A Left 4 Dead Movie
With each chapter of Left 4 Dead being its own story with a cinematic gameplay style, if there was ever a game that needed to be made into a movie, it’s this one. However, without a good director, writer, and cast the Left 4 Dead movie would fall victim to the same fate as most other game to movie transitions. So let’s look at who should take on the task of turning the Death Toll campaign into a movie.
First off, why Death Toll out of all the campaigns? While each of the four has what it takes to be a movie, Death Toll has some of the best moments in the entire game. With the rescue team actually being a husband and wife instead of some hotshot pilot or someone in the military, it makes things seem more about the actual survivors of the disaster rather than just being saved. Moreover, who wouldn’t like to see the Church Guy finally get his just deserts on the silver screen?
Co-Directors - George A. Romero and Quentin Tarantino:
When it comes to zombies, you will be hard-pressed to find someone better than George A. Romero, with five “Dead” movies and a sixth in the works, it would be almost wrong to not include the master of brain eating in the creation of Death Toll. With the inclusion of Co-Director Quentin Tarantino to add that certain cinematic flair and style that captures horror in such a dramatic yet humorous light. With these two at the helm of the project, there’s no way it could fail…unless the writing is bad, which brings us to the brains behind the project, no pun intended.
Writers - Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg, James Gunn:
Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg, creators of the Shaun of the Dead movie, along with James Gunn, writer for the 2004 Dawn of the Dead remake and 2006’s horror-comedy Slither, would be more than capable of capturing the subtle yet prevalent humor and thrilling setting. With Wright and Pegg’s unique style of humor mixed with Gunn’s ability to keep a morbid and disturbing tone and still have the ability to add in witty one-liners, there is no doubt this group would be able to stay true to the source material.
Cast:
Will Smith as Louis. Alright, you should have seen this one coming, but seriously, who else could do the smooth-talking ex-Junior Systems Analyst better than Mr. Smith? With his previous experience saving the world from aliens (three times), fighting off a hoard of killer robots, and evil zombie wannabes, it would be doing the movie a disservice to not include him.
Sean Connery as Bill. There is a list of perfect candidates for the role of Bill, but Sean Connery is perhaps one of the best choices for the character. Like Will Smith, Connery is no stranger to action movies; in fact that’s pretty much what he is known best for. Having the perfect attitude and look, Connery would need little to no time to prepare for this role. Hearing Sean Connery say such classic lines as “Close your mouth and open your eyes, Francis. You’ll aim better.” will make the movie that much more satisfying.
Bill Goldberg as Francis. A curveball has been thrown in the casting! Though ex-wrestler Bill Goldberg doesn’t have the reputation of some of the other cast members, he has the look, the demeanor, and the overall “bad-ass” attitude that suits Francis perfectly. Considering how ripped Goldberg is, I doubt anyone would argue with him having a role in the movie, unless they want to be ripped in half like a phonebook.
Sonja Kinski as Zoey. The most obvious of the cast members, and I’m sure everyone knows why. Sure, she’s only been in one movie, an indie film by the name of All God’s Children Can Dance, but how can you go wrong with the person whom the character’s model was based on! Gamers all over the world would be disappointed if Ms. Kinski didn’t get the role of one of the best female game characters to date.
Quentin Tarantino as the Church Guy. The man is in almost every one of his own movies, so it would be easy to assume he would be in this one and I don’t think he’d much appreciate being just a zombie. This is why the role of the “Church Guy” is perfect for Tarantino. Hey, he was already turned into a Vampire in From Dusk Til Dawn; why not try being a zombie this time around?
Tags: Left 4 Dead, Valve, Video Game Movies
get rid of cast and listen to my cast
francis should be jason statham
zeoy should be Keira Knightley from pirates of the caribbean and in the begining they should have a different person then the tank kills him and they meet Francis at the biker bar fighting off zombies and he does not argree to go intill he see’s zeoy and joins the gang and the chuch guy should be a guy Francis know’s by he’s voice
Wrong… Katie Holmes, if anything… I think she’d do better than Keira Knightley… Have you really played this game? Only joining because of Zoey? The church guy being someone he knows?
Dude John landis for director to. Quientin is cool too. I dunno about the Francis actor though… He fits the profile but not acting… That’s my opinion.
i agree with jeff
the people dont look like it in the what the hell
well, zoey’s model was actually sonja kinski.. even if you search in l4d’s main site.. sonja would be the perfect choice for me.. i’ve seen sonja in a different angle. and i was liek… “zoey!!”
in the game
Is this really going to happen?
idk if it is or not but it will be good and the actors r good but now that i think of it the person berfore they meet Francis he should be zeoy’s bro and at the end they hear a tank right before the boat comes and zeoy has a sinper and look throw to take a shot and see’s it’s her bro and Francis has to dive ontop of zeoy and they land on the boat and the tank knocks the driver off and bill jump’s up they and they espace
i didn’t get anything of that you just said -.-
“the boat comes and zeoy has a sinper and look throw to take a shot and see’s it’s her bro and Francis has to dive ontop of zeoy and they land on the boat and the tank knocks the driver off and bill jump’s up they and they espace” WTF?!
just hope that this comes out
I think my choice would be:
Louis: Mos Def (he’s a great actor and looks alot like Louis as well)
Bill: Sean Connery
Francis: Jason Statham
Zoey: I’m not sure yet…xD
I think that Adam Baldwin (Firefly/Serenity, Chuck, Full Metal Jacket) would make a way better “Francis”
Probably better than Goldberg, but I don’t think that he would make a good Francis….
Courtney Love as the witch
yo momma could be the boomer!
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i got news that left 4 dead the movie is comeing 2011 cause they have to wait to left 4 dead 3
I agree with all of that but Sam Worthington as Francis. Perfect 4 the job.
Sam Worthington indeed.
It all seems nice, but the only good movie(s) that were good based off a game was the resident evil series. I mean, look at Doom….
It would make this movie better if Zoey was Kate Beckinsale (From the Underworld series). She fits the part perfectly.
I hope it comes out nice…
wtf, the resident evil movies sucked balls!!!! >:0
Hi Can someone tell me when this movie will be Watchable or if it is already and if yes if its downloadable :p
I was talking to my friends about this, we think that they should turn it into a film because even though there is no actual story line through the game it would be an amazing film. I actually want to make one of my own with zombies, shooting and survivors and seeing as though i love this game i thought “why not do it based on this?” i have people willing to be the characters and some willing to be zombies. any ideas of a story plot or anything else you want to say about this idea, if it all goes well it might be up on youtube during summer.
what do you say guys?
i hope they make a movie but not pull a resident evil and make it nothing like the game dont get me wrong the r e seris are great but come on hollywood.
i think that francis should be john cena (marine)
bill should be liam neison (the guy in taken)with gray heair and beard of course
louis should be brandon t jackson (tropic thunder)
zoey should coincidently zoey deschanel (eulogy)
what they should do is make it like inglourius basterds going back and forth between the story of L4D and L4D2
I think they will cause its the only really good option cause if they dont alot of people will be diapontaid and mad
i also agree with sadler it would be cool if they did that
yeh but it wud be weird cus they dont have the same characters
OH MY GOD!!!! just reading all these comments make me wana scream of excitement. if that movie cums out, ima scream to the top of my lungs when the title appears in theatres. wow!! i hope they do make a left 4 dead movie. im excited already
i feel like ima get a mini heart attack!! ahhhh!!! go zoey!!! go bill!!!! go francis!!!! go louis!!!!! id love to see the survivors on the big screen. like, who agrees with me??
I AGREE!!!
I would love to see the movie when it comes out
Zoey should be Megan Fox Louis should be Will Smith Bill should be Sean Connery and Francis should be Bill Goldberg.
francis: jason statham
bill: anthony hopkins
louis: don cheadle
zoey: anjelina jolie
Holy Crap. If quentin tarintino wrote/direted this it could be amazing
Francis:Jason statham
Bill:sean connery
Louis:Dule hill or will smith
Zoey:Megan fox
Director:Quentin tarintino or Rob zombie
This is just my opinion of who I would like to be in it and who i would like to direct it.
when is this movie comming out and if it does come out it will awesome!!!!!!!!!!! and it will probably make alot of $
I have to agree with having Kate Beckinsale as Zoey, I mean, she seems to fit the character perfectly to me. But, the rest of the choices seem excellent~
*Can’t wait for it to come out*
i dont agree 2 having Bill Goldberg as Francis i mean he is bald i can find 100 more actors like Francis