Army of Two movie in the making

Author: Joe Martin
Published: 24th October 2008
Comments (9) Stumble
Army of Two movie in the making

Scott Z. Burns, who formerly wrote the script for The Bourne Ultimatum, is now to write an Army of Two film.

EA has reportedly licensed the writer of The Bourne Ultimatum to make a film based on the co-op shooter Army of Two according to Variety magazine.

Scott Z. Burns, who was also apparently attached to make the Halo movie, apparently approached EA Montreal and expressed an interest in making a film based on the game. Electronic Arts quickly agreed, signed itself on as a producer to the project, and the film is now in pre-production.

"The ambiguity of these private military corporations lends weight to an intelligent thriller with relevance to what's going on in the world right now," said Burns in an interview where he discussed the plot of the game.

"You have contractors with their own agendas, and two guys whose friendship supersedes all the politics," he added.

Burns is an odd choice to write the film though, as he was for the Halo film too. Speaking about the movie adaptation, he admitted straight away that he wasn't a gamer, though that may actually helped him land the deal.

"I told EA right off the bat I wasn't a gamer, and that appealed to them because they didn't want to simply replicate the game," he said.

If you're not familiar with the plot of the game, or you're just interested in some pretty-good co-op action then you can check out our full Army of Two review for more info. Then, let us know what you think of the game and the prospect of a movie in the forums.
Quote liratheal 24th October 2008, 11:04
Wait.. What?

How do you make a movie out of killing people and fist pounds?

Nevermind.. Forget I asked. This should be at least hilarious.
Quote Kúsař 24th October 2008, 11:21
EA noticed how Max Paine film affected sales of the game! :D
Quote UrbanMarine 24th October 2008, 13:57
The theme is nothing new, there have been tons of movies involving mercenaries. Assassins, Hitman, The Specialist etc
Quote Redbeaver 24th October 2008, 14:47
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Originally Posted by UrbanMarine
The theme is nothing new, there have been tons of movies involving mercenaries. Assassins, Hitman, The Specialist etc

well yeah, but how many that use a buddy-system? :D

i kinda hate the game, but actually look forward to the movie.
Quote UrbanMarine 24th October 2008, 15:12
:D

I wish they made a Mechwarrior Mercenaries movie or just a Mechwarrior movie in general. Not Robo Jox style.
Quote sam.g.taylor 24th October 2008, 21:25
Have we ever had a movie based on a game that's better than the original game?

This seems a viable candidate...
Quote Cthippo 25th October 2008, 01:01
This should at least fail in a spectacular manner.
Quote docodine 25th October 2008, 07:39
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Originally Posted by sam.g.taylor
Have we ever had a movie based on a game that's better than the original game?

This seems a viable candidate...

Super Mario Bros.

But really, I would have to say the Dead or Alive movie.
Quote Gunsmith 26th October 2008, 19:22
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Originally Posted by UrbanMarine
:D

I wish they made a Mechwarrior Mercenaries movie or just a Mechwarrior movie in general. Not Robo Jox style.

robotjox rocked! B-films ftw :D
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