Tom Cruise, Michael Chiklis to star in Michael Mann's "Pac-Man"

[Aragorn]

According to Variety, director Michael Mann (Heat, Collateral) is going to adapt the classic video game Pac-Man for the big screen, reimagined as a crime thriller. The storyline will be about undercover narcotics cop Connor "Pac-Man" Duncan (Michael Chiklis), who gets addicted to the very drugs he's trying to get off the streets. However, in an ironic twist of fate, some of these designer pills he pops actually make him a better cop.

Tom Cruise will play the ruthless drug lord known only as Blinky, who Pac-Man is trying to infiltrate and bring down. Kiefer Sutherland (Inky), Clive Owen (Pinky) and Forest Whitaker (Clyde) are going to play his lieutenants.

Eva Mendes is in negotiations to play a woman Pac-Man falls in love with while undercover.

 

[auntiehill]

Uh-huh.

 

[miraclefan]

I know it's April fools. But you never know, Hollyweird may just try this! You ever see ''ROBOT CHICKEN''?! Shoots ''N'' Ladders, Hungrey Hungrey Hippos!

 

[wamdue]

its the Kiefer Sutherland bit which is the only unbelievable part about this

 

[Asbo Zaprudder]

So what happened to Peter Jackson's re-imagining of "Donkey Kong"?

 

[miraclefan]

So what happened to Peter Jackson's re-imagining of "Donkey Kong"?

I thought he already did that! I mean for god's sake, it was THREE HOURS long!

 

[Asbo Zaprudder]

So what happened to Peter Jackson's re-imagining of "Donkey Kong"?

I thought he already did that! I mean for god's sake, it was THREE HOURS long!

Three hours, Jack Black, and no flaming barrels -- not even on the director's cut.

 

[CorporalClegg]

^
And no Mario either!

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

This was funnier when Fridays did it.

 

[DeafPoet]

The really scary thing is that if you did it right and toned down a few references, that movie might not suck.

 

[Data Holmes]

The really scary thing is that if you did it right and toned down a few references, that movie might not suck.

I was thinking the same thing...

 

[PresidentEvilX]

LOLOL brilliant, although i don't think i could ever picture myself going into the cinemas and asking 'Three for Pac-Man please'. Though, if it included the retro music, especially if Pac-Man died, i'd be there in a flash.

 

[Small White Car]

Geez, Hollywood.

What was wrong with the first one?

 

[Asbo Zaprudder]

^
And no Mario either!

A role that Bob Hoskins was born to play -- oh wait...

 

[Zulu Romeo]

The sad thing about it is that I can actually see this happening.


All we need now is "Horace Goes Skiing: The Movie" starring David Mitchell and Patsy Kensit.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

Geez, Hollywood.

What was wrong with the first one?

He's hungry...for JUSTICE!

"I'm gonna need backup...."

 

[Sheep]

The really scary thing is that if you did it right and toned down a few references, that movie might not suck.

Glad I'm not the only one who thought that.

 

[Aragorn]

Well, you can use the TV show Life as a starting point. Detective Charlie Crews is already addicted to fruit -- just make him a pill-popper too and he's Pac-Man!

 

[melancholymecha]

but what happened to the Tetris movie?

 

[Kirkman1987]

Geez, Hollywood.

What was wrong with the first one?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHY8NKj3RKs