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Title: Joust could come to the big screen
Post by: DrumAnBass on August 27, 2007, 05:54:32 pm: From GameDailyBiz:

"Yep, you read that right: Joust is going to be a movie. It's unknown if egg eating and pterodactyl fighting will be involved as yet, but producers Christine Peters and Michael Cerenzie are on board. Read on for the movie that should be "Gladiator meets Mad Max."

http://tinyurl.com/2kyf3d
Title: Re: Joust could come to the big screen
Post by: Dervacumen on August 27, 2007, 05:59:33 pm: Some really interesting stuff there. I hope the movie ad comic are better than Joust II.
Title: Re: Joust could come to the big screen
Post by: ahofle on August 27, 2007, 06:18:35 pm: I wonder if John Newcomer (the original Joust programmer) is involved? Years back he did an interview where he said he always wanted to make Joust into a movie:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=FGCgnyl4YQ0&mode=related&search=

Also this is a little concerning :laugh2:
"Hollywood Producers Christine Peters (Area 51, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days) and Michael Cerenzie (Blackout, Black Water Transit) created CP Productions to focus on the under-25 filmgoer."
Title: Re: Joust could come to the big screen
Post by: Zero_Hour on August 27, 2007, 07:47:06 pm: Uwe Boll to direct?

Oh wait the article said "A-list" director. :laugh2:
Not gonna hold my breath on this one.
Title: Re: Joust could come to the big screen
Post by: Texasmame on September 03, 2007, 10:25:45 pm: Aw, hell. I'll see it. I saw "Doom" opening weekend. :laugh2:
Title: Re: Joust could come to the big screen
Post by: RTSDaddy2 on September 05, 2007, 02:49:51 am: Long as they don't throw out the sound effects from the game - can't you imagine the little pitter patters of ostrich feet in LucasFilm (or whatever the heck they call it these days) sound? ;D
Title: Re: Joust could come to the big screen
Post by: AtomSmasher on September 05, 2007, 11:28:43 am: Old news :P

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=70685.0
Title: Re: Joust could come to the big screen
Post by: DrumAnBass on September 05, 2007, 01:49:12 pm: Umm I posted this on 8/27; you posted on the 29th...! :tool: Hehe just kiddin
Title: Re: Joust could come to the big screen
Post by: AtomSmasher on September 05, 2007, 02:16:27 pm: Quote from: DrumAnBass on September 05, 2007, 01:49:12 pm
Umm I posted this on 8/27; you posted on the 29th...! :tool: Hehe just kiddin
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whoops :banghead:
Title: Re: Joust could come to the big screen
Post by: BobA on September 05, 2007, 02:55:01 pm: I hope it has better luck then all the other games that have been made into movies.

Doom
Mario Bros
Final Fantasy
Tomb Raider
Silent Hill
and others

Resident Evil ( I actually like this series of movies ) Probably the girl not the game

Edit: spelling
Title: Re: Joust could come to the big screen
Post by: DrumAnBass on September 05, 2007, 05:21:51 pm: It'll be interesting to see if the "Halo" movie gets made... Apparently having Peter Jackson attached to direct isn't quite enough...
Title: Re: Joust could come to the big screen
Post by: Level42 on September 06, 2007, 05:28:14 pm: "The first of many projects coming from the new production studio is a new imagining of Midway Games' classic Joust arcade game"

Midway ? MIDWAY ?????? WILLIAMS, stupid A-holes !!!! There's only a plan and they already ---fudgesicle--- up !!!
:D
Title: Re: Joust could come to the big screen
Post by: ahofle on September 06, 2007, 05:53:43 pm: Midway owns the rights to Williams' video games.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Williams_Electronics

"Currently, Midway Amusement Games, L.L.C. owns the copyrights and trademarks in Williams' video game library, including Defender, Stargate, Robotron: 2084, Joust, and Smash TV."
Title: Re: Joust could come to the big screen
Post by: Malenko on September 07, 2007, 09:01:19 am: Quote from: BobA on September 05, 2007, 02:55:01 pm
I hope it has better luck then all the other games that have been made into movies.

Doom
Mario Bros
Final Fantasy
Tomb Raider
Silent Hill
and others

Resident Evil ( I actually like this series of movies ) Probably the girl not the game

I really liked the first Mortal Kombat movie, it was as good as the sequel was bad.
Feel free to chastise me, but I didnt know Joust even had a story line.
Title: Re: Joust could come to the big screen
Post by: shardian on September 07, 2007, 09:11:52 am: Quote from: Level42 on September 06, 2007, 05:28:14 pm
"The first of many projects coming from the new production studio is a new imagining of Midway Games' classic Joust arcade game"

Midway ? MIDWAY ?????? WILLIAMS, stupid A-holes !!!! There's only a plan and they already ---fudgesicle--- up !!!
:D

I thought the same thing when I picked up a midway classics GBA game. I expected Galaga/pacman, and instead got Joust/Sinistar/Defender/robotron.
Title: Re: Joust could come to the big screen
Post by: PCtech on September 07, 2007, 11:39:51 am: You lose your street cred with stuff like this......at least with nerds like me ;D

"Joust is an arcade game that's as old as Pac-Man"

Pacman - 1979
Joust - 1982
Title: Re: Joust could come to the big screen
Post by: jlfreund on October 18, 2007, 10:32:29 pm: Awesome. I don't care if it will be good or bad. A co-worker and I each built a cab last year and he keeps his at work. With a game list 3000 games long, everyone just plays Joust (except for me, I play Robotron) so I'm sure regardless whether it's good or bad, a lot of us will go just to get our chance to make Joust jokes.

I've always wondered why it is that when you die, you disappear with a poof, and when the baddies die, they turn into eggs.

Jason