Cell Director Singh's With "The Unforgettable"
Another video game made into a movie debacle? Well, maybe not. The Hollywood Reporter tells the tale that "Director Tarsem Singh is set to return to the studio world with The
Unforgettable. Unforgettable, originally titled Species X,
centers on a cop who in the course of a murder investigation realizes
that he is not human and uncovers a war between good and evil aliens."
The thing is based on the Sega video game, Condemned: Criminal Origins, a dark, bloody and frightening game if there ever was one (and one that garnered great reviews for the most part). The reason I think this one just might scare the pants off you? Singh's The Cell, had the atmosphere and art direction down (even if the plot stunk). If Singh's can get the look of the game into the movie, that's half the battle. I just hope the screenplay is decent enough to give me the shivers.
Condemned: Criminal Origins is indeed a very creepy atmospheric game. So much so, that I won't turn the lights off to play it. The music and the feel of the game just make me look over my shoulder too much.
I'm looking forward to this film, so keep me updated, Goldberg. By the way, if Condemned can influence a film, then what's that say about the soon-to-be-released BioShock? That game just screams film adaptation. And the game itself got the highest rating for any Xbox 360 game released so far (9.7 by IGN.com).