Could Fallout 3 Join The List Of Upcoming Video Game Movies?
Apr 21, 2009 by Rob KeyesAnother popular video game will likely make its way to the silver screen. Fallout 3, the most recent of the many award-winning titles by Bethesda …
Another popular video game will likely make its way to the silver screen. Fallout 3, the most recent of the many award-winning titles by Bethesda Game Studios has passed through the first stage on the way to becoming a feature film.
The folks over at the gaming website Joystiq picked up on some interesting information regarding the Bethesda intellectual property. They found from the US Patent and Trademark Office website that Bethesda filed trademark claims for Fallout in “entertainment services in the nature of an on-going television program” and “motion picture films about a post-nuclear apocalyptic world.”
The Fallout games take place in the future of an alternate timeline where the world was devastated by nuclear war. The more recent (and more successful) Fallout 3 takes place in 2277, nearly four decades after its predecessor and follows the protagonist as he grows up in Vault 101 (an underground nuclear shelter). The real story takes place when the main character is forced to leave Vault 101 and journey through the post-apocalyptic wasteland when his father disappears.
Bethesda is historically known for its Elder Scrolls franchise which includes the incredible Morrowind and Oblivion games (I like both better than Fallout 3). It was only in 2007 when they purchased the Fallout license from Interplay and took that story and universe and meshed it with the type of open-world 3-D RPG gameplay that the Elder Scrolls games utilize to make Fallout 3.
Fallout 3′s post-apocalyptic, retro-futurist Washington D.C
This isn’t major news and it’s no confirmation on a development of a film. What this does tell us is that they’re interested in expanding the franchise and joining in on the trend of upcoming video game-based films. What’s important to me are that these movies need to quickly break the trend of video game movies all sucking.
Currently we’re sitting in the age of Comic Book movies but with dozens of major video game properties being licensed and sold to major studios, we can expect many of today’s popular games becoming movies and setting a new trend in the not too distance future.
What do you think of a Fallout-style of movie?
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Well I know 1 person who would be cast in the film, Liam Neeson considering he plays the main kids dad in the game might as well have him reprise the role in the movie.
As well as Ron Perlman, he’s been involved in the games since the beginning of the franchise.
This is the one (and really only) video game to movie adaptation I dream about seeing. Keepin my fingers crossed.
There are so many post-apocalyptic movies though…
But speaking of video game movies, I am seriously wondering what they are going to make Bioshock about, because the twist at the end of the game was actually very unexpected and very creative, how will they top that?
Anyway, I haven’t played Fallout 3, so I don’t know anything about that…
Could be interesting had a decent story although Mass Effect was a much better game with a much more epic amazing story. I can’t wait to see Mass Effect hit the big screen and from what I hear right now Avi Arad has bought the rights to it.
Could be perfect counter programing to the nuetered Terminator Salvation.
@ Daniel F,
I loved Mass Effect and hope that movie gets made right.
Good call on the actors – This game featured a stellar cast.
I didn’t get a chance to discuss the style of the game in terms of gore. This movie is over-the-top in that aspect.
When I shot people in their leg, their head and arms would blow off. When I shot their upper body or head, their entire body explodes into little pieces… almost every time. I’m assuming the movie won’t be as rediculous, lol
I agree, that would turn the movie into an unintentional comedy. But some of the visuals should still be horrifying, like The Road, not a gory book at all, but has many very horrifying and sickening images. That book is what post apocalyptic fiction should aspire to be.
I think the movie could be better than the game. I thought Fallout had a good story, but lacked a bit in gameplay I thought it was one of the most overrated games the year it came out. Most places gave it a 9 out of 10, but I thought a 7/10 would be far more accurate. It had a lot of game play issues.
Mass Effect while being one of the glitchist games to ever make it big still had amazing game play and the most brilliant story a video game has ever had. One thing to note Rob is Avi has had a very wishy washy record with films so it really truly could go either way with Mass Effect. Luckily it is crafted so beautifully that story is perfect for film as is with out any changes. If they kept the main story in tact and just gave it good casting it’s set.
After playing the first Fallout years back, I always imagined that it would make a great film. Those first two games had a heavy Mad Max influence–which is good–plus some great concepts. The Bottlecaps as currency idea is still great to me.
Bottlecaps as currency is funny, but highly unrealistic. Things like Salt, water and fuel would be more likely especially salt.
True, it is unrealistic, but this is a movie we’re talking about here based on a video-game. Not something based off any current events.
@ Daniel F,
I agree about Fallout 3, I got quickly bored of it and it felt like a chore for me to play.
I still haven’t beaten it despite having it for the 360 and PC. The gameplay is very weak, the graphics don’t impress me and it feels extremely limited. As a shooter, it fails in that aspect and the AI is absurd.
One day I’ll play through it to see the entire story (probably when I get a nicer TV).
Yea couldn’t agree more. I’m not really a fan of first person games though I did enjoy Oblivion to a point, but Fallout is by no stretch of the imagination Oblivion.
Yea it got very repetitive very fast. I don’t even remember how it happened I just suddenly stopped playing it out of no where.
Is Fallout 3 a full on RPG or more like a FPS?
Also, Ken have you seen both endings for Bioshock? There’s two endings.
Fallout is I little more like a RPG than a first person shooter. The heavy focus is on RPG , but the game is FPS and impossible to play in third person. You get the option, but it’s just unplayable in third the controls are terrible.
Yeah that’s what I thought Daniel, thanks.
I’ll stay away from Fallout, I can’t stand RPG’s.
790, actually, there is technically 3 endings, but yah, it’s basically 2. The “bad” ending has two versions. The video is the same, but the dialog and music is different. It depends on if you harvested all of the little girls or just some of them. Basically if you harvest more than 1 but less than all, you get the “bad” ending, and if you harvest ALL of the little girls you get the bad ending with a grimmer sounding narration. If you harvest 1 or none, you get the “good” ending.
I like Fallout 3…..i agree about the bad controls though….it would be way better if it had the same control style as bioshock……
I would love to see a Fallout movie. I’m not sure how it would turn out though, seeing as almost every movie based off a video game i have seen sucks. Plus, we hear this now that they are thinking of making a movie and then we heard the same thing about Halo but they threw that idea away. this could be the same old thing.
personnaly i liked the game alot.although once i played one and two i relised the game play was good 9/10 but story was more like 6.5/10. for me fallout 2 was
gameplay-9/10
story-10/10
fallout 1
story-8/10
gameplay7/10
i would love to see fallout 1 the movie and then fallout 2 the movie but fallout 3 the movie would suck
i think fall out 3 the movie would be great they would just have to put it into parts and mix the story up a bit but it would be big money maker if they did it right.
I do believe this could be turned into a successful movie, like it was stated above I hope it breaks the trend of game turned movies sucking. although, besies the fact it was missing a decent plot, the hitman movie wasn’t bad, I mean it’s like a rambo movie just about a guy running around killing people, there should have been less romance in it though, same with this I guarentee you they will throw some terrile romance scenes if they make this into a movie which is an awful idea. These games are made for guys, guys for the most part don’t want to see romance, they want action and excitment, I think they could do this movie right, I really hope they don’t screw it up though.
I liked the game on PC, nothing bad about the controls. I’m guessing you guys are talking about the controls on the console version?
I liked this game, played it through as good and bad. I’m currently checking out the expansions. I like the setting and the idea. Its like the future became what everyone thought it would look like in the 1950′s, and the period music is awesome to. It pretty much looks like the game was made in the 50′s on present technology.
I dont think any of the fallout games should be made into a movie. I think they should write an entirely new story for the setting and backstory in fallout. You know the first line of the movie already though “War, war never changes…”