Rumors of the film "Metroid" have been circulating in Hollywood for decades, but they have never approached what happened from the film Johnon Wu first released in 2004. At that time, Nintendo's scientific video games series topped its popularity. That height is unfortunately not reached by subsequent records, although in recent years there has been a growing "Metroid" tide and with the critical and commercial success of the "Metroid Fear" of 2021 and excitement over the upcoming "Metroid Premier 4: Below. "

In 2004, however, Metroid was one of the biggest names in the game, thanks to the Metroid Premier. In an era when Nintendo was slightly overshadowed by more adult -oriented games such as Grand Theft Auto III and Halo, Prime gave the company a huge critical hit. It was a technical miracle, highly sophisticated and was often thrown into a (something bizarre) conversation about what could be the "citizen" of video games.

With "Metroid Prime 2: Echoes" on the 2004 road, Fervor grew even more intensively when it was announced that Action Film Pioneer Johnon Wu himself I would handle the live debut with franchise, a large screen debut. The combination of Woo's Panchant for Stylish Action and High-Condon Aesthetics, seemed to be a perfect match, and the film even had a promising screenwriter attached to "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" Alum David Greenwalt. That kind of pedigree seemed to have put the protagonist in series and intergalactic sales hunters Samus Aran in good hands, but the film collapsed a few years later, due to creative stumbling blockades and a series of disagreements with Nintendo.

Video game films were not very golden mines since 2004. They were already a kind of laughter for laughter in Hollywood, largely thanks to their own first time Nintendo in live adaptations with action with action The disastrous "Super Mario Bros." in 1993. The clutter of that confusing film has haunted Nintendo for decades, and has made the company incredibly hesitant to abandon creative control over similar projects later.

"We are very happy to have such a wide amount of material that needs to be withdrawn for the film because there are so many repetitions of the game over the years," Wu told Hollywood reporter In 2004. And yet that existing material has led to a series of creative disagreements and obstacles between the production team and Nintendo. In an interview for 2012 with IGNProducer Brad Foxhoven explained that the fear of second "Super Mario Bros.". The disaster has prevented the project from the beginning. "The challenge for us was that he thought that Nintendo's biggest lesson from Mario was to maintain his rights even stricter, limiting collaboration when it comes to translating the" Metroid "on the big screen," Foxhoven explained. "We spent the whole time of development exploring the world" Metroid "and what we could - and we couldn't - to do it."

Obviously, that kind of extension and back does not lead to a creative process that runs freely. "We knew that much of the Metroid mythology had many similarities to other well -known science fiction franchises, so we had to try to suggest some fresh ideas that Nintendo would approve," Foxhoven told Ign. In the end, a decisive intermediate soil was never reached, and the film was canceled in 2007.

The Metroid Games are often rare of direct storytelling, as Samus was usually a quiet protagonist (with a few infamous exceptions). However, they have always been incredibly rich in atmospheric, storytelling stories and Samus's backstew is perfectly suited for adapting a large screen. As a child, it grows in a distant space colony that is raid and destroyed by space pirates, led by the massive dragon Ridley. Samus's parents were killed in the attack, but she was taken and raised by Choco, a scientifically advanced race race for bird foreigners. A few years later, following the service in the Galactic Federation's army, Samus Dons Jozo Power and appears as a sales hunter on its own, leading to a series of battles and against space pirates and brazen foreign predators known as metroids, which were created through genetic experimentation .

There is tons of material there mature for adaptation, and from what Brad Foxhoven told Ign in 2012, it sounds like the film focused a lot on Samus' past. However, Nintendo's hesitation also made the awkward object. "Things started to go south when we tried to dig into the character a little more," the producer recalls. "What are the aspirations, the history and fears of Samus? Nintendo appreciated the questions, but never before thinking about them, and in the end they had not many answers. In the end, they felt uncomfortable with what our team was suggesting those answers." .

When you consider the chaos of the movie "Mario", you can easily understand Nintendo. However, it is easy to see how all the components of the Metroid could be collected in an incredibly satisfying film.

Ever since Johnon Wu's "Metroid" has fallen, rumors have emerged that it can be achieved under another creative leadership. Bri Larson has been a popular facial for Samus for years, and she has encouraged fans' speculation by expressing his desire to make the film. Director "District 9" Neil Blotkamp also expressed interest in the project as early as 2023. And while Nintendo is still careful with its properties, The huge success of "Super Mario Bros." in 2023 " Dump the door slightly open to watch other video game adaptations.

Co-creator "Metroid" Yoshio Sakamoto spoke favorably about the possibility of adapting a film in an interview in 2021 with CnetSaying, "Personally, I hope one day it becomes a reality." That said, an animated film seems more likely to be at this time than many reasons. For beginners, this is the route where Nintendo finally found a cinema -successful, and it was a healthy space for video games adaptation in recent years, With animated shows like "Castelevania", "Tomb Raider: Lara Croft Legend" and "Arkan" all proven popular on Netflix. Metroid's wild scientific worlds are also borrowed on the stylistic sensibilities of an animated project. It said, The upcoming film "Zelda Legend" by director Wes Bal will be live actionSo everything is possible.

Regardless of the form, it would still be great to see the Metroid to make the Chinese jump. "Prime" returned to the Zajtgist with "Metroid Prime Minister Reistered" in 2023, earning shows, despite delays, Premier 4 is on its way. We could be in the middle of another golden era for Metroid, but only time would say.