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Film News: Pac Man and Donkey Kong Will Destroy New York City

By Dustin Rowles | Posted Under Trade News | Comments (6)

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Last month, we featured a pretty killer little YouTube short, put together by French director Patrick Jean, where a bunch of 8-bit video game characters from Tetris, Donkey Kong, Pac-Man, Frogger, and Space-Invaders attacked New York City before moving on to the rest of the world. It could best be described as neat.

Well, “neat” is good enough these days to merit a film. Hot Fuzz’s director Edgar Wright dug that video so much that it got the attention of the studios, specifically Columbia, and from there, Adam Sandler and his production company, Happy Madison, stepped in. One thing lead to another, and Bam: Now there’s a movie in development based on that little short. Will Pac-Man and Frogger return? What about Dig Dug? How the hell do you make that short into a full-length movie? The idea, apparently, is a “Ghostbusters-style action comedy in which characters come out of a video game to wreak havoc in the real world.”

I’m sure it’ll be an origins story.

I just hope they can persuade Q-bert to join the cast.That motherfucker is a diva.

In case you missed it, here’s that video again:

(Source: Heat Vision)









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Comments

I hope the final battle is the heroes versus a giant Kirby. That way, the film will undoubtedly suck and blow.

Posted by: Robert at May 13, 2010 10:25 AM

It'll be 3-D, won't it?

It could be...fun. The short has a lot of hilarious ideas (the Tetris blocks destroying buildings might be my favorite thing) and it could have some potential when it comes to the art...but all that dies inside me when I read the words "Happy Madison". Ugh.

Posted by: figgy at May 13, 2010 11:35 AM

It's been done. And, from the looks of it, by fans who were looking to have fun and made it epic on a shoestring budget.

Posted by: Jim Doggie at May 13, 2010 11:44 AM

Why does every other Hollywood douchebag feel the need to piggy-back their sorry ass onto someone else's [brilliant] work by turning it into a full-length feature?
This isn't a full-length-compatible concept. It's meant to be short and sweet.
It will BOMB (and not in the 8-bit cool way) if someone (especially Happy Madison) attempts to convert it to the full-length medium.
Why don't these people LEARN from past mistakes?

Posted by: Rykker at May 13, 2010 3:06 PM

How did I miss this the last time?! This is maybe the most fantastic thing I've ever seen. Like, really REALLY well done. Wow. I'm in awe.

I don't think I'd want to see an hour and a half of it. With a stupid story and bodily function jokes attached.

Posted by: Anna von Beaversmack at May 14, 2010 9:34 AM

Actually I think you guys are wrong. This could potentially be a great movie for kids, particularly if Adam Sandler is in it. He's done so many freakish comedies, and this sounds about right for a race-against-time-to-save-the-world story line. I'm not saying it's right, I'm just saying it could work, make a lot of money, and spawn a bunch of shitty merchandise. I'd love to see Mario jump around.

Posted by: bluebird at May 16, 2010 2:28 PM