300 Director to make games with EA

Author: Joe Martin
Published: 30th September 2008
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Zack Snyder, the director behind 300 and Watchmen, has announced a deal to develop games with EA.

Zack Snyder, the director behind 300 and Watchmen, has announced a deal to develop games with EA.

In a move similar to the deal between Steven Spielberg and Electronic Arts, Zack Snyder has announced a three game deal with EA which will see the director of 300 and Watchmen teaming up to work on three new videogame IPs.

Previously, EA had announced a similar arrangement with Steven Spielberg which has so far resulted in the release of the hugely enjoyable Boom Blox, as well as two other unannounced titles.

According to Snyder's deal, he will lead the creative direction of the three games while working with the production team at EA Los Angeles. Snyder will also use his production company, Cruel & Unusual Films, to produce games based on the movies - which means we probably won't be seeing some more casual puzzle games coming out of the partnership.

The move marks the first attempt by Snyder to get involved in videogame development as, although he is currently working on the film adaptation of Alan Moore's Watchmen he is not associated with the episodic series of action games that will tie in to the film. Instead, the Watchmen games will be developed by Deadline Games and published next year by Warner Bros.

The deal is apparently so new and fresh though that Snyder and EA haven't yet even begun to plan out what type of games will be developed, though based on Snyder's track record we're betting it'll be something brutal, stylised and with plenty of political sub-texts and zombies. Yum!

Can game to movie adaptations ever possibly work, or are such ventures always doomed to fail? Let us know what you think in the forums.
Quote Yemerich 30th September 2008, 12:58
300 was an "OK" movie at best... Shallow, no historic value... But good as a comics adaptation.
Quote UrbanMarine 30th September 2008, 13:01
ooo slow motion action games....oh wait Max Payne already did that.
Quote Paradigm Shifter 30th September 2008, 14:10
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Originally Posted by Yemerich
300 was an "OK" movie at best... Shallow, no historic value... But good as a comics adaptation.

I only just got around to watching my DVD of 300 recently. Disappointed. Very disappointed. :(
Quote johnnyboy700 30th September 2008, 15:03
If you want a history lesson, don't watch 300, if you want a film adaptation of a graphic novel loosely based on a historical event then you might enjoy 300 - I did. Frank Millar himself said that the graphic novel was based on his impressions and recollections of the story as a result of watching the 1962 film 300 Spartans which didn't even feature a mountain pass and the Spartans wore old Roman armour. Doesn't sound too much like the basis of historical accuracy so I think is a bit unfair to criticise 300 for not being realistic.
Quote ComputerKing 30th September 2008, 15:24
I didn't watch that movie. and I will not. IT SUCKS. I didn't like it from the trailer... so if they will make a game. OMG that will suck 1!
Quote Gunsmith 30th September 2008, 16:59
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Originally Posted by ComputerKing
whitenoise

whatever.
Quote Yemerich 30th September 2008, 17:13
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Originally Posted by johnnyboy700
If you want a history lesson, don't watch 300, if you want a film adaptation of a graphic novel loosely based on a historical event then you might enjoy 300 - I did. Frank Millar himself said that the graphic novel was based on his impressions and recollections of the story as a result of watching the 1962 film 300 Spartans which didn't even feature a mountain pass and the Spartans wore old Roman armour. Doesn't sound too much like the basis of historical accuracy so I think is a bit unfair to criticise 300 for not being realistic.

You got a point in there. But the main problem with the movie is that it is shallow and boring.. thats all. But again the comic book is shallow as well.
Quote docodine 30th September 2008, 17:25
I loved 300, it was one of the most stylish movies that I've seen, and the fight scenes were intense.. I loved the art style.

It's not even trying to be historically accurate, don't know what everyone is complaining about.

I like 300 just like I love Speed Racer.
Quote pendragon 30th September 2008, 17:56
This was a Good movie IMHO .. I only wish the score had more heavy metal and less "Gladiator-style" music :) .. I'll also add that I was surprised on how many things *were* actually somewhat accurate historically from the film... I was expecting hollywood would through out history completely.
Quote Darkefire 30th September 2008, 20:32
I couldn't stand the 300 graphic novel, was an absolute mess of poorly drawn blood-spattered fight scenes interspersed with Frank Miller's usual long-winded drivel. The movie, on the other hand, had me leaving the theater with the intense desire to hunt down a wild animal and kill it with my bare hands. Good stuff. As for the vaunted "historical accuracy", virtually our entire account of the battle comes from the Greek historian Herodotus, who has long been suspected of severely overestimating the disparity in forces. Since history is written by the victors, he's not exactly the most objective source. Sure, Miller's version is obviously the stuff of fantasy, but it's a stretch to call any one version the definitive history of the event.
Quote HourBeforeDawn 30th September 2008, 20:48
guys u forget this is the same man working on The Watcher which looks freaking amazing, cant wait for that movie.... Anyhow I think this could be very interesting and the whole slow mo stuff could use a bit of work so maybe this could be a good thing. :)
Quote anduril 30th September 2008, 21:15
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Originally Posted by pendragon
This was a Good movie IMHO .. I only wish the score had more heavy metal and less "Gladiator-style" music :) .. I'll also add that I was surprised on how many things *were* actually somewhat accurate historically from the film... I was expecting hollywood would through out history completely.

maybe u should listen to both soundtracks again and then if u dare to make the same statement i'll personally chop ur head of:p:)
noseriously the 2 soundtracks are by no means related. 300 is a far cry from the gladiator score which at it's most intense scenes doesn't get anywhere near the grimm scala of sounds that is 300.
i liked both the movie and the soundtrack.it was somewhat historical but u wathc 300 for what it is not if u want a history lesson.
Quote 1ad7 1st October 2008, 00:36
Great movie great style, and it was close enough to accuracy as to not distract you. Im looking at you 10,000 bc with your tweezed eyebrows, horses and iron swords.... wtf. His creativity is perfect for games and the 300 film I think gave people an accurate feeling of what it would of felt like for the 300 not what really happened but it conveyed the fear and adrenaline.
Quote staples 1st October 2008, 10:08
hack slash slash slash chop spin 'slow mo' slash slash ow slash
........has my button come loose?

I can see this turning into another button bashing brain numbing rsi enabling tedium.
I liked the film, I am pretty sure I an not going to like the game.
Quote MrMonroe 2nd October 2008, 14:44
This is Playstation?
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