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Metal Gear Solid 4 Voice Actor Makes Hollywood Production Company
7:00PM Brian Ashcraft | David Hayter, voice of character Snake Metal Gear Solid and Hollywood screenwriter, has formed a production company with Tekken movie producer Benedict Carver. More »
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David Hayter Back On Metal Gear Movie?
10:30PM Luke Plunkett | Yeah, David Hayter is the voice of Snake in Metal Gear Solid, but his day job is Hollywood script writer. You’d think, then, that he’d be a lock to write the Metal Gear Movie. More »
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David Hayter Has ‘Massive Respect’ For Hideo Kojima
7:30PM Brian Ashcraft | David Hayter does not have problems with the Metal Gear Solid franchise or Hideo Kojima. Sure, he might’ve disagreed with the some choices, but hey, that’s natural. Hayter’s a creative guy, not some mindless drone, and there are bound to be times when people don’t see eye-to-eye. Setting the record straight, Hayter writes over at the IMDB boards: This is patently ridiculous. I love those games immensely and have nothing but massive respect for Mr. Kojima. I did mention one disagreement I had regarding the climax of the game, a question of character, but this is just par for the course when many people work on the same piece. From the videos we posted, it certainly seemed like Hayter was joking. And besides, what’s wrong about disagreeing? A man’s entitled to his opinion, and Kojima is free to make the game however he sees fit. That doesn’t mean there’s any ill feelings! Hit the jump for the full message: More »
Lost Planet The Movie By Solid Snake Is Just Shy Of Confirmed
6:40AM Michael McWhertor | The voice of Solid Snake says that the film adaptation of Capcom’s Lost Planet is this close — you can’t see, but my fingers are but a hair’s-breadth apart — to being confirmed, pending a deal with Warner Bros. That deal, David Hayter says, is “just closing” but “not entirely confirmed yet” according to a report from IGN. It’s good news for Lost Planet fans — and not just because of Hayter’s screenwriting nerd cred based on his X-Men and Watchmen scripts — because the man cares deeply about the source material. “There is gap in Hollywood between people who write good movies and those who appreciate good video games”, Hayter said. The man with the trademark voice says he tries “to make an effort to take the essence of the game, keep as much of that as possible, and still put it into a proper film structure”. Yes, yes, but will it feature bug shooting? ‘Cause bug shooting is key. AX08: Solid Snake Discusses Lost Planet [IGN] More »
Does Metal Gear Solid Need A Movie?
2:00PM Brian Ashcraft | They’re making a Metal Gear Solid movie. And since David Hayter knows both Hollywood as a big time script writer and Metal Gear Solid as the English language voice of Solid Snake, he’s probably a good guy to ask about the movie version — even if he’s apparently not writing the movie. And what does David Hayter think? Does it need a movie? No. Do people want to collect the money that would be made from a movie? Sure. [laughs] I think that any time that a property is as valuable as this one, they’re going to do it. It’s not a question of if there is a need for a movie, it’s a question of how do they insure that the movie is good, and worth watching. And how would Hayter make Metal Gear Solid a movie worth watching? More »
David Hayter Begged Konami To Change MGS4 Ending
4:00PM Brian Ashcraft | David Hayter isn’t just some voice guy. He’s a voice guy who’s also a Hollywood screenwriter and has penned some big movies like X-Men. While Hayter did offer praise for Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima by saying he’s “certainly learned things from him, especially about ambiguity and telling a story without giving all the answers”, Hayter also pointed out creative run-ins he’s had with the game designer. As far back as the original Metal Gear Solid, Hayter didn’t always agree with Kojima’s choices. What did Hayter think of Metal Gear Solid 4’s ending? Hit the jump for his opinion of where it went wrong — SPOILERS ahead! More »Somebody Wants To Make A Lost Planet Movie?
1:20PM Luke Plunkett | Yesterday’s episode of Evil Avatar’s podcast featured as a special guest David “Voice of Solid Snake” Hayter. They got chatty, they talked Metal Gear, but something else they talked about was Hayter’s other line of work: as a Hollywood writer. Over the year’s, Hayters worked on movies like X-Men 1 & 2 and the Scorpion King, and he’s even at work on the upcoming Watchmen flick as well. Seems he’s also in discussions with both Capcom and Warner Bros to write a screenplay for a Lost Planet movie. Interesting choice, Capcom. Can’t say I enjoyed the game too much, but the setting could work as a flick, especially if it’s pitched at the Chronicles of Riddick end of the budget/market. Evil Avatar Radio Ep. Eleventy One – David Hayter [Evil Avatar] More »
Hear Solid Snake Say ‘Kotaku’
11:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Solid Snake’s English voice actor David Hayter, Drebin’s voice Khary Payton, Liquid Ocelot’s Patric Zimmerman, MGS4 producer Ken Imaizumi, assistant producer Ryan Payton and Ryan Payton’s hat were all on hand at the midnight launch signing. Thanks Kotaku reader helsinkivalo for the vid! More »
