EverQuest Adaptation Gets a Screenwriter
300's Gordon to write the script.
It's taken the long way through the development process, but Sony's big-screen EverQuest adaptation just got itself a screenwriter.
Variety reports that Michael Gordon (300) has been hired to write the EverQuest script, confirming a story earlier reported by IGN Movies. Avi Arad, the former Marvel executive who recently earned production credits on Spider-Man 3 and Ghost Rider, will be a member of the EverQuest production team. From the article:
In the game, players create a character they use to explore the world of Norrath, where they interact with other players or fight off creatures while going on quests for treasure.
"EverQuest" was the most popular online role-playing game from 2000-04, before similar games such as "World of Warcraft" launched.
It's also long been a major moneymaker for Sony, because in order to play, users must buy the game and pay a monthly fee to participate.
At its peak, title had more than 450,000 subscribers ponying up $10 a month to play.
Source: Variety
Variety reports that Michael Gordon (300) has been hired to write the EverQuest script, confirming a story earlier reported by IGN Movies. Avi Arad, the former Marvel executive who recently earned production credits on Spider-Man 3 and Ghost Rider, will be a member of the EverQuest production team. From the article:
In the game, players create a character they use to explore the world of Norrath, where they interact with other players or fight off creatures while going on quests for treasure.
"EverQuest" was the most popular online role-playing game from 2000-04, before similar games such as "World of Warcraft" launched.
It's also long been a major moneymaker for Sony, because in order to play, users must buy the game and pay a monthly fee to participate.
At its peak, title had more than 450,000 subscribers ponying up $10 a month to play.
Source: Variety
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on Oct 08 2007 07:11 AM How will they make this into a movie? They are doing the same with 'Warcraft' and I just raise my eyebrows- wtf? (Reply to this) |
on Oct 08 2007 08:16 AM heh. They're making Everquest and not Halo? Hollywood is crazy. (Reply to this) |
on Oct 08 2007 08:44 AM In reply to this comment (#1176567) Seriously! Why make a movie that allows for easy facial emotion when we could have Master Chief using his body like a power ranger to share emotion. Darn studios just don't get it! (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 08 2007 09:03 AM In reply to this comment (#1176581) Lol! (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 08 2007 12:32 PM WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 08 2007 12:46 PM I can this movie grossing $450,000. (Reply to this) |
on Oct 08 2007 01:59 PM I smell another piece of crap movie targetting kids, having no story, plot or characters of interest. (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 08 2007 03:21 PM w00t!! Excellent idea; and, I think it will do well. I wonder if it'll be animated, or use real actors. now they just need to find Zack Snyder, or get another good director to help push it. (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 08 2007 06:29 PM It used to be call lord of the ring. (Reply to this) |
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on Oct 09 2007 07:05 AM So how exactly are they going to squeeze a story out of a game with NO STORY? And will one of the characters scream, "Train!" at some point in the movie? (Reply to this) |
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