Dead Space Movie

[Qalbert]

The Electronic Arts hit vidgame "Dead Space" is on course to become a sci-fi/horror film, with "Eagle Eye" helmer D.J. Caruso attached to direct.

EA will produce the film with Temple Hill partners Marty Bowen and Wyck Godfrey.

The producers, EA and Caruso have been listening to takes from prospective screenwriters, and once they set a writer and EA signs off on a creative direction, they will auction the property to studios. That will likely happen in early September.

The last EA property to follow that course was "Dante's Inferno" -- a journey through the depths of hell; Universal made the deal after a four-studio bidding battle.

"Dead Space" is set in the 26th century in deep space, where an engineer who responds to a distress signal from a mining ship finds the vessel infested with monstrous creatures called Necromorphs. The creatures are human corpses, reanimated by an alien virus.

EA launched the game in 2008 and is working on the second and third installments.

"Dead Space" becomes the fifth EA title to percolate as a feature property. Aside from the "Dante's Inferno" film that will be produced by Strike Entertainment partners Eric Newman and Marc Abraham, EA is in business with Universal on "Army of Two," with Scott Z. Burns ("The Bourne Ultimatum") scripting and Scott Stuber producing. EA's "The Sims" is being developed by producer John Davis and "Mass Effect" by "Spider-Man" producer Avi Arad.

Temple Hill's Bowen and Godfrey are producing "Gears of War," a live-action adaptation of the Microsoft and Epic Games' vidgame for New Line, with Len Wiseman attached to direct and Chris Morgan scripting.

Caruso is also developing "Defender," the Gary Witta-scripted DreamWorks drama that Alex Kurtzman and Robert Orci are producing.

EA's repped by UTA and attorney David Fox, while Caruso's repped by CAA and Media Talent Group.

D.J. Caruso to direct 'Dead Space' - Entertainment News, Film News, Media - Variety

[Valkrish]

As i usually say, i hope they do not mess this one up.

[Elcura]

As hard as I think it would be to fuck this up, they'll find a way.

[Kuya]

ew eagle eye

[Koul]

so how bout them original movies. or did they never exist? I don't even remember if movies in the 90's were original or mostly based on books or something

wait wait wait... they're making a... The Sims movie.......? wtf

[Ker]

for fuck sakes stop taking anything and turning it into a movie

[Valkrish]

Next on the list is probably something about Captain Falcon.

[Qalbert]

They're making an Asteroids movie too, no joke

[Null]

As far as I'm concerned there is already a Dead Space movie coming out...but for the fuck of me I can't recall its name. Seen previews a couple months back.

[Mots]

As far as I'm concerned there is already a Dead Space movie coming out...but for the fuck of me I can't recall its name. Seen previews a couple months back.

Pandorum or something like that.

[Avanarius]

back in the 90's it would be holy fuck awesome when a video game got enough attention to be made into a movie, now I wish they would just stop....

[Ker]

back in the 90's it would be holy fuck awesome when a video game got enough attention to be made into a movie, now I wish they would just stop....

I wish it was just video games but anime as well -_-

[Pikarya]

Hollywood fucked up Doom, this will be no different.

[Brill Weave]

I'm up for a Captain Falcon movie! And look at the bright side kids. At least it's not Uwe Boll directing. So this one actually has a chance.

[Nyssa]

Will most likely be a Doom-clone.. not looking forward seeing something similar again.... ever >_>

[Sythe]

Why don't they just put event horizon back in theaters. ^_^

[Celeste]

DEAD SPACE: THE MOVIE; NOW WITH FIRST PERSON VIEW FOR EXTREME HORROR. FUCK YEAH.

oh wait, shi-

[Jicent]

Just saw this tonight thought it was pretty good kind of a mindfuck at the end though.

[gandorf]

We need a Mario movie asap!

[Qalbert]

Just saw this tonight thought it was pretty good kind of a mindfuck at the end though.

wat?