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Paul W.S. Anderson had some blunt words to say about filmmakers who are adapting video games to film. “This movie was made by people both in front of and behind the camera who genuinely adored the video game. And we knew what it was,” he said. “I’m still shocked when people adapt video games and the filmmakers go, ‘Well I’ve never saw the game [or] I’ve never played the game.’ The level of hubris involved in that… No one would ever dream of adapting War and Peace without reading the book. But somehow it’s OK to make a video game movie without knowing really what the fans love about the video game — and I think that’s really why some of these adaptations fail.” Jovovich, clearly amused by her husband’s response, said: “You are going to get ripped apart tomorrow!”
Paul W.S. Anderson had some blunt words to say about filmmakers who are adapting video games to film. “This movie was made by people both in front of and behind the camera who genuinely adored the video game. And we knew what it was,” he said. “I’m still shocked when people adapt video games and the filmmakers go, ‘Well I’ve never saw the game [or] I’ve never played the game.’ The level of hubris involved in that… No one would ever dream of adapting War and Peace without reading the book. But somehow it’s OK to make a video game movie without knowing really what the fans love about the video game — and I think that’s really why some of these adaptations fail.” Jovovich, clearly amused by her husband’s response, said: “You are going to get ripped apart tomorrow!”
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