View Full Version : SC Movie? (i just want opinions on this)
almightybob42
03-15-2006, 4:26 PM
If a movie were to be made, when should it take place? Who should it revolve around?
Wehrmacht
03-16-2006, 8:04 PM
If someone were to actually consider making a movie about Starcraft, they wouldnt be able to do it in one movie. Theres simply just too much in the game's storyline to ever make it a reasonable making. Blizzard would ( of course) have to approve a script of the movie so I would like to think it would either cover what the game covers OR! cover prequel events (wouldnt that be awesome) or possibly just cover Starcraft itself. I personally(after spending all of 5 minutes thinking about it) dont think theres enough of a storyline to create a script in which a movie could be written. I mean if you REALLY look around how many games have made sucessful movies?(BESIDES THE AS OF YET UNREALEASED HALO)
I've Been Pondering that myself.
But the chances of a movie bieng made are 1 in...well...ALOT.
Consider this, there are much more popular games out there, Like Metal Gear Solid or Final Fantasy, that have much better developed storylines. (MGS basically Is an Interactive movie if you think about the CutScene Time) Sure, it would be cool. But would it actually happen?
I ,As iv'e already made clear, dont. Now, don't get be wrong! I am a Die Hard Fan (If Reserving Ghost 13 months in advance So Far cualifies me). But i just don't think it'll happen. Sorry.:)
kennyb77
03-18-2006, 4:24 AM
i think if there was a movie it would be around raynor or some radom guy in raynors milita and he is fight for his f***ing life with Zerglings runing around him and s*** explodeing in his face :D
Ghost213
03-18-2006, 6:10 AM
Possible, but unlikely. They probably view the success level as being similar to that of Starship Troopers. I saw a cartoon years ago, it reminded me alot of Starcraft, but it went off the air quickly.>.<
The Cartoon was better (and more accurate) Then the movie.
I should know... I have owned evry Starship troopers movie (Ecxept 2),Including the entire sires. and i've read the book twice.
But back to SC. I think that if it was made it would have to be a Cartoon or something.
possibly like star wars clone wars On Cartoon network
Wehrmacht
03-19-2006, 1:29 AM
that could develope into something intresting
Healer_Shaiera
03-19-2006, 1:31 AM
If it would be a movie... I would go for narrated stuff or.. prequel possibly for each race or something...
TacticalGhost
03-19-2006, 4:09 PM
well me and my clan are doing a starcraft movie using the halo 2 engine im looking for acters maybe some one with a another capture card but you must have Xbox live my gamertag is Bounty hunter86
Kingscrab
03-20-2006, 2:39 PM
Christ. If they make a Starcraft movie, i will never play it again.
Heh. See #4
http://www.pointlesswasteoftime.com/film/scifi.html
I'm in the middle of writing a screenplay as it is. I'm going from a Jim Raynor pov from the beginning of the Mar Sara Siege, to the end of the first SC game. I did as if you all wanted to help, but nooo... I got the shaft and thumb. Besides, I'll post the screenplay as soon as I get it under my name, so noone gets any funny ideas. I'm trying to do the game and characters justice, by hitting on the stuff that made SC... well... SC.:smirk:
almightybob42
03-21-2006, 3:21 PM
alright. i've been contemplating this for quite a while. for five years ever since i finished playing it all the way through, i have dug deeper into the storyline of what the movie would be like. First, the director would have to be a gamer. he would have had to played the game ten fold and know it inside out. Secondly, the movie would only be able to be told from the terrans and the protoss. the zerg campain would have to be split between the terran campaign and the protoss campaign. there would also have to be two movies, one terran, one protoss. the commander and the executor would have no names and be called by thier ranks (much like the Master Chief). Finally, the terrans could also follow a sub story about a handfull of marines and firebats. these ideas on how i figure the movie would have to be made. Opinions of course. if changes are needed, post them.
See. That alone will cover too broad of an event inside of about three hours of movie time. Unless you intend to do a Brothers in Arms kind of thing, I suggest you stick to one perspective point, not a Toss and Terran.
That's why going with a main character, and introducing the others as secondary would be better than running back and forth. That is why I chose Raynor; he comes into contact with all the heroes that we all love. Kerrigan (before and after infestation), Mengsk, Duke, DuGalle, hell, even Liberty if you want to think about the books, he even becomes buds with Zeratual and the Protoss remnants. The man is the perfect candidate for the movie; he's been present at all the major battles that we all know. Mar Sara, Tarsonis, and Jacobs Installation... ECT...
almightybob42
03-22-2006, 6:23 PM
however the problem with that is that the story would seem too one sided. the game is about the three races fighting for what they believe in. if you just follow one person (which raynor would have to be the perfect one for the job), the story would mainly revolve around the commanders of the two fleets. if all else, tassadar and raynor would have to be the main ones to follow, but a two part movie would be the only way to tell the story how it is. even if they turn out to be three hour ling movies.
In that case you'd want it to be more like a "Lord of the Rings" type movie.
Personally I think an SC movie would be great. Ive also heard rumors that Blizz was working with a production company to make a movie but for some reson it halted.
:D Cause that's all Blizz is good for... halting progess.:D
But I see where you both are coming from. If you have ever seen "We Were Soldiers." That movie centers on Colonel Moore. But it also gives us what we need to get by on the other characters... Sgt. Major Plumley was a fav of mine, kinda role model. See, people will more than likely get a little messed up with the layout of events, if it jumps from one end of the spectrum, Terran, to the other, Protoss, then the gap that needs to be filled will be just too much for any one movie, that would take a series to do. Like Star Wars if you think about it. But if you center on one person, and the events that unfold around them, along with at the least another three characters, then it could smooth over. But the problem we face is lack of very popular characters, I for one don't care about Mengsk and his rise to power, we all know that. As do we with Kerrigan and her fall, and the fall of the Protoss... the one thing we don't know is the rise of the Protoss, and the rise of Raynor and how he became that man that we all know... I am thinking of writing a series of scripts to see if I can't find a possable meld between them
almightybob42
03-23-2006, 3:51 PM
that would be interesting, however, if you were to say do something like the intro scroll (without actually doing so, that would be stupid) it would catch people up on what has unfolded without them. the intro to the terran campaign would intro duce the confederacy as the growing government as a dictatorship with propaganda movies and such. the protoss would start with the call to the system to wipe out the zerg and what happend from their POV from the first movie. just when you think you have everything figured out, it gives you a new spin on things.
ares232
03-28-2006, 6:30 PM
Some of the books are good enough for them make a movie out of SC. The 1st one is probably the best for it. I just hope it isn't extremely stupid like some of the other computer game movies companies have produced.
Alright, I have the character list here, let me run them by you… understand that they aren’t detailed as it is. And this is in the year 2499 by the way when it all kicks off, so we’ll start this off shortly after the destruction of Chau Sara.
Name-Age-Occupation/status.
Daniel Liberty-31-UNN News reporter.
Edmund Duke-53-Confed/Dom General.
Arcturus Mengsk-38-Leader of the Sons of Korhal Terrorist group. Future Emperor.
James “Jim” Raynor-29-Marshal in the colonial militia of Mar Sara.
Tasadar-356-Executor of the first Protoss eradication fleet.
Sarah Kerrigan-26-Sons of Korhal assassin/ghost/Queen of Blades.
And there may be more of them when WE get this thing started. I have the plot going, it will basicly unfold all of the SC happenings in the first game. From the point where Chau Sara is destroyed, all the way to Mengsk proclaiming himself Emperor of the Dominion.
Let me know if you want any other characters added, just know these aren’t all the main or secondary characters… just the more important ones out there.
I feel this one project should consist of the minds of all the SC fans out here on WB, so that’s why I’m going to let you all help. Ideas, pictures, names of people or places, sketches you did on a cocktail napkin of what a BC should look like inside and out, base layouts, I don’t care, just so long as we make this as true as the way the game made it.
almightybob42
03-30-2006, 3:02 PM
don't forget about Zeratul. He is one of the only protoss who lives through the entire series. and heaven forbid you not include Fenix, most characters die once, even Bruce willis only dies once in hhis movies, he dies twice. For the Terrans, there should also ba a faction that is involved with themissions, from the confederate base construction on Mar Sara, to Raynor's escape from Tarsonis. i think that is all for now though.
I'll see bob... I'll see...
But getting those two to fit into a mostly Terran dominated plotline is going to be difficult if not impossible at the most.
almightybob42
03-31-2006, 3:34 PM
well, you can't just tell it from one POV, the game is based on three, thats why i suggested two movies. telling from just the terran would screw the whole thing up. each race has a main hero; protoss is to tassidar, fenix and zeratul, terran is to Jim, Mensk, Kerrigan and duke, and zerg is to the overmind, cereabrates and Kerrigan. if anything the first would stop when sarah is reborn, and the second would start at the Dark templar level, kerrigan vs. tassidar. as much as i like the terran, a true starcraft movie would not be able to be told from just one POV. there is too much story.
The thing is... too many movies=bad. Too many POV=bad. Keep it simple in the beginning, then work in some of that stuff.
almightybob42
04-03-2006, 2:23 PM
alright, correct me if i'm wrong, but didn't die hard, lethat weapon, starwars, indiana jones and lord of the rings all have more than one movie? the only way to tell the SC story is to have more than one movie. and you can't just tell it from the terrans POV, it would be to one sided. SC is a three sided game. and zeratul and fenix can't just not be in it, zeratul is the one who figures out how to destroy the overmind, and fenix dies twice, twice! you would be destroying the very thing that made the storyline amazing, the fact the the same war is seen through the eyes of three very different races. one POV will not work. and the reason that video game movies are cursed is because they don't follow the storyline of the game, like Doom. had they made it daemons like in the game, it would have been successful. if you were to do what you plan, you might as well make the zerg a science experiment gone wrong. it wont work.
I'm GOING TO put them IN! But not as big roles... something quick but powerful... good god Bob. And I certainly don't want this to turn into a SW kind of 6 movie let down thing. There will be more, two if I can. But this one screen play is about Raynor, Kerrigan, Daniel Liberty, Mengsk, Tassadar, and Duke... there will be fighting, and there will be dialoge for Fenix and Zeratual, if I can figure out how... STOP ADDING TO MY STRESS AND HELP LIGHTEN IT!
almightybob42
04-03-2006, 5:15 PM
sorry, i've been planing this movie for as long as i can remember so i have a solid idea of how it should look. i just don't think doing one movie for the entire game would work. the storyline you probably are coming up with would be ideal for the terran campaign, but the protoss have too big of a part to just have walk-on roles. and don't sweat it, making a movie takes a lot of work and you have to give to recieve. i just don't want this to become a faliure like Doom, Super Mario Bros, and Tomb Raider. hell, hollywood is getting so desperate, i've heard rumors about a live action Pac-Man movie. i can already tell you how that will go. StarCraft has three POVs, so one POV won't be sufficient to tell the story. that's why it won awards, because it was one of the first sci-fi games that had a juicy story which revolved around many characters. no one chatacter was overly... for lack of a better word- exposed.
p.s. Liberty? he wasn't even in the game. that alone would cut out some of your stress. my advice- stick to the game. and add a little somthing-something here and there.
Well... I guess I could work around with this... but Liberty stays... I need some relief in knowing he book readers will like it.
almightybob42
04-04-2006, 3:26 PM
which book was your favorite? i personally likes the third one about the marine who's mind was erased. i think that angle could also be brought into it for an artistic perspective. and for battle scenes i was thinking that there could be some opratic music of heavy metal, depending on the battle. the battle between the protoss and kerrigan could end with a slow motion shot of the zerg overwhelming the base to some opratic/ gothic music. and i think liberty, should he stay, should have a small part. remember, we need to be sticking as close to the storyline as possible. i like the idea of having the commander and executor that command the fleets in it, but are unnamed throughout the entire movie.
I'll post the first few pages of the SP for you all to look at... but then I will remove it for publishing purposes.
almightybob42
04-06-2006, 5:17 PM
where will we be able to find it?
Tassadarmaster
04-07-2006, 1:11 AM
What's the title of the starcraft movie?
I'll post it here, where you can see the opening of it... the title is mine to know and you to find out...:P
almightybob42
04-07-2006, 12:55 PM
if your going to be like that, the title will be, and will only be Starcraft. and depending on how it will go, terran campaigns and protoss campaigns. please, this is a serious matter.
TacticalGhost
04-12-2006, 10:11 PM
well you wont find it any where right know im trying to get my clan in gear to do i cant promise anything at this point we got the first part done and its before the original starcraft the korhal rebelion
SarahK
04-14-2006, 1:16 PM
I can't wait to read this screenplay it sounds awesome :) :) :)
hope kerrigan has a big part and is suitably badass as a ghost and evil as up-and-coming Queen Bitch of the Universe :D
To be honest, it doesn't have to be one-sided, Snot's screenplay. Look at Kingdom of Heaven, it was all seen from the Christian POV, but Saladin was also shown as wise and comppasionate.
I'd be interested in TacticalGhost's proposition, were it not for the fact knowing my luck I live across the pond from you.
And does anyone else believe Sarah K is a wee bit biased? :P
almightybob42
04-16-2006, 7:15 PM
thank you Ktan. finally someone to get what i'm saying. the game is a three sided story. you need to be trying to kill the movie by making it one sided. you would not be doing justice to a great game, you would be bringing shame upon it. think it thourgh people. why the hell would starcraft be told from one point of view.
P.S.: Sarah K- that was what i was thinking about doing. you can't tell the story without Kerrigan. she is the most important character in the game. without her there would be no conflict. Raynor would still be with Mensk and the overmind would have been dead long before it was actually destroyed.
Seeing as how the SC storyline begins with the Terrans, and Mar Sara, so shall the movie. Protoss and Zerg work in gradually to a big part. Okay, sheesh... :mad:
SarahK
04-16-2006, 7:56 PM
P.S.: Sarah K- that was what i was thinking about doing. you can't tell the story without Kerrigan. she is the most important character in the game. without her there would be no conflict. Raynor would still be with Mensk and the overmind would have been dead long before it was actually destroyed.
Very true.
And of course, at the end of the story, she wins. :)
No she doesn't... Mengsk and the Protoss are still there to kick here ass.
adidas343
04-17-2006, 12:50 AM
naw
ive always heard rumours of a sc movie since like 4 years ago, i dont think blizzard would allow a movie of sc to be made.
SarahK
04-17-2006, 4:37 AM
No she doesn't... Mengsk and the Protoss are still there to kick here ass.
she whooped them both good on korhal and can do it again ;)
thank you Ktan. finally someone to get what i'm saying. the game is a three sided story. you need to be trying to kill the movie by making it one sided. you would not be doing justice to a great game, you would be bringing shame upon it. think it thourgh people. why the hell would starcraft be told from one point of view.
Actually, Allmightybob, I was kinda sticking up for Snot saying it may be possible to have a one-sided story (ie, Terrans, since they are easy to empaphise with) but still show some sympathy/empathy with the 'Toss and (less so) the Zerg.
Though I do agree, all three sides need to be shown (somehow) especially Kerrigans, which i will arrive at just about...now.
Of Course, Kerrigan will have a big part, being one of the most tragic central characters. I think only the (double) death(s) of Fenix had the same impact, mebbe Stukov's death too, but he was never the most important character now, was he?
Anyway, we can't get Snot writing such a massive screenpaly for ALL 3 races on his own, don't want to burn the guy out, do we?
...[silence]
*places hand up to try and volunteer some sort of crappy help*
she whooped them both good on korhal and can do it again ;)
Yeah, well... they kicked her ass for quite some time before hand, so I guess they are all about even in ass kicking ability.
I am introducing Raynor, Kerrigan, and Duke through somewhat of a Libertys Crusade type thing. Centering on Mar Sara at the opening with Raynor as the first primary character, then to Liberty, then to Kerrigan. Showing a tid bit of Protoss moves with the Fleet that almost killed Mar Sara. Going over the whole Sons of Korhal emergence. Then to the battle of Antiga Prime with Raynor and Kerrigan. Then to Tarsonis with Raynor and Liberty, then to the battle of NG with Kerrigan and her "FATE" I guess is the way to put it. The toss don't have too much of a big role till later in the movie. But it does open up with a Terran dominated scene. Working in the Zerg and toss over time... I'll be posting the SP soon.
almightybob42
04-17-2006, 3:50 PM
alright. now we're getting somewhere. although the terrans may be easier to tell from their POV, it wouldn't be the only way to do it. we should also consider the fall of the great hero Tassadar and his entanglements with the Dark Templar. However, the zerg would cause a bit of a problem. they don't have too much conflict like the others do withing their own ranks. albiet kerrigan and Zaz had issues, but nothing that couldn't be told from a different perspective. and Ktan, we wouldn't be able to put Brood War into the movie. too much time inbetween. at least we're getting somewhere.
SarahK
04-17-2006, 4:08 PM
They didn't kick her ass at all, pfft - she kicked everyone's ass :)
EvilEmpire
04-17-2006, 4:58 PM
Yes a lot of movies based on games come out lately, and i really hope there will be a SC movie! But the whole story in one movie:(? At least we should not have very high expectations.
And lately I think the world will forget about SC:cry:!!!
(I shure hope it WILL NOT:o)
and Ktan, we wouldn't be able to put Brood War into the movie. too much time inbetween. at least we're getting somewhere.
I was just talking about in the long run, not one movie.
I'll try to be less ambiguous in my posts in future.
Sure... keep building the pressure people... I live for it... (sarcasm)
I'll post the opening of the SP in a week... about 15 pages worth... out of the 200 pages or so...
almightybob42
04-18-2006, 6:23 PM
Sure... keep building the pressure people... I live for it... (sarcasm)
you don't have to take this respocibility onto yourself. that's what we are here for. we to have computers to type upon and create. we all know the storyline of starcraft. it's not like your the only one who possesses the ability to type the greates Sci-Fi movie to come out since StarWars. and it will be. IT WILL BE.
DropshipTroopers
04-19-2006, 1:20 AM
There already is one. Okay, I know what your thinking, this idiot is crazy. It's not exactly a movie, but it contains all the cinematics from the first SC. Maybe they will make a real movie. :shiftyl: :shiftyr: :D
SarahK
04-19-2006, 2:05 AM
I ordered that (cos it's much better quality than the 640x480 stuff in the game apparently)
YEAH but i live in B-G and i download it tax freee (but i realy want the original one )
SarahK
04-19-2006, 8:10 AM
...??!?!? You can download it?? Where?? I only saw CD order from America... with really expensive shipping cost ($50) :(
almightybob42
04-19-2006, 5:00 PM
i think this may have gone off track here. if you want to talk about the SC cinematic movie, fine, but PM don't post. and we all know about the cinematics DVD and yes, you can download everything off the internet. its the stuff you order off the internet that NEVER WORKS!
This is a movie movie... like freaking star wars people... not anime or some bullshit like that. Clear? I sure as hell hope so.
Anyway. The SP is too big to post on any single post, so I'll cut it up and post it on four pages.
Joker365
04-25-2006, 9:57 AM
um, everybody agrees that the movie should be animated like in the cinematics right? not real life actors (cos that'll be shit)
Yeah... it'll look like what that new CG movie that just came out... Advent Children. I guess, but the budget would be very HIGH!!!!
gordomay
04-25-2006, 5:42 PM
Why not have it done like the matrix anime was done(flight of the osiris). That would be a total kick arse movie, so realistic and also the movie Final Fantisy. What does every body think on that?:D
Expensive... very expensive.:o
gordomay
04-25-2006, 7:15 PM
But, you have to say it needs to be that why!! It's an awsome game so awsome movie!!!!!!:) :D
almightybob42
04-26-2006, 4:53 PM
Hey, you said it was going to be CG, snot. or are you thinking of going live Action? those are the two choices, square enix CG, or Star Wars Live Action (episode VI, of course).
gordomay
04-27-2006, 11:17 AM
Snot, when you going to post the screenplay?:D
when it's done... i'm only at page 150... leave it at that...
SarahK
04-28-2006, 10:07 PM
writing a movie isn't done in a week (or even a month) you guys :P
:D Thanks Sarah... that's why I think I love ya... you are more understanding and down to earth... and you know what it takes to do this shit... thank god.
almightybob42
04-29-2006, 6:02 PM
i think she was saying that you couldn't have written the entire thing, by yourself, in a month.
I knew that... and I said thanks for understanding that... unlike those who think I have it done already.
gordomay
05-04-2006, 11:07 AM
Sorry, Snot did not mean to be pushy, just wanted to read an awsome screenplay. :)
This is only the rough draft man, it still has a lot of work ahead of it.
gordomay
05-05-2006, 9:48 AM
This is only the rough draft man, it still has a lot of work ahead of it.
????????????????????? Did you post a rough draft?????????????????????????:confused: :confused:
i would love to see this script you are writting
Let me clear this up for you ALL... I am working on the 150 page rough draft of the Screen Play. Then I will revise it using questionnaires on Warboards to see what you think and make the changes needed. I will then proceed to make the final draft which will be sent to Blizzard for an okay. But until then, I'm working on the draft before I get to the good stuff. Alright? This is taking a lot of time due to ideas and following the SC plot from three different angles. This is the Terran angle, the other two will come later.
I was just going to look at you Sarah... you're about as evil as women come.:D
Holy shit... what happened here!?:o
Anyway, i have the opening finished on the screenplay, only thing is... it's too big to post... something like a 5000 character max... and I'm well over a couple hundred K in the screenplay.
MatGeo
05-23-2006, 3:25 PM
A movie would be really cool but with Blizzard beign occupied with all their WC ideas i doubt they'll think about SC any time soon.
tainted_hero
05-24-2006, 12:59 AM
i would guess a storyline around zeratul trying to stop durna or something. durna has to be in there.
dukenukem155
05-24-2006, 1:44 AM
Im thinking there will be sc movie becouse the r making warcraft movie so along with games surly sc will come up after diablo and warcraft 2 movies lol
GrassDragon
05-24-2006, 5:31 PM
If you want to send me the text file via email, I can host it on one of my websites for you (assuming you want to share it at this point).
Well, I'm not FINISHED with it yet, I only have the beginning done.
GrassDragon
05-25-2006, 12:49 PM
Well you said:
Anyway, i have the opening finished on the screenplay, only thing is... it's too big to post...
So I assumed that meant you wanted to post it but couldn't due to forum restrictions.
Yep... there is a restriction on the length of what you can post, and the SP takes up some 200 pages on my laptop... so yeah...
IrishDutchman
05-25-2006, 2:03 PM
copy paste it in seperte parts into seperate posts.
That's what skippy did with his BOB series.
I'm a little too lazy for that kind of thing... when you think Skippy, think the opposite of him, and that's me. :D
Anyway, I'm currently trying to get ahold of Blizzard, as well as touching up on spelling and grammatical errors that seem to not go away.
GrassDragon
05-26-2006, 2:21 PM
...like I said, if you email me the text file I can host it somewhere so that you can read the whole thing if you want.
GD, thanks, but no thanks. Till I'm satisfied that it portrays SC well, it will remain with me till it is completely, and definitely done.
This first half will follow Raynor through the opening of SC, from the Zerg infiltration, to the toss blowing the whole place to hell, ending as it did in the game. Then to Tassadar and the toss with ragging battles with the Terrans and Zerg from Tarsonis to the betrayal of Aldaris, then to Auir. Then it will wrap up with a squeal ending.
All this in a three hour movie...:o
i bet you a million dollars that blizzard is going to say FU and not do the movie at all
similar kind of movie has been showed alot on tv, boring.
gordomay
06-02-2006, 9:03 AM
Is that the Chronicles of the roughnecks? If so I think it kicks arse and if they do a movie it needs to be done the same way. Oh buy the way I have them on DVD. Cant' get enough of it.:D
Neu(t)ral Damage
06-04-2006, 8:26 PM
Power to ya, buddy!
SolidSamurai
06-05-2006, 4:36 PM
Heh, well you could always post the script (most likely not only just dialogue and background description but also in-depth description of action cuz that'd be quite nice =O) up under the fan fiction section of SC.org, then announce it on here enough to make it noticeable.
Then provide the link to the fanfiction on SC.org. That always works. :smirk:
BTW Snot, I was thinking you was going to make the whole thing an attempted trilogy rather then compress it into one movie. If your afraid a trilogy seems improbable, but the events of the first episode can still stay as just a single movie and be awesome than thats alright of course. If your objective was to make a trilogy in the first place and now suddenly that seems improbable then I'd usually suggest you'd make it based around some other dramatic event that already happened.
Then again, you probably don't wanna back down from your original idea at this point. =P
I mean, it looks like your serious about this as usual cuz what your undertaking is something that people usually get paid to do. =P
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