Peter Berg to direct SPLINTER CELL

[A.J. Hakari]

http://www.comingsoon.net/news.php?id=7653

Peter Berg to Direct Splinter Cell
Source: Variety December 17, 2004


Paramount has acquired film rights to Tom Clancy's video game Splinter Cell and hired Peter Berg (Friday Night Lights) to direct.

Variety says Berg is writing the script along with Splinter Cell game writer J.T. Petty and John J. McLaughlin (Man of the House). Paramount said the movie is aimed at combining the game's blend of stealth action with a "dynamic, original" character.

The game, now in its second edition, follows the adventures of government spy Sam Fisher as he's dispatched to infiltrate an international terrorist syndicate and stop a high-tech threat.

Published by Ubisoft, Splinter Cell has been one of the most successful "stealth" action games. The first two games in the series, "Splinter Cell" and "Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow," have already sold more than 6 million units worldwide, and a third, "Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory," is slated for release in March.

[syxxpac]

No Uwe Boll. That's a step in the right direction.

[jeo4]

Am I alone in getting fed up with video game movies? Tom Clancy or not, I'm not impressed.

[lccfilmstudent]

As long as George Clooney plays Sam im in

[syxxpac]

Originally posted by jeo4
Am I alone in getting fed up with video game movies? Tom Clancy or not, I'm not impressed.

Well, it depends. I'm with you in getting fed up with current video game movies.

But I'm more fed up with the bullshit mindframe that "video game movies" is a genre, and it's not. Resident Evil is horror, Tomb Raider is adventure, and Mortal Kombat is action (and very brutal at that). Yet all three of these were pussy ass shadows of their former selves that pretty much all belong in the same category - "shitty, mindless action", and therefore, that's the "genre" video games have staked out because talentless hacks have been the only ones making them.

If video games continue to be shat upon (like it appears Doom is likely to be...), then yes - I'm fed up with those motherfuckers.

[daddiefatsacks]

i've liked the Rundown and Friday Night Lights, so i have confidence in Berg

[Mentiroso]

I remember being suprised when I found out Berg had moved to directing from acting. Rundown was good and entertaining. I have not seen Friday Night Lights yet but am looking forward to it. This might make for a good movie if he keeps up the good work.

[Digifruitella]

Friday Night Light has some good filters, I trust Peter.

[Fisting Ackbar]

Originally posted by daddiefatsacks
i've liked the Rundown and Friday Night Lights, so i have confidence in Berg

Same here.

[JCPhoenix]

Originally posted by Mentiroso
I remember being suprised when I found out Berg had moved to directing from acting. Rundown was good and entertaining. I have not seen Friday Night Lights yet but am looking forward to it. This might make for a good movie if he keeps up the good work.

really? i always thought it was the other way around...i was surprised when i found out he had directed rundown (8/10)...in fact, i had seen him earlier on the tv show Alias and assumed he was an actor

eta: just looked on imdb, ahh i see he directed very bad things (6/10 - i thought it was an interesting movie at least tho it seems to incur a lot of hate)

[outsyder]

Tactical Espionage Action!


. . . oh wait.


I think it could be a good movie, but I don't think there is much originality in anything Tom Clancy does anymore.

[The Heart Collector]

Originally posted by JCPhoenix
really? i always thought it was the other way around...i was surprised when i found out he had directed rundown (8/10)...in fact, i had seen him earlier on the tv show Alias and assumed he was an actor

eta: just looked on imdb, ahh i see he directed very bad things (6/10 - i thought it was an interesting movie at least tho it seems to incur a lot of hate)

I think that's what he meant, but worded badly. Berg's been acting for awhile.

[daddiefatsacks]

Corky Romano anyone?

hhahaha

[KLash]

i have faith in berg, could be very stylish, i wait with baited breath.

plus at least il be able to complete watching the film unlike complete the game, which is so motherfucking hard its like headbutting a wall.

[A.J. Hakari]

Originally posted by daddiefatsacks
Corky Romano anyone?

hhahaha

COLLATERAL anyone?

:D

[Nachokoolaid]

Originally posted by lccfilmstudent
As long as George Clooney plays Sam im in

I thought that too at first, but the more I think about it, if Guy Pierce could pull off an American accent, I think he'd be great as Sam.

[chinton]

at least theyre picking games with somewhat of an interesting plot.

But I dont understand they wont do any of the MGS games. I mean talk about wanting twisty plots and "dynaimc" charaters its all right there. I really wish they would do that.