Hooray, More Video Game Movies!
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Mark Ecko, everybody's favorite graffiti artist
turned fashion designer, added video games to his resume in February, when Atari released his Getting Up: Contents
Under Pressure. The game revolves around a character named Trane, who is trying to build a reputation by spreading
his tag all over a fictional city -- that's right, it's a graffiti game. Trane faces various obstacles, including rival
taggers and cops (there's a good review of the game here), and
MTV and Paramount have
decided that's enough of a story to build a movie around. They've hired Sean O'Keefe and Will Staples to write the
screenplay; no word yet on a director or cast, or just how high of a priority this is for the studios. One would think,
though, that if they want to tap into the game's popularity, the movie would have to come fairly soon.In other game-related news, the debut of Open Season this fall will be preceded by the released of a game based on the movie, the first of many planned joint ventures by Ubisoft and Sony, who signed a licensing agreement over a year ago. If this approach takes off, just imagine what the future holds -- hands up, who wants a Marie-Antoinette game?
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4-18-2006 @ 11:40AM
Finished.Law.School said...
Not too long ago I watched a film about some kid doing graffitti. It was not the most entertaining thing to watch. I see this film being just as un-entertaining...
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