Video Game Characters Who Need Their Own Movies

Sure, there's been some talk about a God of War movie, but it's not likely going to happen any time soon. Just like Halo, Gears of War, BioShock, and so many other great games, this movie adaptation is trapped in development hell. We know movies about ancient Rome and Greece do well (Lord knows there's been enough of them), and the surly Spartan has a huge built-in fan base. So what gives?

There is definitely a market for sci-fi action with strong female leads: just ask the people who made crazy dollars off of Battlestar Galactica. Just tell me you wouldn't go to the Metroid movie, along with about a billion hardcore Nintendo nerds. Well, you are a liar, a liar who is going to Hell.

With Pixar dropping a greasy lemon this summer, we're going to need a serious dose of decent family-friendly flicks. Who better than everyone's favorite Lombax and robot duo, Ratchet and Clank? All the movie makers have to do, basically, is make a new game of just cut scenes and throw in some high profile voice acting. Bam, $80 million dollar opening weekend. Okay, maybe that's not all there is to it, but with a little bit of effort this could be a total win.

A movie about a little boy robot created by an elderly scientist to do his bidding? Try to find me a demographic this will not completely own. It's got action, robots, children, jokes, and hell, maybe a little romance. Besides, if this were to be successful (i.e., if they were to make it a live action flick and hire this guy to play Mega Man), it could open the door to a whole world of Capcom movies: Ghouls n Ghosts, Dead Rising, and Street Fighter (whoops, never mind) to name a few.