Comic-Con: ‘Act Of Valor’s Scott Waugh To Helm ‘Hawken’
Act Of Valor co-director Scott Waugh has signed on to direct a live action adaptation of Hawken, a free-to-play shooter game from Meteor Entertainment that started creating buzz at E3. Warner Bros has signed on to make the movie.
The team behind Hawken let word about the project slip at a Comic-Con panel for the web series. Bandito Brothers will be producing. The game will be playable on Android, iPhone and other platforms. Hawken already has over 300,000 users registered, and Archaia will publish the graphic novel.
WME reps Waugh, the former stuntman who is also in talks with DreamWorks to helm an adaptation of the vidgame Need For Speed.
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I’m getting a District 9 ‘vibe’ from the visuals (which I like) I’ve seen thus far of this property but I fail to see the ‘movie potential’ in this IP.
Warners should just plough this enthusiasm (and money) into that Robotech project of theirs. Brand recognition and an actual story.
Eh. What do I know..,
But the game’s not even out yet!? – seems rather premptive given currently there’s no tangible fan/userbase.