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Dratoul_Girant wrote:Whats everyone's thoughts on a Rifts movie done by CG like Appleseed movie that came out last year?

masterhth02003 wrote:will there even be a movie!?

zerombr wrote:I'm going to give you the real suggestion, the real winning idea for a Rifts movie, I swear this'll be done just perfect, you know it has to....Just get Genny Tartokovsky (sp?) from the Star Wars Clone Wars animated to do it, ohh dude now THAT is awesome!

::Darkstone:: wrote:

Pyrial wrote:Its too much to think about, a Rifts movie would have too much possibility.

I can see it really coming in as a CG movie (heres hoping I would have a chance to work on it , though i know that wont happen), but I fear that if it is live action there is a chance I will be disapointed.
Not in like a star wars episode 1 -2 kinda way, but a fantastic four sorta way ya know?

anyway, Im going to be getting outta school soon with a bach in animation, so if I can find a way to contribute to the movie, my life would be kind of complete....except for the whole evolving spiritually thing....and having kids thing....and uh....well, screw money, I just want to create.


Helloooo? Any updates on this...still no screenplay?

eh

The screenplay actually is in process, on draft 3 (may be in polish now, but that was the info I got as of nov. 2006). My only worry is that the film makers aren't Rifts fans and a bit of the spirit of the game may get lost in translation.

::Darkstone:: wrote:The screenplay actually is in process, on draft 3 (may be in polish now, but that was the info I got as of nov. 2006). My only worry is that the film makers aren't Rifts fans and a bit of the spirit of the game may get lost in translation.

::Darkstone:: wrote:The screenplay actually is in process, on draft 3 (may be in polish now, but that was the info I got as of nov. 2006). My only worry is that the film makers aren't Rifts fans and a bit of the spirit of the game may get lost in translation.

::Darkstone:: wrote:In the Treatment I wrote...

::Darkstone:: wrote:That's really only true of a novice and /or bad writer. Even a fan of something can write for general audiences, it's just a matter of constructing a storyline that is understandable to all. The techie bits can generally be left unexplained, as well as some of the more "mystical" aspects (I dunno about you, But I didn't need a scientific explination of "The Force" in Star Wars). The key is to have characters that are relatable, and to get as much exposition out of the waay as quickly as possible.

I could easily envision a 2.5 hour Rifts movie(or trilogy) ala LoTR, but the focus needs to be on the characters themselves and not the world they inhabit. In the Treatment I wrote, I latched onto a rather obvious vehicle for pulling those unfamiliar with Rifts into the world, which was to use the Lone Star Rifts generator to pull a 21st century person (actually 2, a husband and wife, both US military personel who were working on the super-secret Rift generator themselves)into the world of Rifts. I know it sounds a little cheesy, but whether or not something works is all in execution. To have someone so unacustom to the world, who searches out explination and who discovers the abject horror of their own fallen world is something people can grasp on to and go with such personally relatable characters. Plus, it really avoids the potential "Game" quality that befell the FUBAR of a movie called "Dungeons and Dragons".

But, that was my own method. Still gonna write my script.

jgants wrote:

::Darkstone:: wrote:The screenplay actually is in process, on draft 3 (may be in polish now, but that was the info I got as of nov. 2006). My only worry is that the film makers aren't Rifts fans and a bit of the spirit of the game may get lost in translation.

The problem with using Rifts fans for writing, though, is that they will have a lot of preconcieved notions and assumptions. The Rifts film has to be able to appeal to a wider audience who will go in with no knowledge whatsoever.

Because of the vast scope and detailed background of Rifts, that's a guarentee that only the tiniest fraction of the Rifts world will be featured in a movie (we're talking a cast of 5-8 main PC types, with maybe 1-2 types of bad guys, is about all you can fit into a 1.5-2 hour timeframe).

The other issue is that the movie shouldn't feel like a Rifts game - it should feel like a movie.

::Darkstone:: wrote:

TechnoGothic wrote:RIFTS : CHAOS EARTH
RIFTS : DARK AGES
RIFTS : COALITION WAR

All Three of the Rifts big time periods/Events covered nicely.

Sounds more like a TV mini-series to me. One of the primary components for any film to work are the characters, and people don't want a series of films in which the characters are ever-changing, you'll lose HUGE numbers that way. If there's a trilogy to be had I think LotR is a great template to look at, both in continuous story line construction and a good way to set up the world with just a couple minutes of voice over and cool visuals.

But that's just my opinion.

evilgeek wrote:

Evil Psychologist wrote:Making a movie based on RIFTS could turn out to be excellent or a horrible black mark on Palladium if done poorly.

Don't focus on eye candy at the expense of a compelling plot and cast of characters. I would hate to see something like this follow in the footsteps of George Lucas with a bunch of colorful whistles and farts underscored by cheesy puns from forgettable personalities.

It's not the personalities and ideas that are easily forgettable that are the problem, it's the personalities you couldn't scrap out out of your brain pan with a jagged, metal, red hot poker that are the problem with lucas.


Emo Vader, Jar Jar...

Thankfully, George Lucas isn't writing this screenplay.

Zuari wrote:Who is working on the screenplay if anyone, is it going to be one the Rifts staff or will they go out of house to someone that is experienced in that field.

Skylos wrote:Hi, I don't want to **** off any flamers, But i am wondering what is going on about the Rifts movie. Last time i checked was back in 03. If anyone can explain or post the link to the last updated announcement would be great.
Thanks

draco_argentum wrote:Rifts MMO... Rifts MMO... Rifts MMO...

TheyCallMeTrevor wrote:Last word out was the movie has a writer who is doing a draft. Knowing writers who work on scripts, I can tell you this process usually takes a while, during which you will not hear much. Most movies have dozens of drafts as it takes a while for everyone to settle on the one they like, then fine tune it. My guess is you won't hear much till this summer.

gsalas wrote:So how do we get involved with this???

ash_wednesday wrote:The new writer was suppose to start the script after the strike.

TheyCallMeTrevor wrote:

ash_wednesday wrote:

LostOne wrote:

ash_wednesday wrote:The new writer was suppose to start the script after the strike.

So hopefully he/she is neck deep in quality script drafting.

Well since it's been awhile since the strike ended, I should hope so....

He probably has started it. Even So, I wouldn't expect that draft to be done until early summer. The people I know who do script writing take about 1 to 2 months to work out a script the length necessary for a movie. And as I said, this will be just one draft of many.

When it's this early in the project, you have to be patient.

Lenwen wrote:Seriously does anyone know anything or heard anything about this future Blockbuster ?

Warwolf wrote:I know a little bit of good news, but I can't share it due to the NDA.

LostOne wrote:I hate you. Just knowing that there is something to know that is protected by NDA...you suck for peaking my curiosity.

Kevin wrote:There is none that I’m aware of.

Kevin wrote:Rawson Thurber, the screenwriter, and I have exchanged a number of emails, I sent him a stack of Rifts books he requested for research purposes (no, I’m not going to tell you which titles), and that’s about it for the present. I love his enthusiasm and commitment to the project, and I’m excited about what he might turn out, but no news on that front.

Warwolf wrote:

Kevin wrote:Rawson Thurber, the screenwriter, and I have exchanged a number of emails, I sent him a stack of Rifts books he requested for research purposes (no, I’m not going to tell you which titles), and that’s about it for the present. I love his enthusiasm and commitment to the project, and I’m excited about what he might turn out, but no news on that front.

Except that I considered it good news to hear that he and Kev had been in contact and how excited he was to be working on the project. I figured you all would like to hear that.

LostOne wrote:That is good that he's excited about it. Although ideally it would have been nice if the screenwriter had been previously familiar with the setting due to already being a fan.

But beggars can't be choosers, and we fans have been begging to see Rifts on the big screen for a long time.

Warwolf wrote:Huh? He is a long-time fan. He's even GMed Rifts.

LostOne wrote:Sorry, I didn't get that impression from your previous post.

Glad to hear it!

Torngesis wrote:Its been 9 years uhm when is this thing happening ?

LostOne wrote:

Torngesis wrote:Its been 9 years uhm when is this thing happening ?

Nine years? Really? Cuz in my world it's 2009 and the post you quoted is 2003.

Just gotta be patient, the rights are still optioned, so there is still hope.

Alpha 11 wrote:

LostOne wrote:

Torngesis wrote:Its been 9 years uhm when is this thing happening ?

Nine years? Really? Cuz in my world it's 2009 and the post you quoted is 2003.

Just gotta be patient, the rights are still optioned, so there is still hope.

It would still be nice to at least see the light at the end of the tunnel.

Twinkiman89 wrote:

Maryann wrote:

Alpha 11 wrote:

LostOne wrote:

Torngesis wrote:Its been 9 years uhm when is this thing happening ?

Nine years? Really? Cuz in my world it's 2009 and the post you quoted is 2003.

Just gotta be patient, the rights are still optioned, so there is still hope.

It would still be nice to at least see the light at the end of the tunnel.

It actually took more than 10 years for lord of the rings to see the light of day and as long as JB Films still wants to do this I still hold out hope that it will happen soon.

Same here, but some update information about this movie would be nice... Unless there isn't.

Thoughtful1 wrote:

LostOne wrote:The fact that we're not hearing anything means two things to me:

Either

1. nothing is happening so there is nothing to report.

or hopefully:

2. Big things are happening, but they're being very quiet to avoid breaching a non-disclosure agreement.

Or,
3. Small things are happening, slowly. These small things may or may not result (directly, or indirectly) in a Rifts feature film being produced. Development, especially in a big budget movie with the blockbuster potential Rifts has, can take a dozen writers a decade to write. When there's news worth hearing, we'll hear it. Waiting on the edge of your seat for every little bit of news will only make your backside sore.

Regardless of the script this writer is writing right now, what's really important in terms of figuring out what kind of movie RIFTS would be is the choice of director. After all, a script is never really finished even when the movie is being filmed. Nothing has or will be decided in terms of the creative direction of this movie until it gets a director.