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[MadBright]

Not sure if anyone has mentioned it but the other day I saw that a Mechwarrior movie is in the developing stage by the same director who directed the "300" film.

[Chiasson Brinker]

Links or it didn't happen.

[Leone]

That would be a shame.

~Leone.

[MadBright]

https://www.movieins...504/mechwarrior

[Koniving]

Running with the same company that's making Bazooka Joe, a movie...about the kid in the comic strips that come with Bazooka bubblegum.

Somehow I get Robot Jocks vibes...
That isn't necessarily a good thing.

[MeiSooHaityu]

Koniving, on 21 January 2018 - 04:22 PM, said:

Running with the same company that's making Bazooka Joe, a movie...about the kid in the comic strips that come with Bazooka bubblegum.

Somehow I get Robot Jocks vibes...
That isn't necessarily a good thing.

As much as I do like Robot Jox, I must admit, it is not for the best of reasons. I hope a proper BattleTech movie would be made with more care, and taken more seriously.

GoT in space with Mechs sounds about right to me.

[Koniving]

Problem with that, is you'd never be able to contain a full story in a single movie.

As excessively dumbed down the Battletech cartoon is... they still couldn't get it done within just 4 episodes, which is as long as a typical movie. Or 8 episodes, which is as long as a longer movie.

[Koniving]

Now if it was a TV series, like a high budget TV series, you'd probably see it go mainstream easily... and they'd call it a Game of Thrones clone despite the fact that it's far older.

Know what?
I think I'd enjoy it if the writers and creative director of Firefly made it..
If you think about it, Firefly is basically a Battletech story of a group of mercenaries.

In fact, did anyone get Firefly vibes from this campaign?


In the words of the Captain...

Edited by Koniving, 22 January 2018 - 08:25 AM.

[Cy Mitchell]

Koniving, on 22 January 2018 - 08:18 AM, said:

Problem with that, is you'd never be able to contain a full story in a single movie.

As excessively dumbed down the Battletech cartoon is... they still couldn't get it done within just 4 episodes, which is as long as a typical movie. Or 8 episodes, which is as long as a longer movie.

It could be done if they focused on just one book from Battletech and told that story. Preferably one that laid a foundation for the IP. Something like Decision at Thunder Rift, Lethal Heritage or Warrior: En Garde would be a good starting point depending on what era you want to focus on. Each of those lays a good groundwork and has a good backstory that is not solely focused on Mech combat.

[Koniving]

Rampage, on 22 January 2018 - 08:25 AM, said:

It could be done if they focused on just one book from Battletech and told that story. Preferably one that laid a foundation for the IP. Something like Decision at Thunder Rift, Lethal Heritage or Warrior: En Garde would be a good starting point depending on what era you want to focus on. Each of those lays a good groundwork and has a good backstory that is not solely focused on Mech combat.

Many of those books take place over months... and some of them are not brief about it.

Could be interesting, but crunching one into 2 hours... including combat.

[MeiSooHaityu]

Koniving, on 22 January 2018 - 08:24 AM, said:

Now if it was a TV series, like a high budget TV series, you'd probably see it go mainstream easily... and they'd call it a Game of Thrones clone despite the fact that it's far older.

Know what?
I think I'd enjoy it if the writers and creative director of Firefly made it..
If you think about it, Firefly is basically a Battletech story of a group of mercenaries.

In fact, did anyone get Firefly vibes from this campaign?

...

I'd love a larger budget tv series for BattleTech like GoT. I'd definitely prefer that over a move.

I could also see a Firefly-esque take too. It would obviously be a bit more light hearted, but I could see it work. Not everything needs to be dark and brooding (although I often see 3025 BattleTech as such).

Oh, and yes, I did get a Firefly vibe from that SP Campaign demo video .

[Darrious Quinn]

Anytime a movie spawns from a favorite franchise I break out in hives. It never does the franchise justice. Seriously.. how many watched, understood and actually appreciated the Warcraft movie? And that was done by a high end studio.

No, I don't think this will end well. Maybe I'm just becoming cynical and jaded in my age, but the BT Universe is too damn big and detailed to just drop a movie and have it make sense. Even the background of why things are they are. To understand why the Inner Sphere is at war with itself, you have to go back to the 1st Succession War and why that started. So now you have to go back to when the Star Liege foundered and Kerensky leaving?

That is a movie in itself and the Exodus isn't even the meat of the story!

Naw, Id rather they didn't do this. Too much material to cover just to set the environment properly. Otherwise it will be just another Sci-Fi Giant robot movie that will go off halfcocked

Edit: Just to be clear though? Cowboys in space still rock. #Browncoat4Life

Edited by Darrious Quinn, 22 January 2018 - 01:45 PM.

[Bombast]

Sorry to burst anyone's bubble, but...

[Karl Streiger]

Darrious Quinn, on 22 January 2018 - 01:42 PM, said:

Edit: Just to be clear though? Cowboys in space still rock. #Browncoat4Life

This is were a BT movie can work - no novel pls hell those would became films for children or teens.

But a small band of pirates/mercs in the periphery this could work - a post apocalyptic setting is seldom a bad one.

[kentares kodiak]

While it would be nice to have a movie I think it would work better as a TV show.... or have a movie as an introduction to the setting and then a tv show... one can dream right?

As an old timer I think Decision At Thunder Rift would be a good story for that introduction. Would show the fine (more important) details of the setting while dont giving plenty to the viewer to swallow on the first time.

Edited by kentares kodiak, 27 January 2018 - 10:29 AM.

[Exilyth]

TBH,I hope Hollywood won't do Battletech - wouldn't want a load of explosions with a love story crammed in at the side.

MeiSooHaityu, on 22 January 2018 - 08:02 AM, said:

GoT in space with Mechs sounds about right to me.

That sounds like a good idea.

[InvictusLee]

Koniving, on 22 January 2018 - 08:24 AM, said:

Now if it was a TV series, like a high budget TV series, you'd probably see it go mainstream easily... and they'd call it a Game of Thrones clone despite the fact that it's far older.

Know what?
I think I'd enjoy it if the writers and creative director of Firefly made it..
If you think about it, Firefly is basically a Battletech story of a group of mercenaries.

In fact, did anyone get Firefly vibes from this campaign?


In the words of the Captain...

Actually this is how I and my friend Baddagger envision a battletech series, while the movie is simply a 90 minute pilot.

I really want to fund raise for the project but I havent received Microsoft's official approval yet, so, TBA.
I've been so damn busy lately its not even funny.

[jss78]

Big-budget movie would never work I think. To give it mass appeal, they'd water down everything so much that we wouldn't like it anyway -- so what's the point.

Maybe, just maybe, if those new games make the franchise more visible and popular, they could try a moderate-budget miniseries.

Pitch it to producers as "Game of Thrones meets Firefly ... with warrior robots". Focus more on the story and characters and use the scifi trappings more as a backdrop (Firefly style) -- that could have sufficient appeal. Not enough people care about PPC's and myomers to make that the main point of focus.

[InvictusLee]

jss78, on 28 January 2018 - 06:20 AM, said:

Big-budget movie would never work I think. To give it mass appeal, they'd water down everything so much that we wouldn't like it anyway -- so what's the point.

Maybe, just maybe, if those new games make the franchise more visible and popular, they could try a moderate-budget miniseries.

Pitch it to producers as "Game of Thrones meets Firefly ... with warrior robots". Focus more on the story and characters and use the scifi trappings more as a backdrop (Firefly style) -- that could have sufficient appeal. Not enough people care about PPC's and myomers to make that the main point of focus.

At its core... BT really IS GOT with some GANTZ style action thrown in and obscenely powerful tech in a blender, although, it has fewer orgies.

[-Spectre]

Given that no news has come out of that movie in nearly 10 years, it is basically a moot point, but I would be both excited and afraid to see a BattleTech movie. Knowing Hollywood, they would probably botch it up incredibly, and focus on the standard aspects of Mech fighting, and make it somewhat worse than Pacific Rim. On the other hand, it would be stinkin' cool to actually see all of the stuff in the books happen. It would definitely make a really good TV show, or a bunch of miniseries. I think the same about The Silmarillion, for any of you Tolkien fans out there...

And Koniving, Harebrained Schemes actually said they were going for a Firefly feel for their BattleTech computer game, so your analysis of that mission is right on target, not to mention a big compliment to their efforts in that direction.