I mean it's not like movies made out of computergames are a novalty these days and this is like Pirates of the Carribean meets Monty Python (not to mention it came out LONG BEFORE Pirates of the Carribean!)
shareIt'll probably never happen. Theres not enough interest beyond the loyal Monkey Island fanbase and it would probably draw too many parallels to The Pirates of the Carribean franchise for most movie companies to want to touch it.
shareand Disney owns it now (acquired with LucasArts). So unless they sell it back to Ron Gilbert, it's not gonna see the light of day.
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I'm the biggest pessimist of seeing my favorite books and games made I to movies; I'm always afraid they're going to turn it into crap. But for some reason, I feel like this particular game would make a great movie...but it would have to be done right. It would have to have the same humor and NOT be attempted to a super action flick.
I like to compare it to The Princess Bride. Princess bride took a common storyline of a girl/princess in distress, in a situation of riches and royalty, but still unhappy, and a romantic manly hero out to save her. But along with that, there is so much satire, but not touch to make it seem like Saturday Night Live, out to insult every romantic film of the past. Monkey Island would have to be made this way to not let down the fans of the original game.
It's possible, but it needs to be kept out of the hands of people like Michael Bay, James Cameron, and Jerry Bruckheimer.
I'd love to see Le Chuck on film but doubt it will ever happen unless they add him to a Pirates of the Carribean movie.
shareMost important:
MUST feature the J.Geils Band song "Monkey Island" in its ENTIRETY during the closing credits!