Ben-DutkaWell, isn't this a tremendously bad idea.
I think we all know that Hollywood ran out of original ideas some years ago; the only films they make now on based on other original ideas from books, television and video games. So it's not surprising to learn that with every popular game release, movie makers consider a film adaptation. However, in the case of Heavy Rain … Please God, don't let it happen. But according to Superannuation , New Line Cinema exercised a short form option on Quantic Dream's masterpiece, meaning they're allowed to consider the possibility of bringing Heavy Rain to the big screen. The good news is that this option is dated July 2007 – about a year after that unbelievable tech demo debuted at E3 in 2006 – so perhaps New Line has dropped the idea since. I'm honestly hoping they have and I really can't imagine how the movie would be even remotely decent; one of the game's primary appeals is the branching storylines. The fact that it's a "Choose Your Own Adventure" book in virtual form; that it's an "interactive drama" and almost more of a movie than a game already .
To me, it would feel like a backwards step. I've already played the first true example of a movie I can control, and was swept away by it. I really don't care about a story I can't control, with only one possible ending. Hollywood, you can go wreck other films based on games; just leave this one alone .
Related Game(s): Heavy Rain
that would be a brilliant idea, they can have screens in the back of the chairs and you can press a for this ending, b for this, and c for that and so on.
cant get enough of heavy rain, i knew i would like it but not this much.
never has a game pulled me in so much and made me so interested and worried for the characters.
have not enjoyed playing a game this much since…………………….. well ever!
This should not be done. Simple. The only game I want to see made into a film is Resistance, but only if they stick to the storyline and don't branch off on their own, but I know they would anyway 🙁
Considering how New Line is owned by Warner Bros., a direct competition of Sony Pictures, I doubt this will ever happen. The only way you'll see a Heavy Rain flick is if it's set up at either TriStar or Columbia Pictures.
Anyone who wants this movie, I have 2 words for you:
Max Payne (the movie)
A movie version of this game will just be another standard whodunnit movie. What makes this game stand out is the level of choice available and the immersion that gamers feel when they play. Take that out of the the game and youre left with interesting characters and an average story thats been done a million times before. Which is exactly what it will become if it becomes a movie.