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Grand Theft Auto Movie Nearly Happened Last Year

by Jeff Giles | February 06, 2008

Summary

It's been a frequent target for critics of violence in videogames -- and a constant source of profit for its producer, Rockstar Games, since its debut in the late '90s -- but Grand Theft Auto also very nearly became something else last year: A feature film. Back to Article

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Marineboy writes:
on Feb 06 2008 07:41 PM

Would've been hilarious to see Eminem cycling around like some idle bum - but I'm also convinced it would've have been an atrocious movie.

We have been spared mercifully.

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Ruckas356 writes:
on Feb 06 2008 08:01 PM

Ray Liota should be the lead.

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Superzone writes:
on Feb 07 2008 08:13 AM

Huh, I thought Eminem was dead.. I guess that just shows how little I care about the guy.

But yeah, a GTA movie would just plain suck. I'm barely even a fan of the games, but much less a fan of a possible film. A horrible, awful idea for a movie.

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Joe Utichi writes:
on Feb 07 2008 08:17 AM

A film about a disreputable criminal who wracks up just about every charge under the sun in a quest to become super-rich? Yeah, Hollywood would love to make a movie like that...

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knowingtoast85 writes:
on Feb 07 2008 08:57 PM

Blah blah blah Eminem blah blah blah.

You could get Clive Owen, Christian Bale, Jason Statham, Bruce Willis and every other dick we're sucking and it would still be a ****ty video game movie.

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