
When hearing about game-to-movie adaptations, most gamers cringe, remembering such flops as Super Mario Bros., Mortal Kombat, and (god forbid!) Doom. But, Legendary Pictures is hoping to change all that with their latest announcement. Mass Effect is in the early planning stages of moving to the big screen.
While there isn’t much information available as of yet, I Am Legend writer Mark Protosevich is in talks to script the movie. And, Avi and Ari Arad will produce along with Legendary’s Thomas Tull and Jon Jashni.
Legendary Pictures has helped produce such awesomeness as The Dark Knight, 300, and Clash of the Titans. It’s also doing the new Warcraft movie. According to Tull, the Mass Effect game has “depth, compelling characters, and an engaging back story.”
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