What if
Heavy Rain, which is so often heralded by creator David Cage as "interactive fiction," was just a bit less
interactive? Is the game's story and cast of vaguely-French-sounding characters strong enough to carry a feature-length film? We might just find out, some day -- internet super-sleuth
superannuation recently uncovered copyright documents which reveal that New Line Productions optioned the rights to turn
Heavy Rain into a movie on May 15, 2006 -- just a few days after
"The Casting" trailer (NSFW) was revealed at E3.
This doesn't ensure the development of a
Heavy Rain movie, of course; it only means if any film studio makes the film, it's going to be New Line Cinema. We think the rights are in good hands -- New Line did some great work on the film adaptations of those
Lord of the Rings games.
New Line Cinema options rights for film adaptation of Heavy Rain originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 27 Feb 2010 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
