Directors That Should Do Movies Based on Video Games
Too many *beep* directors are hired to do books, games and remakes.
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- StarsMichael HollickJason ZumwaltTimothy AdamsNiko Bellic comes to Liberty City, America to live the good life, but ends up having to assist his dangerously indebted cousin Roman with his financial troubles, by any (mostly illegal) means necessary.Nicolas Winding Refn (Drive)
- DirectorRuben FleischerStarsTom HollandMark WahlbergAntonio BanderasStreet-smart Nathan Drake is recruited by seasoned treasure hunter Victor "Sully" Sullivan to recover a fortune amassed by Ferdinand Magellan, and lost 500 years ago by the House of Moncada.Mathew Vaughn
- StarsKristen BellPhilip ShahbazNolan NorthA man enters a machine called the Animus that lets him relive the memories of his ancestor, a 12th century assassin named Altair.J.J Abraham's
- DirectorDavid CageStarsPascal LangdaleJacqui AinsleyJudi BeecherAs a child goes missing, his father tirelessly works to rescue him, while a journalist, an FBI agent, and a private detective try to identify his kidnapper known only as the "Origami Killer".Frank Darabont
- DirectorSimon WestStarsAngelina JolieJon VoightIain GlenVideo game adventurer Lara Croft comes to life in a movie where she races against time and villains to recover powerful ancient artifacts.Sam Mendes (Skyfall): Going to be rebooted sooner or later. They need to go for more adventure and treasure hunting over brainless action.
- DirectorRon GilbertHal BarwoodStarsDominic ArmatoEarl BoenAlexandra BoydYoung pirate wanna-be Guybrush Threepwood sets out to pass the Three Trials, woo the governess Elaine Marley, reach the fabled Monkey Island and vanquish the nefarious ghost pirate LeChuck.Andrew Stanton (Wall-E)
- StarsMontana LoranAndrew PolkA freak laboratory accident transports scientist Lester Knight Chaykin to a brutal alien world, where he must work together with a strange ally to survive."Also known as Another World." Rupert Wyatt (Rise of the Apes)
- StarsRob WiethoffJosh BlaylockSophia MarzocchiA former outlaw is forced by the federal government to hunt down the members of his old gang.Also Frank Darabont, he did the Walking Dead pilot after all and that was amazing. He'd also be perfect for Stephen King's the Stand, the Talisman and the Dark Tower. Mick Garris should be allowed near none of the above.
- DirectorXavier GensStarsTimothy OlyphantDougray ScottOlga KurylenkoA gun-for-hire known only as Agent 47 hired by a group known only as 'The Organization' is ensnared in a political conspiracy, which finds him pursued by both Interpol and the Russian military as he treks across Russia and Eastern Europe.Rian Johnson (Looper)
- DirectorHideo KojimaShinya InoueYoshinori SasakiStarsYûsaku YaraMami KoyamaKikuko InoueSet in the mid-21st century, Gillian Seed and his trusty robot sidekick Metal Gear investigate the mysterious infiltration of deadly snatchers into the general population of Neo Kobe City.David Fincher
- DirectorWarren SpectorStarsJay Anthony FrankeBrent AndersonRalph BarbagalloIn a dark cyberpunk future where poverty, disease, oppression and terrorism are widespread, J.C. Denton, a new cybernetically-enhanced special agent, finds evidence of a massive conspiracy when his brother, also an agent, goes rogue.Neil Blomkamp (District 9)
- DirectorAnnabel JankelRocky MortonStarsBob HoskinsJohn LeguizamoDennis HopperTwo Brooklyn plumbers, Mario and Luigi, must travel to another dimension to rescue a princess from the evil dictator King Koopa and stop him from taking over the world.An animated movie from Rich Moore (Wreck It Ralph).
- DirectorYoshio SakamotoSatoru OkadaBounty hunter Samus Aran descends below the planet Zebes to infiltrate the labyrinthine Space Pirate base and hunt down the deadly, life-sucking species known as the Metroids.Ridley Scott
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- DirectorDan TudgeStarsSteve ValentinePeter RenadayKate MulgrewAfter four hundred years since the last Blight, a new Archdemon seeks to destroy the land of Ferelden. It is up to the player - as one of the remaining Grey Wardens - to unite the divided armies of Ferelden and save humanity.David Benioff
- DirectorCevat YerliStarsPeter ThiasCornell WomackAdriana AndersonJack Carver, a charter-boat businessman in Micronesia finds himself trapped on a mad scientist's private tropical island with ruthless mercenaries and worse.Yes, there was a Uwe Bowl movie but who even seen that or wanted to since he did it? Anyone could do a better version, even Brett Ratner or Michael Bay lol.