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Posted by: ChaosEsper Dec 8 2005, 08:34 PM

Hey, a buddy of mine told me that he had heard about a Shadowrun movie being in the works. He claims to have heard it from a guy who runs a Shadowrun MUD. Now, I don't think that a SR movie would ever be made, but I'm not sure. So, anyone here heard anything, or is my buddy just pulling random crap out of nowhere?

Posted by: Mekalus Dec 9 2005, 11:48 AM

Well there was the movie Johnny Mnemonic which every Shadowrunner who saw it instantly recognized it as a Shadowrun world type movie. It wasn't a good movie IMHO and it wasn't called Shadowrun the movie but I mean cmon the opening lines in the movie practically came out of the Shadowrun Core Rule books.

Posted by: Elve Dec 9 2005, 12:21 PM

In a recently german game magazine interview RB said: No movie is planned...

Posted by: Oracle Dec 9 2005, 12:30 PM

It's one of those rumours that turn up frequently.

Posted by: Shadow Dec 9 2005, 05:39 PM

I don't recall if it was on the faq or the writing guidlines but I seem to remember reading somewhere on the official website that Wizkids was developing an idea for it.

Which they probably are and could be for years and years.

Posted by: Adam Dec 9 2005, 08:07 PM

Posted by: BookWyrm Dec 9 2005, 08:20 PM

And I read it long before the movie came out. In fact, I always reccomend to people who haven't seen the movie yet to read the short story first.

Neuromancer was (of course) the first Cyberpunk novel I read, then I moved on to Burning Chrome, Count Zero, Mona Lisa Overdrive & the Mirrorshades anthology.

Posted by: Mr.Platinum Dec 17 2005, 11:51 AM

I have heard that some German fans make fan films. never looked it up though.

Posted by: Mr. Man Dec 18 2005, 04:08 AM

About a year or so before FASA went under they announced (at the Gen Con "What's Up With Shadowrun?" seminar) that they were working on a deal with an independent filmmaker. Apparantly nothing ever came of it, though.

Posted by: kryton Dec 21 2005, 10:48 PM

Fanpro.com the german owner of Shadowrun did so something. They had a contest for the best Shadowrun Films. I've uploaded two films to my web site for your viewing. Maybe some german speaking folks can add subtitles or something. You can get the gist of what's going on though.

http://www.mdc.net/~kryton/shadowrun/SR_Kurzfilm_Todesvision_52MB.avi
http://www.mdc.net/~kryton/shadowrun/SR_Kurzfilm_Last_Team_standing_44MB.wmv

Remember to right click on the Hyperlink and click save as.....

Posted by: Elve Dec 22 2005, 01:28 AM

Some Ed2k Links for all the Shadowrun Short Movies

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ed2k://|file|Shadowrun%20Trailer.avi|43825982|C03FE81265602C597DAFE4FD34E24E31|h=B4G7ITJJCTULQ5EHCRVDO4KGNWLH5RIX|/

ed2k://|file|Last%20Team%20standing.mpg|209861848|1E5C3AF95756D014A86EF4452377AE16|h=XHCFVUMRR7KLG2NRDPM2N2P6YMALISPX|/

ed2k://|file|Chip%20happens.mpg|526598148|3DC827412E16D595114AF8C3462D0F0E|h=4XU6VZWLJOINQ3A5VKOS3SSZKEKGSEY6|/

ed2k://|file|Body%20Park.mpg|208983376|B900CC65DD140FDDEE5608278FE5D904|h=4VOJRKODGJ3TLYBD2JYDUOIBGXEMVNGH|/

ed2k://|file|Rage.mpg|248942232|835386145841D73FEAD7D4C200157E44|h=X73MHXM4RGZ6B3GO423JHH5EDKMH7HM7|/

ed2k://|file|Dice.wmv|25334490|069B4A227A8CBF63D2ACDA4D1AD60D20|h=KCKNUBHB7LRG4KRTDRPI2KCOEBXY5ZOH|/

ed2k://|file|SR%20Trailer.mpg|9713664|CB0D853677454BC8B9538F9180B181EA|h=N4OVIHYMZQDLT3YS7XKQD6FEEYAM7C2P|/

ed2k://|file|20%20Minutes.mpg|344058904|80E5C90DA10D5AA24BF54DD3E9F0D2B7|h=PGXKEC46TLK4CIYWA4IKFZRO3KGUA332|/

ed2k://|file|Drei%20vor%20Fuenf.mpg|354643972|93ED9DFD954A27A9EA3B070C1D59EB9C|h=4XKDFNUMODZHWC6CXMC7PA4HUGKZIPZ6|/

ed2k://|file|Ichinichi-mashi.wmv|22346332|60B6F4FA6F1067D0CEC3B54047B1584F|h=LF2ZU7Q3T72WMOO4RHIAPU6PMTMTXG7Z|/

ed2k://|file|Todesvision.mpg|226701312|ABDA2D44DF4A2F888B44FFC276E9E5DB|h=J25EBKOTOH7XT46NYYXMBB3ED4ZBJ3CU|/

ed2k://|file|One%20Way%20Road.wmv|15483370|57B0F3C58AB9CB8112BF49EEEA92F9D2|h=PMIXMUTKMQQBJBCHYNJSZGVJKX4GHC5E|/

ed2k://|file|Remuneratio.mpg|417281172|630C15F2AD8BAD5ECA7ABFD90681A17F|h=IZUCXI5SYLVBP6DVZO4Z747BTFZWSQYP|/

ed2k://|file|Illusions.wmv|31803774|5A4593AD29921B93B2B2E239D62FE65C|h=HB5IBGWJRURTPPCM4X7R3P2HGYDH4MVG|/

ed2k://|file|Teatime.mpg|302528516|F4C888B231C8A8D1A5EFC68557D865AC|h=JMYXPJD2TQYUJL3VOHACDOCSTHTBIUCK|/

ed2k://|file|Serva.avi|454399286|D3EDEF437946F245E03BA44E409DA42D|h=2UCR7JY4MJATSOS26HRBC2I4VXT72OWA|/

ed2k://|file|Shadows%20of%20the%20Past.mpg|222487484|EA5A8FDCDFB9E0C9223EBF11BC4D5520|h=A7LLQKLCTWYNVZT7Q3PAEBK5HZ7PS2GM|/

ed2k://|file|Trailer%20Shadowrun%20by%20Noctanvul.avi|13406208|CB8422298E65AA230E93E48C2EB535D2|h=TM5PXMTXFEX2HXFAJZMIE5PBRSGFNY45|/

ed2k://|file|Praeludium.avi|445171926|588CA2969B0F4CB9AEE95B4382F927E1|h=AP7QENU4DWJVLFGHART4BIEDKQOE7HBA|/

ed2k://|file|Heilige%20Geister.mpg|503977988|C872BECF5881D8DAA5E6E28581DC81FE|h=PFZSGKLULBRWF4YAAVFIXEKGW72K7NRE|/

ed2k://|file|Rueckkehr%20der%20Templer.mpg|78782052|B7730316489BC65A13070973A652008B|h=5SBBMQLCBTRMSQWBWTPIFQUPWCRLMDPW|/

Posted by: Butterblume Dec 26 2005, 06:50 PM

I heard rumors, only a third of all americans have german roots, so not everybody can understand these (short) movies.

Sure would be nice if Elve could mark the ones not english

Posted by: Elve Dec 27 2005, 02:26 PM

I think none of the is english (Ok maybe one or two, but I don't really remember...

Posted by: Panzergeist Jan 2 2006, 05:36 AM

You guys know there was a movie based on Gibson's short story New Rose Hotel? It wasn't very good, despite starring Wilem Dafoe and Christopher Walken, two of the best actors of all time. I would like to see a Shadowrun movie, but right now, I'd settle for the upocoming Shadowrun game being good.

Posted by: Maxxi Jan 8 2006, 07:34 PM

I think Johnny Pneumonic (aka new rose hotel) being made into a movie was a great and terrible fluke.

Every Gibson/cyberpunk fan would agree Neuromancer should have been made into a movie before anything else Gibson wrote.

I mean come on! It not only invented the matrix, it invented Razor girls/Street Samurai. Oh and it had Coffin motels..... Crazy futuristic drugs.... a jaunt into space.... Zen archers.... Crazy megacorp.... Massive sprawl (and it was on the East Coast to!)... I mean come on what more could anyone ask for.

Posted by: Adam Jan 9 2006, 02:04 AM

Posted by: Maxxi Jan 9 2006, 02:53 AM

I stand corrected. I never knew New Rose Hotel was a movie, and I never did much more then glance at Burning Chrome.

I've only read Neuromancer and Count Zero straight through.

Posted by: nezumi Jan 9 2006, 07:18 PM

New Rose Hotel was... Eh. Great cast, but the movie was reasonably painful. If you haven't read the story, which is *FAR* superior, you'll likely get lost. If you have read the story, you'll still get fairly bored since it's mostly dialogue.

Yes, two movies. Johnny Mnemonic was better by a bit. Neuromancer might have been tough because there wasn't much you could cut out to put it in an hour and a half, and there's a certain amount of background which might have been good. What was that one where the guy finds the glasses that show 3D plans for the city? That one might be self-contained enough for a good movie.

Posted by: Butterblume Jan 26 2006, 01:58 AM

Posted by: Butterblume Feb 16 2006, 09:32 PM

I have seen 4 of the 6 (or so) short movies so far. Pretty good .

Probably even worth looking if you can't speak german (perhaps somebody will do subtitles ).

For emule users: search for sr_kurzfilm_06

Especially the Winner, Tor 3, is not based on dialogue .