The 'Resident Evil' filmmaker has confirmed they're making a 'Monster Hunter' movie.
Paul W.S Anderson and Milla Jovovich
Writer/director Paul W.S Anderson is about to put his horror series to bed when 'Resident Evil: The Final Chapter' is released starring his wife Milla Jovovich, but he has announced that he is to turn another successful video series game into a movie, with the help of Capcom who created both franchises.
In an interview with Deadline, Anderson said: "What I love about 'Monster Hunter' is the incredibly beautiful, immersive world they've created. It's on the level of like a 'Star Wars' movie, in terms of world creation. There are no real central characters so it's a bit like when we first approached 'Resident Evil' and imposed our own characters and story on that world. I think this is a perfect IP for us to do exactly that same thing again."
In fact he's already written the first film's script and has created both still and VFX visual renderings of the creatures.
The film is centred on an ordinary man in a dead end job who finds out he is the descendant of an ancient hero but he must travel to a mystical world to train to become a Monster Hunter before the creatures take over.
Like the 'Resident Evil' films, the 'Monster Hunter' movie has a budget in the region of $50 million and is expected to become a long-running series.
Anderson explained his vision for the film, saying: "The 'Monster Hunter' world includes these huge deserts that make the Gobi Desert look like a sandbox, and they have ships that sail through the sand. These full-on galleons, but rather than sailing on the ocean waves, they sail through waves of sand.
"You're fighting these giant creatures, some as big as a city block. They live underneath the Earth and when they burst out, it's like the best of Dune. You also have these flying dragons, giant spiders, the most wonderful creatures. That's what really attracted me."
He added: "I felt there was a fresh, exciting world that we could expose and build a whole world around, like a Marvel or 'Star Wars' universe. Everything is about world creation, nowadays, and how can you build a world where you can have multiple stories going on? I thought this was our opportunity to have a cinematic universe."
The game originated on PlayStation 2 and has since been rolled out to other consoles such as the Wii, Xbox and Nintendo 3DS.