news culture A Metroid movie after the success of Super Mario Bros.? This director’s answer is super simple
Super Mario Bros the Movie is an impressive hit and a real hit for Nintendo’s Hollywood dreams. So much so that fans are starting to pray for a Metroid movie: in fact, you should know that a well-known director is very keen to take care of it.
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For many, Super Mario Bros. the Movie is the perfect adaptation that the cult franchise deserves. The success is more than present as it is one of the biggest hits for an animated film (and for a video game adaptation), having just surpassed one billion at the worldwide box office. So we’re not surprised to see a second film in the years to come…or, why not, other Nintendo franchises making their way to the big screen.
In any case, fans firmly believe and many keep their fingers crossed that the Metroid saga will also be the subject of a film. On twitter, A netizen asked Neill Blomkamp if he would be interested in making a Metroid feature film given the success of Super Mario Bros. the Movie. And his answer was direct: “oui”.
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Neill Blomkamp isn’t just anyone in the film landscape. This is a South African-Canadian director whose sci-fi movies have been widely talked about: we can of course mention District 9, his first film with an inflight camera set against an extraterrestrial societal problem, then produced by Peter Jackson.
Afterward, Blomkamp also stood out with Elysium (with Matt Damon) or Chappie (with Hugh Jackamn): In another register, we owe him Demonic (released in 2021 and flirt with horror) and he’ll soon be spawning the Gran Turismo film commissioned by Sony.
In short, the futuristic and muscular intrigue, he knows him and believes his reaction on Twitter. He seems familiar with the Metroid universe he intends to direct if there is a movie.
Would you see a particular director adapting Metroid for the cinema? Or do you think Neill Blomkamp is the man for the job?
