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Cheesecat wrote:Lot of good suggestions, although for something more eccentric how about a movie about an inquisitor hunting aliens, heretic and daemons being hidden within the Imperium directed by Quentin Tarantino.

Man, I love Tarantino movies, but I'm not sure if he'd be able to do it...he's never done a Sci-Fantasy before...Plus, there would be A LOT of long dialogue, something I don't see coming from a 40K movie haha

alarmingrick wrote:

CT GAMER wrote:

obsidianaura wrote:If they made a movie I'd really hope it wasn't all action, that it had more intelligant characters and for it to at least try and show the scale and history of the universe.

Have you played 40K?

Have you hung out with the target demographic lately?

Not a chance in hell...

Wait, the people you play with DON'T raise their pinky when they move their minis?!

No.

Everytime I go into an LGS I get called "sir". Bad sign...

Any 40k movie is gonna have what 14 year old boys love in abuundance: boobs, baysplosions and loud music...

mega_bassist wrote:

Cheesecat wrote:Lot of good suggestions, although for something more eccentric how about a movie about an inquisitor hunting aliens, heretic and daemons being hidden within the Imperium directed by Quentin Tarantino.

Man, I love Tarantino movies, but I'm not sure if he'd be able to do it...he's never done a Sci-Fantasy before...Plus, there would be A LOT of long dialogue, something I don't see coming from a 40K movie haha

That's why an inquisitor going on a hunt for suspects in an imperial city would be the perfect sci fi movie for him, he's already made films with similar set-ups. It would be similar to pulp fiction in a way but with a

futuristic setting though.

I think he's terrible enough at dialogue to be able to manage a 40k film.

chromedog wrote:A major studio couldn't do a 40k movie without changing so much about the background or characters that it would fail before being screened.

watch and wait...

chromedog wrote:AFAIK, they still haven't made a decent LOTR movie

Well...in all fairness...there was that one trilogy directed by Peter Jackson...filmed in NZ...that won several academy awards...

Best Warhammer movie ever would have horrendously stereotypical Scottish Orks, Canadian IG, German Space Marines so there would be no "for the emprah!" and "Steel reihn", and toss in a bit of Russian Tau for that extra space commie fealing. Someone else can think up the setting but i think i covered the voice acting parts

Cheesecat wrote:

mega_bassist wrote:

Cheesecat wrote:Lot of good suggestions, although for something more eccentric how about a movie about an inquisitor hunting aliens, heretic and daemons being hidden within the Imperium directed by Quentin Tarantino.

Man, I love Tarantino movies, but I'm not sure if he'd be able to do it...he's never done a Sci-Fantasy before...Plus, there would be A LOT of long dialogue, something I don't see coming from a 40K movie haha

That's why an inquisitor going on a hunt for suspects in an imperial city would be the perfect sci fi movie for him, he's already made films with similar set-ups. It would be similar to pulp fiction in a way but with a

futuristic setting though.

No, no and fething no. Tarantino? REALLY?! Look man, I like his films as much as the next guy, and I personally think Reservoir Dogs is simply fan fething tastic. But no WAY. This isnt his type of movie, by a damn sight. You want 40k movie ruined? Then yea ask him to do it.

WARORK93 wrote:

chromedog wrote:A major studio couldn't do a 40k movie without changing so much about the background or characters that it would fail before being screened.

watch and wait...

chromedog wrote:AFAIK, they still haven't made a decent LOTR movie

Well...in all fairness...there was that one trilogy directed by Peter Jackson...filmed in NZ...that won several academy awards...

Yep, that one AND the Bakshi cartoon one are both pretty dire - although at least Bakshi quit while he was behind - rather than just boring us with a 153 hour real-time trek across snow-blown mountains.

Imagine;

[cut scene] A massive human in golden armour looks down at a horriffic slaughter going on down on the desert plains' A slight smile creases his weathered face as he sees the barbarian army's morale break before his Thunder Warriors. A smaller man in plain red robes apporoaches him with a relieved look on his face.

"My Emperor, Narthanal Dume's army has broken and routed just like you said it would. He's the last, Terra is now yours My Lord."

The Emperor doesn't take his eyes off the battle field "Have the 'preperations' been taken care of Malcador?'"He asks knowing what the answer would be before he spoke.

"Yes My Lord, the last of the Thunder Warriors have been rounded up and Euthanised, The First Legion preformed at 98% of expectations. The Crusade armour is a wonder My Lord."

The Emperor lets the silence between them hang for a few seconds, "Good, I shall return to The Palace and start preperations for the next phase of expansion. I need to go to Mars and convince the Machanicum to support us in this endevour. They have as much to gain as I do. I need them for Logistical support Malcador, I can't do this without them..." He trailed off lost in thought as he walked back towards the flyer that would take him back to the palace.

"My Lord, it shall go as your have forseen." Malcador spoke back to him, "The quest to re-unify the galaxy after Old Night will be something that they can not resist. The Lure of old Technology, and their God returning to them, on the same day should secure them as allies forever My Lord."

"I know my friend, I know, but there is so much that could go wrong..." He said to Malcador as the Transports hatches where sealed by two giants in lovingly crafted Gold Armour.

The transport takes off into the setting sun, and the camera cuts back to Malcador turning his attention back to the mop-up operation of Dume's remaining troops.

I don't know about you guys, but that could be rather awsome imho. I think it would have to be animated though. I couldn't see live actors doing the roles without alot of CGI and green-screening.

Then imagion Morgeen Freeman or Avery Brooks doing the Tag line intro.

"It is a time of legend."

Cut scene to the Space marine legions conquering a city

Mighty heros battle for the right to rule the Galaxy. The vast armies of the Emperor of Terra have conquered the galaxy in a Great Crusade- the mtriad alien races have been smashed by the Emperor's Eliete warriors and wiped from the face of history.

Cut scene to a space battle over a blue and green paraside, Wrekage surrounds the Imperial ships then as one all the ships fire into the atmosphere of this lush paradise. In second a fire ball errupts to consume the whole planet and leave only a charred cinder of a planet. The ships keep on fireing on the planet and magma starts to weep from the ruined crust. Then a bright light from one ships punctures the wounded planet and the planets crust starts to boil then blow off into space.

"The dawn of a new age of supremacy for humanity beckons"

"Gleaming citadels of marble and gold celebrate the many victories of the Emperor. Triumphs are raised on a million worlds to record the epic deeds of His most powerful and deadly Warriors.

Show was the sentince is talking about golden towers and marble frescos. Then when it gets to the space marines show a whole legion standing at attention. Show them from the backside, black armour (Dark Angels,Iron Hands, maybe II or XI?)

"First and foremost amongst these are the Primarchs, superheroic beings who have lead the Emperor's armies of Space Marines in victory after victory. They are unstoppable and magnificent, the pinnacle of the Emperor's genetic experimentation. The Space Marines are the mightest human warrior the galaxy has ever known, each capable of besting a hundred normal men or more in combat.

-Show the space marines doing awsome things like a drop pod assault, show them with their primarchs doing really awsome primarchy stuff like leading from the front with no helmet on, standing there looking all awsome in their blinged out armour..that kind of stuff.

"Organised into vast armies of tens of thousands called Legions, the space Marines and their Primarch leaders conquer the galaxy in the name of The Emperor."

Show a Expiditionary fleet in all its glory, All the main capital ships, the crusers, corvettes, supply ships, factory ships, maybe show some cut scenes inside the ships the hellish conditions that most normal humans live in.

"Chief amongst the Primarchs is Horus, called the Glorious, the brightest star, favourite of The Emperor and like a Favoured Son unto him. He is the Warmaster, the commander in chief of the Emperors's millitary might,subjugator or the Galaxy. He is a warrior without peer, a diplomate supreme, and his ambition knows no bounds."

Show Horus doing awsome heroic stuff, like saving the Emperor's life from a ork warlord. Again commanding from the front without a helmet all that cool jazz.

"But as history has shown time and time again, the brightest stars are the first to burn out and have the longest to fall. The stage has been set, the pieces are in place and the greatest betryal in human history is about to commence for the petties of reasions. Pride, Glory and Ambition will replace Duty, Honour and Trust as the bywords of this era. There can be only one outcome, War"


I could totally get behind this. Although it will never look as cool as it does in my head. =o[

KingCracker wrote:

Cheesecat wrote:

mega_bassist wrote:

Cheesecat wrote:Lot of good suggestions, although for something more eccentric how about a movie about an inquisitor hunting aliens, heretic and daemons being hidden within the Imperium directed by Quentin Tarantino.

Man, I love Tarantino movies, but I'm not sure if he'd be able to do it...he's never done a Sci-Fantasy before...Plus, there would be A LOT of long dialogue, something I don't see coming from a 40K movie haha

That's why an inquisitor going on a hunt for suspects in an imperial city would be the perfect sci fi movie for him, he's already made films with similar set-ups. It would be similar to pulp fiction in a way but with a

futuristic setting though.

No, no and fething no. Tarantino? REALLY?! Look man, I like his films as much as the next guy, and I personally think Reservoir Dogs is simply fan fething tastic. But no WAY. This isnt his type of movie, by a damn sight. You want 40k movie ruined? Then yea ask him to do it.

I would be 40k except full of pop culture references, talk about mundane things, quick gory action (but not a whole lot of it) and a non-linear story doesn't sound too bad to me.

The man loves his disco Cheese, he cant make a 40k film. Not gunna happen

KingCracker wrote:




Guys, Space Crusader is a serious troll. This definitely ISNT the first thread hes been in where he shouts some ridiculous anti American SOMETHING. Seriously, the dude talks out his ass. Best of all, hes not even American, so Im sure his knowledge of how our country works, is limited to whatever crap is in his head

Even worse he's a "contrarian".

The emoticons sort of give it away, like your house burning down to let you know you left the oven one.

KingCracker wrote:

Cheesecat wrote:

mega_bassist wrote:

Cheesecat wrote:Lot of good suggestions, although for something more eccentric how about a movie about an inquisitor hunting aliens, heretic and daemons being hidden within the Imperium directed by Quentin Tarantino.

Man, I love Tarantino movies, but I'm not sure if he'd be able to do it...he's never done a Sci-Fantasy before...Plus, there would be A LOT of long dialogue, something I don't see coming from a 40K movie haha

That's why an inquisitor going on a hunt for suspects in an imperial city would be the perfect sci fi movie for him, he's already made films with similar set-ups. It would be similar to pulp fiction in a way but with a

futuristic setting though.

No, no and fething no. Tarantino? REALLY?! Look man, I like his films as much as the next guy, and I personally think Reservoir Dogs is simply fan fething tastic. But no WAY. This isnt his type of movie, by a damn sight. You want 40k movie ruined? Then yea ask him to do it.

But, but...
"What does Marcellius Walnius look like?"
"W-what?"
"What sector you from?"
"Wha-What?"
"What aint no sector I ever heard of. They speak High Gothic in what?"
"What!?"
"High Gothic, filthy heretic, do you speak it?"
"Yes!"
"Then you know what I'm saying. Describe what Marcellius Walnius looks like"
"W-What I?"
*points bolt pistol at head*
"Say what again. SAY WHAT AGAIN! I dare you, I double dare you heretic. Say what one more emperor-damn time"
"He's-he's black"
"GO ON!"
"He's bald"
"Does he look like a witch?"
"What?"
*Bam arm is severed*
"DOES HE LOOK LIKE A WITCH?"
"No!"
"Then why you trying to worship with him like a witch?"
"I didn't"
"Yes you did. YES YOU DID!"
*Reads out a passage from the Lectitio Divinitatus*
"I strike you down in the name of the Emperor"
*shoots bolt pistol at face*

Next youll be trading actual actors with ponies in power armor. If they ever made a live action 40k movie, and he was the director, I would seriously, go and murder Tarantino. Just to stop it.

Ponies? I see no ponies nor want them near 40k.

Tarantino directing it may also result with:

40 minutes of 3 Battle Sisters having the most boring dialogue know to man in a Immolator.

Close-ups on every female characters feet.

Not a single Emperor-damn thing happening for 50 minutes.

You wondering how the warp did they convinced Kurt Russell play that role?

You regretting making a movie choice over a banner.

Cyrax wrote:Tarantino directing it may also result with:

40 minutes of 3 Battle Sisters having the most boring dialogue know to man in a Immolator.

Close-ups on every female characters feet.

Not a single Emperor-damn thing happening for 50 minutes.

You wondering how the warp did they convinced Kurt Russell play that role?

You regretting making a movie choice over a banner.

I actually find Tarantino dialogue scenes quite fun to watch.

it would need to be CG or focus on the IG fighting traitors. No way should it focus on Space Marines, too hard of a subject, and they have no emotion, which makes for a very boring character

DIDM wrote:it would need to be CG or focus on the IG fighting traitors. No way should it focus on Space Marines, too hard of a subject, and they have no emotion, which makes for a very boring character

Are space marines ever described as having there emotions removed or do they just try to suppress them?

KingCracker wrote:You guys have seen the trailer for that movie "Inquisitor" right? The dude doing that, seems like it is going to be fantastic. At least in looks anyways. I really hope GW doesnt give the guy a C&D

They'll pretty much have to.

It's another German film, and the reasoning they shut down Damnatus is likely still in effect.

Hell, Damnatus set a whole precedent on the GW Legal page after they researched it.

Movies

The video games that our licensing partners have created have done an incredible job of bringing the Warhammer and Warhammer 40,000 games to life, and we appreciate that hobbyists may even want to make movies based upon our intellectual property. Unfortunately, due to the nuances of the law in some territories, we cannot allow any unlicensed movies to be created which are based upon our intellectual property.

Cheesecat wrote:I actually find Tarantino dialogue scenes quite fun to watch.

It usually is but I'm still mad at him for the Death Proof.
Getting back to the topic; I don't think there will be a movie with real actors made by a huge movie company. Cgi, direct to DVD is the most we can get. Anything big enough to get attention would end up with media crusading against 40k due to touchy subjects like God-Emperor, Slaanesh and such which means bad sales for the GW.

Cyrax wrote:

Cheesecat wrote:I actually find Tarantino dialogue scenes quite fun to watch.

It usually is but I'm still mad at him for the Death Proof.
Getting back to the topic; I don't think there will be a movie with real actors made by a huge movie company. Cgi, direct to DVD is the most we can get. Anything big enough to get attention would end up with media crusading against 40k due to touchy subjects like God-Emperor, Slaanesh and such which means bad sales for the GW.

I don't know, sometimes infamy can raise sales or awareness of a company.

This is the image GW wants to create:

Now imagine parents realizing their kid's toy soldier with pointy ears belongs to a culture of uber BDSM. I see more pessimistic future with tv news specials fear mongering, Jack Thompson, religious nutcases protesting in front of the stores, another "this game is satanism" wave and so on.

I was born in the US. And american actors have nothing against European ones. American actors fail at acting. They fit on a theater stage but not in a movie. You notice when an actor is american due to their obvious and exagerrated gestures and lines. In Tarantinos ww2 movie you notice that the main character is an actor but the german officer fits his role perfectly.

You guys ever seen David Lynch's Dune? It was a pretty bad movie. It was pretty bad because, more or less, the book was a fairly simple plot made utterly fascinating by the wealth of background, complicating factors. Most of that background material can't translate to the screen, so instead we just got that simple, bare bones story, and a pretty crappy movie as a result.

It's the same problem with a 40K movie. The setting detail will be largely lost, and once you pull that back it's very hard to find a story that can still be uniquely 40K. I mean, we all know the Ultramarines movie sucked pretty hard, but it wasn't just the animation that made it suck, the story itself was bland heaped upon bland. And I'm not sure that's the fault of the Dan Abnett, as I kind of doubt there's a 40K story that can be told in two hours that really needs to be told.

Space Crusader wrote:I was born in the US. And american actors have nothing against European ones. American actors fail at acting. They fit on a theater stage but not in a movie. You notice when an actor is american due to their obvious and exagerrated gestures and lines. In Tarantinos ww2 movie you notice that the main character is an actor but the german officer fits his role perfectly.

You generalise things that can't be generalised, and it results in you sounding foolish.