Rumor: Bethesda's Fallout 3 Headed to the Big Screen?

[Rappy Veteran]

I'm sure that in about 50 years, every video game ever made will be made into a movie. Obviously it has to do with the idea of having a pre-established fanbase surrounding the property, however, some of the stories in video games just aren't fit for the big screen. Fallout does not necessarily fall into the category. Considering the success of the latest game in the series, Fallout 3, I would've imagined that it would already been picked up and in development, but as far as I know, this is the first time I've heard anything about it. Joystiq is reporting that publisher Bethesda Softworks has filed a trademark for theatrical rights.

Joystiq's report is very speculative and the fact that Bethesda is filing for a trademark is only an extremely early indication that it may one day be possible that we'll see a Fallout 3 movie. For those unfamiliar with the game, Fallout 3 is set in the year 2277, 200 years after the nuclear war that devastated the world in an alternate post-WWII timeline. The game puts the player in the role of an inhabitant of Vault 101, a survival shelter designed to protect humans from the nuclear fallout. When the player's father disappears under mysterious circumstances, the player is forced to escape and journey into the ruins of Washington DC.

There's nothing wrong with that story, and I'd probably go see it if they made a movie, but I've got a feeling that Fallout 3 is one of those games that just won't make for a good movie (think Resident Evil). As in, it's great to play on the Xbox 360, but it's not great to see adapted, or at least in the way I'm sure Hollywood will adapt it. It's sad that this is the difference between two of the most popular entertainment mediums, but alas, that's just the reality for video game movies until something breaks that mold (and right now I'm hoping that's either Prince of Persia or BioShock or both). Only time will tell what happens to this game.

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If done correctly it will be awesome!

[carmatic]

If done correctly it will be awesome!

doesnt it apply to everything tho?

i hope that this movie will 'break the mold' as in being a good movie based on a game, not a crappy movie based on a game...

[Rappy Veteran]

doesnt it apply to everything tho?

i hope that this movie will 'break the mold' as in being a good movie based on a game, not a crappy movie based on a game...

Yeah it does but I think it can do well because its a really interesting story.

[sensurround]

While I have no faith that Hollywood can make a truly good adaptation of any video game, regardless of how good the source material is; if they at least get Liam Neeson to play the father, I'll give it a shot in the theaters. :)

[kaotic]

This could be awesome.

[Rappy Veteran]

Imagine how awesome the vaults could look and the surrounding area.

[Vice]

This is epic on an entirely new level of awesome.

Unless Uwe Boll is directing then it's going to be the worst crime against film since .. well Uwe Boll's last film.

[SuperJediMedia]

Wow somehow completely missed this thread

I wouldn't mind, but can we please get a Proper Elder Scrolls (Oblivion) movie first?

Like this is a really good movie-like Trailer for Broken Steel Expansion!

Edited July 3, 2009 by JediXAngel

[Konstanov]

Going to be compared to The Road movie that is coming out later this year.

[Berserk87]

i hope this movie comes out.

2 hours of first person view lol.

[sensurround]

Going to be compared to The Road movie that is coming out later this year.

Absolutely. Hell, when the game came out it was already compared heavily to the novel. However, the Fallout universe has something The Road, doesn't; Deathclaws.