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JGarret on 08 May 2013

http://www.videogamer.com/xbox360/dead_space_3/news/john_carpenter_would_love_to_make_a_dead_space_film.html

John Carpenter, the man behind horror classics Halloween, The Thing and The Fog, has said EA's Dead Space franchise is ready made for a movie adaptation and he'd love to make it.

"You know it's great," Carpenter told Game Informer in relation to the Dead Space franchise. "The first game was more - I guess it was like Alien - but not quite. It was a little different than that.

"I maintain that Dead Space would just make a great movie because you have these people coming onto an abandoned, shut-down space ship and they have to start it up and something's on board. It's just great stuff.

"I would love to make Dead Space [into a film], I'll tell you that right now. That one is ready-made."

The future of Dead Space remains uncertain after EA confirmed the game sold under what had been expected.

Carpenter also spoke about the Aliens: Colonial Marines fiasco.

"It's all about money," he said. "It's not that something is being mistreated, it's just another marketing issue."

And it's marketing that clearly worked, with Carpenter admitting he was suckered into buying the game.

"They're trying to get you to buy the game, which I stupidly did," he concluded.



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echoesfromthepast on 08 May 2013

Freaking EA.
I hate EA.



     
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Chris Hu on 08 May 2013

Even if the would bring back Alfred Hitchcock from the dead to direct the movie, it would turn out bad just like all other movies based on video games.



ishiki on 08 May 2013

well dead space 3 was heavily inspired by the thing. It would be cool. I love John Carpenters old stuff, but he hasn't exactly done much lately. I still like the dude so I'm not going to be nice :).



AndrewWK on 09 May 2013

Interesting really interesting



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Porcupine_I on 09 May 2013

John Carpenter? i still love his early movies, but the man is firmly stuck in that past way of movie making and not in a good way.



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amp316 on 09 May 2013

It would be the best video game movie ever since an over the hill John Carpenter is better than any of the other directors that ever tried it. In other words, it would be mediocre but watchable.

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Chris Hu on 09 May 2013

Also since John Carpenter hasn't done anything in quite a while at this point I'm sure he would love to make any kind of movie.



Andrespetmonkey on 09 May 2013

What will the movie offer that the game doesn't? Dead space already has great visuals and a compelling story. This is as dumb as making an Uncharted movie.



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oldschoolfool on 09 May 2013

It could be good,if they did it right. Nothing wrong with making movies based off video games,hollywood has to rip off ideas from some were.