (oh noes someone poisoned meeeaaahh!), Crank is not really great either.
xerxes2044 on 21/9/2007 at 00:29
i wouldnt mind ed harris
i thought about stratham to play goggles for a sec, but it just wouldnt fit.
but please, no one bring up any names like the rock or john cena....ugh. we have no good action heroes anymore..
ZymeAddict on 21/9/2007 at 01:02
I don't think you should go for an "actiony" movie star with Goggles, but rather someone slightly more subtle. Christian Bale or maybe Ethan Hawke might be good.
I think Gary Oldman could make a great Korenchkin. :thumb:
demagogue on 21/9/2007 at 02:14
Damn, I didn't even think of Gary Oldman, but you're totally right ... few if any can break into pieces better than he does. And he can still be a bossy type, a la 5th Element.
For Goggles, it'd have to be somebody comfortable in that kind of get-up. Except for the final cut-scene, we don't actually get much of his personality out of the game, though. Someone younger that can do action. Who played Batman in Batman Begins again? (A little Googling later). Ah-ha, Christian Bale ... yeah, I guess he would be a good choice.
Angel Dust on 21/9/2007 at 02:28
Character actors like Oldman and Harris are good choices. They are very good actors but not movie stars whose very presence can be distracting. That can disappear into their roles.
Martin Karne on 21/9/2007 at 04:25
I personally love the acting performance made by Denzel Washington in movies, just a for a change.
cosmicnut on 21/9/2007 at 08:07
There is a general "flaw" with most Game - Film conversions.
Most games are ment for a single person, apart from the odd quest giver you only tend to meet enemies that "dissapear" quickly. The problem with that is that movies don't work too well when there's no interaction with other characters. The most difficult part of a film is the exposition, Sci-Fi films are the worst ones for this.
You end up either with a beginning / ending monologue or a character that spends time explaining the plot. If its done well its great, if you get it wrong it becomes boring a ruins the pace of the film.
The one that got this right is the original Terminator. You don't even realise that you are being told the storyline because it fits in so well with the action.
The problem with SS2 is that "Everbody's dead (dave)", well almost. Our hero has a single line and no help. So the whitty banter you get with most squad based action films won't work.
The only real way to do it would be to leave Goggles with a few major plot scenes so we can see him talk to Polito, Shodan, Many and see how he rescues the ship. Mix in flash back sequences to add the main character logs, but elongate them so we see the whole "story" of what happened and who the characters were / are. Almost approach it like 2 films. One showing what happened when goggles was out and one showing what goggles did. If you add in some 2 way conversations between goggles / SHODAN / Many / Survivors and some cuts to Tommy Rebekkas story.
You would just need one heck of a writer / director
Angel Dust on 21/9/2007 at 12:57
Thats why I used the 'Traffic' example. It has multiple storylines that don't directly connect but do have an effect on each other. You could do the same with SS, maybe change the story a bit so other crewmembers are still alive and simultaneously doing their thing at the same time as Googles. Or the flashback thing could work too.
Googles not talking in the game doesn't mean he can't in a film. Why cant those transmissons be 2-way? When he encounters the doctor (I cant remember his name!) he could talk to him a bit before he dies maybe. The film doesn't have to simulate the game experience completely. Googles didn't talk in the game I'm guessing for the same reason Gordon Freeman doesn't talk: they didn't want the character to conform to some archtype so they could create a more immersive experience. A film does not have these concerns. They could make Googles into some defined character. Maybe part of Googles quest in the film could be to find out just who the hell he is.
sacolton on 21/9/2007 at 13:40
Jake Gyllenhaal would make a good Goggles. After seeing him in Jarhead - he makes a conviencing soldier - plus he has that nerd quality and he's likeable.
