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Peter Calloway to Adapt ‘Alan Wake’ For Television
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Whaaat.
Boy am I glad Sam is involved in this. If this ends up being the form an AW sequel has to take, then I guess I'm in.
Very interested to see where this leads, at the very least.
Boy am I glad Sam is involved in this. If this ends up being the form an AW sequel has to take, then I guess I'm in.
Very interested to see where this leads, at the very least.
It's one thing to be skeptical, but to literally say "I don't see any potential" is laughable. How limited does one's imagination have to be?
I really hope this works out and we get an interesting expansion of the Alan Wake universe.
I'm afraid it is the opposite.
Lake probably sick and tires of his script laying in a vault and nothing happening with it.
Lake probably sick and tires of his script laying in a vault and nothing happening with it.
sam is so dreamy
imagine going to work and seeing max payne every day
some people don't realize how lucky they are
Not at all, just that he quietly talked it around town and that a number of studios were very interested.
Imagine having your life narrated by Sam Lake. That would be the best thing ever. Best damn voice in the world.
I have no idea how well it aged, as I have not played it in many years. However, it's perhaps the third person action/adventure game that thrilled me the most to play, just so damn atmospheric and excellent in just about every sense for the times. A sequel would be glorious, and I really hope it'll eventually happen, no matter how long it'll take. Hopefully this show will get us a step closer to that.
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Cool cool, I'd love HBO or Showtime to pick it up then, I think they could give it the budget it needs.
I'm glad to hear about this. I think I might prefer the story as a TV show instead of a game. I just hope it continues long enough past where the games currently are.
This summer on Syfy...
I guess this is as close to a conclusion as we'll ever get if they can actually make it long enough to finish where the game ends.
Still one of my most favorite games ever. Such a laser-focused experience with a killer matrix of meta logic surrounding everything that happens. Games should aspire to have writing that tight, and few have come close since. I want to see Sam Lake UNLEASHED when this airs.
I feel like this is what people should have been aiming for all these years. You have all these movies that never get off the ground after the initial announcement because no one wants to spend 60 million on a Metal Gear Solid movie.
And the length of games, especially ones with side missions and expansive worlds, means adaptations are probably better suited for a season format than a two-hour movie
And lets you take more interesting directions, like the John Wick spin-off show The Continental slated for Starz
No, what's going to happen is they'll adapt the video game and the entire first season will be based on the first Alan Wake, even the cliffhanger. Then it'll get cancelled and they'll have to finish the story out in video game form. :)
Will be interesting to see where this leads. If it gets picked up I hope its good for the sake of the franchise
Speaking of Alan Wake taking inspiration from Twin Peaks, it always struck me as neat that American Nightmare actually had a lot in common with TP: The Return even though AN came out years earlier.
then I pray to all the gods that they make something incredible that inspires them to make another.
100% it would be a crime if it wasnt
The games didn't do that already? American Nightmare certainly handled the cliffhanger better than the show did.
I really urge you to read the article!
also, regarding an alan wake sequel, as always, we're exploring possibilities and would love to make it when the time is right - that has never been not true - but right now we are busy making control and crossfire 2 / hd story mode as well as our recently announced vanguard project, and we will be busy with those for the foreseeable future.