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‘God Of War’ Writers Promise Some Very Big Things
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Not to be out done by the news that Columbia and Avi Arid will be releasing a film adaptation of Metal Gear Solid, comes the latest development from newly hired God of War writers Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan. For those who don’t know, the game follows Kratos, a fallen Spartan general who seeks to carry out his revenge against the very gods who condemned him.

Melton and Dunstan’s writing credits, which include Feast and Saw IV – VII, might not bode well for the God of War film, but they did pen the rewrites for Pacific Rim.

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‘God Of War’ Movie Adaptation Grabs ‘Pacific Rim’ Writers
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It’s been a long, long time since we heard anything about the hit video game franchise, God of War, being turned into a movie. Once upon a time Brett Ratner was attached to the project, but it was well over three years ago now that we were told that Ratner was putting the movie on the back burner and moving on to “Trump Heist,” which of course became Tower Heist.

Now the mighty Kratos has resurfaced, and it appears Universal is ready to give it another go. The studio has hired Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan to rewrite a draft of the script penned by executive producer David Self.

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‘Captain America’ Coming to Big Screen
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Captain America is coming to the big screen! But don’t hold your breath waiting for it — the film won’t be out until 2009.

IGN’s Film Force reports that screenwriter David Self, who adapted Road to Perdition for the silver screen, is working on the script. Self has also worked on Marvel’s movie adaptations of Sub-Mariner and Deathlok.

Marvel producer Avi Arad recently said, “Without giving too much away, obviously there’ll be a little bit of the origin and then we come into our real world. What makes Captain America such a compelling character is that it allows you to judge history so you see where he came from and you see what he stood for.”

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