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Despite the unraveling of what was going to be a very strange (read: unwanted) adaptation of the Uncharted?video games, Sony Pictures is continuing to push the genre forward through developing several other brands for the live-action treatment. Sony signed with Ubisoft Motion Pictures to develop the?Assassin?s Creed?film in a deal that didn?t sit well with rival studios and as we learned today, they?re still planning a live-action feature film based on Team Ico?s?Shadow of the Colossus.
Deadline?has the update on the latest important video game title that?s entering development, a place where countless projects still sit as the video game movie genre remains in an uneasy place, unproven but ripe for?emergence. Sony aims to make Shadow of the Colossus?a large-scale blockbuster with the help of producer?Kevin Misher (Mirror Mirror) and have signed Josh Trank (Chronicle) to direct. Back in 2009, Sony had hired?Justin Marks (Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li) to pen the screenplay but that evidently did not work out.
Trank hit it big with his low-budget found footage film Chronicle?earlier this year and has since become widely sought over for several big budget blockbusters, including the Fantastic Four?reboot and Sony?s own Venom?- a spinoff for The Amazing Spider-Man. With Shadow of the Colossus?however, Trank may have found his biggest challenge yet.
The story of the game isn?t its focus, nor is its characters. In fact, there are not many characters at all in the game which barely features any dialogue. It?s about a boy?named Wander who travels with his trusty companion and only ally ? a horse named Agro ? across vast open areas, hunting a series of 16 massive and unique Colossi with his stolen magic sword in order to revive Mono, a young girl and his love interest.
The game earned critical praise for its uniqueness in style, its impressive visuals and its award-winning soundtrack, and that?s partially why a film adaptation is difficult to fathom. Unlike most video game properties, Shadow of the Colossus?isn?t a property that can spawn a continuing franchise.?The game didn?t feature much dialogue and there weren?t populated areas with other characters -?It was a visual spectacle and more of a puzzle game than a typical action-adventure.
This begs the question of how faithful a Sony Pictures film adaptation could really be. Can they sell a movie to mainstream moviegoing audiences about one kid fighting gigantic monsters, entirely in CGI? Will they force in other characters and backstory a la Prince of Persia?and take away from what made the game unique? Since it is so dependent on visuals, will it look more real than Wrath of the Titans?
While our Game Rant team loves Shadow of the Colossus?it?s hard to imagine at this point how it will be adapted for the silver screen, especially considering its heavy budgetary requirements for the effects. We can all expect this one to be made for 3D but we do not know what to expect from the script and story. Sony is looking at writers to join Trank at the moment and we?re intrigued with the idea of a live-action take.
For more on the game and developer Team Ico, head over to Game Rant and read our review of the HD re-release of Shadow of the Colossus.
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PORTLAND, Maine (AP) ? Scores of Maine churches will pass the collection plate a second time at Sunday services on Father's Day to kick off a fundraising campaign for the lead opposition group to November's ballot question asking voters to legalize same-sex marriages.
Between 150 and 200 churches are expected to raise money for the Protect Marriage Maine political action committee, said Carroll Conley Jr., executive director of the Christian Civic League of Maine evangelical organization and a member of the PAC. Conley is also trying to drum up support for the Maine campaign from religious leaders from around the country.
It's unusual, but not unheard of, for churches to take up collections for political causes. Maine's Catholic diocese says it raised about $80,000 with a designated collection in 2009 in its effort to overturn Maine's same-sex marriage law, which was passed by the Legislature that year and later rejected by voters. The Catholic church isn't actively campaigning this time, instead focusing on teaching parishioners about the sanctity of marriage between a man and a woman Father's Day, June 17, seemed an appropriate time to kick off this year's fundraising campaign because of the day's focus on family, Conley said. Additional collection-plate offerings at churches are expected in the months ahead.
"The messaging we're using is that those who are seeking to redefine marriage in Maine believe there's no difference between moms and dads," Conley told The Associated Press. "We believe those differences are relevant. We don't think the differences in the genders are societally imposed roles, and we believe that children benefit when they're in that ideal environment where there's a mom and dad."
Protect Marriage Maine has been in contact with about 800 churches across the state and expects 150 to 200 to participate in the Father's Day collections, Conley said. They include Methodist, Baptist, Pentecostal, Nazarene, Church of God, Wesleyan, Evangelical Free, Advent Christian and other denominations.
While many churches are joining the campaign against the referendum, others of various denominations are working to support the ballot measure.
Some churches have hosted phone banks where congregation members have made calls in favor of the referendum, said the Rev. Sue Gabrielson, the minister at the Sanford Unitarian Universalist Church. Other churches have held educational forums and training sessions on door-to-door canvassing.
The referendum, she said, is about inclusion, a "loving God" and being nonjudgmental and compassionate.
"What we want is for people to know that this is a religious issue," she said.
Episcopal Bishop Gene Robinson of New Hampshire, who created an international uproar when he became the first openly gay bishop in the Anglican church in 2003, is coming to Maine in early June on behalf of the campaign in support of gay marriage. He will appear at three screenings of the film "Love Free or Die," which depicts his life, in Portland, Lewiston and Ellsworth.
Churches in Maine and elsewhere have raised money from parishioners for political campaigns in the past on issues including gay rights, doctor-assisted suicide, abortion and gambling.
Federal law prohibits churches and other 501(c) (3) charitable organizations from supporting or opposing candidates running for office, either through financial contributions or endorsements, said Brent Walker, executive director of the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty, a Washington advocacy group that supports separation of church and state.
"But they can, with near impunity, support issues and causes, including same-sex marriage referenda," Walker said.
Supporters of Maine's ballot question have said they expect to raise $5 million or more for their campaign. Opponents have said they expect to raise far less, but collection plate offerings will go a long way toward helping fund the campaign, Conley said.
Conley has been in Washington, D.C., this week at a pastors conference organized by the conservative Family Research Council. There, he met with other gay marriage opponents from Minnesota, Washington and Maryland, where same-sex marriage ballot initiatives are being debated.
Minnesota will decide in November whether a ban on gay marriage should be part of the state constitution. Maryland and Washington are expected to have ballot measures seeking to overturn same-sex marriage laws that were recently passed by their legislatures.
Conley's also seeking endorsements from well-known pastors who might be willing to record video and audio clips that can be played at churches taking part in Maine's collection-plate drive, he said. Those clips would also be sent to the state's Christian radio stations as public service announcements.
Conley said he realized churches should play a central role in the Maine campaign after being in North Carolina earlier this month when voters approved an amendment to the state constitution affirming that marriage may only be a union of a man and a woman.
"I was impressed with the coordination I saw among the faith community in North Carolina," he said.
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The erotic trilogy ?Fifty Shades of Grey? has been banned at some libraries while others are managing long wait-lists for copies of the New York Times bestseller. NBC?s Anne Thompson reports.
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Samsung GALAXY Note with David Beckham
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, a global leader in wireless communications and sponsor of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, announced today an exclusive new video featuring world-renowned athlete David Beckham, Samsung?s Official Ambassador for the London 2012 Olympic Games. The video, which demonstrates the unique features of the Samsung GALAXY Note, showcases Beckham?s incredible soccer skills as he reproduces the melody of Beethoven?s classic ?Ode to Joy? by kicking a series of soccer balls against a 15-foot wall of drums. Beckham uses the GALAXY Note?s large screen to plan his sequence of kicks against the drums. Then he uses the S Pen to annotate a photograph and post it on Facebook, capturing his experience and sharing it instantly with all his seventeen million fans.
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Samsung will also be offering a Premium Suite upgrade for GALAXY Note users worldwide to provide a greater user experience of the device. The Premium Suite software package includes advanced note-taking applications, enhanced productivity tools, and an Android 4.0 OS upgrade. The update has started fromGermanyin May 10 and will be gradually rolled out in other regions.
GALAXY Note introduces a revolutionary new mobile device category.? Retaining all the portability of a smartphone, its immersive large screen and advanced pen-input capabilities enable new possibilities for creating, rendering and sharing content with unique self-expression and spontaneity. GALAXY Note continues to win praise from consumers across the globe, recently surpassing 5 million sales in only 5 months since its launch.
Samsung, the Worldwide Olympic Partner for Wireless Communications Equipment, will be demonstrating the latest smartphones including GALAXY Note in the Olympic Village and throughoutLondonfor the duration of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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