Unknown actor to play Solid Snake in the Metal Gear movie as more details emerge

Now listen to this, you might hate it, or you might love it. Originally Hugh Jackman, the guy who played Wolverine in the X-Men movies, was once considered by Hideo Kojima to play the role of Solid Snake in the new Metal Gear game based movie now in production. But now, we have an interesting twist taking place in Hollywood. Kojima and Avi Arad who once considered using Jackman for the starring role, have reconsidered and are going to use an unknown actor to play Solid Snake's role. This is considered a fresh new face on the scene and gives this unknown actor a chance to showcase his stuff on the big screen. Some people might not like that idea, but Kojima hasn't let us down yet, and he is serving as an advisory to the new Metal Gear movie and assisting it.

What about Big Boss? That surely would've been the better storyline, but then again, Metal Gear Solid was more about Solid Snake, and trust me, if this new Metal Gear movie takes off the way I think it will, Big Boss will get his day in the sunshine. We have to start somewhere. Since Avi Arad was chosen to do the production of the Metal Gear movie, I have confidence that it's going to be a blockbuster. After all, his work involved X-Men, Iron-Man, Spider-Man and a number of other films. He is well known for his adaptation of comic book franchise to movies and is respected big time in the film industry. Right now as it stands, who knows who this new unknown actor will be, but if Hideo Kojima seems fit to use him for Solid Snake's character, it could be just the kick start his career needs.

As more becomes known about the Metal Gear game based movie, you can bet I'll post here about it. The more we know, the more exciting the thought of watching Solid Snake on the big screen becomes. Who will play Meryl, or how about the bad guys like Revolver Ocelot? There is a lot to be covered as of yet.

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Reasons why the Metal Gear movie will be a megahit, because guess who will be producing it of course?

I found an interesting article I'd like to share with you concerning the new Metal Gear game based movie now in production. Many have worries that a movie adaptation of a popular series that already is famous for its unreal cinema sequences might not fair too well at the box office. Well, let's just say you might want to cheer up on that one, because MovieLine has made some really nice points about how the new Metal Gear movie will actually be quite a hit on the big screen. In the past you've seen how well made and awesome the movie sequences in the game itself are, and can be a model and catalyst for the production of the film. The fact that Metal Gear is already a movie inside a movie is a big help, and the fact that you have Avi Arad producing the darn thing is already a big plus. Yeah, click on that link and see what kind of movies he's famous for, it'll knock you out of your socks. Spider Man, Iron Man, X-Men, just to name a *few* out there. He was picked because he is renowned for his adaptation for comic books to movies, and has stated that video games are the comic books of today.

The article makes some interesting points, for those of you who may have doubts or concerns. No fan of the Metal Gear game series wants to see Konami games development's brainchild get trashed by some bad film decision making. Hideo Kojima is also a fan of Batman movies like The Dark Knight and it's been suggested that Christian Bale might be good for the role of Solid Snake. The idea of using Hugh Jackman who is famous for his role as "Wolverine" in the X-Men movies has also been toyed around with. He might just fit the bill since playing the role of Solid Snake is close to the type of rugged character he's used to. After your finished reading it let me know what you think and who you think would be best for the Solid Snake role.

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The Metal Gear movie in production and who is behind it.

It's finally becoming a reality, a Metal Gear movie now currently in production. It's an idea that's been toyed with for years on end, but a number a questions about it have never been answered. Some of those questions are based around the fact that a lot of game to movie film adaptations are done poorly, while another question circles around wondering which Metal Gear game storyline will be used in the first place. Yet the biggest concern of all is how do you make a transition from game to movie and still make it a masterpiece. Fans of the Metal Gear game series know full and well, how awesome the cinema sequences are in Metal Gear, and it's an absolutely big issue to take that tradition and translate it over to the big screen. That's not a problem, according to Hideo Kojima that is.

Recently there was an event taking place in Tokyo, Japan to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Metal Gear game franchise. At that event, Kojima had with him, the founder and CEO of Marvel Studios, Avi Arad. You may know that name well, as he assisted in the production of hit movies like SpiderMan 2, and Iron Man. He has been renowned for his work in taking a comic book icon, and porting it over the the box office, and has hailed video games as being "the comic books of today". That statement holds true since the Metal Gear game series is also well known for its long and very involving cinema sequences. It's no wonder fans have been hammering their heads for so long over the simple "idea" of a Metal Gear game based movie, and not any real talk or motivation to make one a reality. Kojima is also a fan of movies like The Dark Knight, and mister Batman himself, Christian Bale has shown a desire to play the character of our beloved long time friend Solid Snake. He does seem to fit the bill, with multiple movies playing a lone caped crusader with an appetite for bringing his enemies down.

It doesn't stop there of course, since Avi Arad has also assisted in the production of the X-Men movies, the idea of using Hugh Jackman, mister "Wolverine" himself, has also been suggested from what I've heard recently. As to which one would pull off playing the role as Solid Snake is another matter, as some like Bale more, while others prefer Jackman. A former Wolverine character does match Solid Snake's personality, at least to a degree, and of course he does happen to know Avi Arad personally since they both worked on the X-Men movies. If he picks Jackman for Snake's role, I can't say I would blame him for it.

Now the new question that still hasn't been decided and answered is of course, which Metal Gear game storyline will be used for a live movie? Even though the Metal Gear franchise has been going on for 25 long years, it didn't take off like some people realize until the introduction of "Metal Gear Solid", way back in 1998. From that point we had massive storyline telling and cinema sequences to watch, now that we had better technology to illustrate it all. So do we use the original Metal Gear Solid, Sons of Liberty, Snake Eater, or Guns of the Patriots storyline to add to Solid Snake's role? Now that we have a full on Metal Gear game based movie in production, that's the biggest question that has yet to be answered. Watch the trailers below and then comment on which storyline do you like the most and want to see put in a movie.

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