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Jagged Alliance to shred big screen

By Emma Boyes, GameSpot UKPosted Mar 8, 2007 4:45 pm PT

Strategy First partners with Union Entertainment to bring the mercenaries to the movies.

A "truly original" movie spin-off from a game is coming, according to publisher Strategy First. That would be a film version of the Jagged Alliance series--to be titled, originally, Jagged Alliance.

The project is a film version of the Jagged Alliance series, which will be produced by largely unknown Hollywood-based multimedia entertainment company Union Entertainment. The Jagged Alliance series tells the story of an elite group of mercenaries who undertake a variety of missions at the whim of the highest bidder. The film version will focus on such aspects as the cutthroat relationships between the characters, who must rely on but can never trust each other.

Union president Richard Leibowitz commented, "Jagged Alliance is high on character and action, but with a dark humor that fans relish. [It] has a solid premise, and its character-driven game story makes it much better suited to film adaptation than many other game properties. Those elements are key to successful game-to-film translations."

Strategy First has signed up Nick Nunziata, producer of upcoming New Line Cinema titles Meg and Grizzly Park, to work on the film.

The Jagged Alliance series started in 1994 as a turn-based strategy DOS game, and has so far spawned five sequels. There is currently a Jagged Alliance 3D game for the PC being developed by MiST Land South and was due for release in "early 2006." This project failed to materialise, but it is still "under development," according to the release. A Jagged Alliance 2 version for the DS has also been announced.

35 Comments

  • TonimusPrime

    Posted Apr 21, 2008 2:02 pm PT

    I LOVE the games, but a movie... nooOOOO!

  • luyut

    Posted Mar 14, 2008 7:02 am PT

    this is AWESOME!!!!! cant wait for the game and the MOviE

  • JackfnBurton

    Posted Nov 28, 2007 12:18 pm PT

    Wow...I still have JA 1 and 2. Still pretty entertaining when I feel like hauling out my old 486DX2 for a blast from the past. LOL

    I'd be stoked for the movie, but of course this depends on who directs. People, can I get a JUST SAY NO TO UWE BOLL?

  • Superks

    Posted Sep 25, 2007 5:09 am PT

    JA3. I am waiting for you... It have been years.... I believe I would cry on the day you are out, with my tears of happiness.

  • sunbridger

    Posted Jul 1, 2007 1:05 pm PT

    OMG, I hope they'll get a real good Ivan!

  • Poodlejumper

    Posted May 14, 2007 7:56 am PT

    I don't see the name Uwe Boll so it might work.

  • Hikiera

    Posted Mar 12, 2007 10:46 pm PT

    Well I'm still waiting for the game.

  • djilaz

    Posted Mar 12, 2007 10:12 am PT

    Well.. rezident evil 1 and 2 was a good movie insipired by a game, Tomb Raider why not Jagged Alliance. On the other hand there is many merceneries and assasins movies . Who knows we will see

  • oardem

    Posted Mar 12, 2007 8:50 am PT

    This could be fun. Let's hope they find a not so nice Ivan... (krasha, krasha (??))

  • cjcr_alexandru

    Posted Mar 11, 2007 1:12 am PT

    They didn't canceled the game. They just decided to make a movie too.

  • Rangent

    Posted Mar 10, 2007 12:53 pm PT

    Let me get this straight... did they cancel this game to make a movie about it instead? Interesting but dissappointing...

  • rokkuman09

    Posted Mar 10, 2007 7:56 am PT

    Oh great. A video game movie, I'm sure this will be great...

  • khatibi22

    Posted Mar 10, 2007 12:00 am PT

    I loved JA and I am curious to see the movie. Would rather play a sequel though...
    And hey guys! whoever reads this message,
    I will be more than glad to make friends with JA fans!

  • khatibi22

    Posted Mar 9, 2007 11:57 pm PT

    I loved JA and I am curious to see the movie. Would rather play a sequel
    though...
    And hey guys! whoever reads this message, I will be more than glad
    to make friends with JA fans!

  • 0___________o

    Posted Mar 9, 2007 1:59 pm PT

    I Just want a new JA game ive seen anof war movies i still play JA 2 but it needs a facelift

  • ShotGunBunny

    Posted Mar 9, 2007 11:42 am PT

    I like JA a lot, but a moive for a game that's unknown to most?

    But....nobody's ever tried that before! So it has to work!

    But seriously, JA is JA because it's a great turn based strategy game with RPG elements, I doubt they'll be able to translate that to a movie.

  • Humorguy_basic

    Posted Mar 9, 2007 9:44 am PT

    Now we need pc publishers looking at novels and independent movies that have great characters and stories and bringing them to life in the interactive gaming scene. Then we might see more decent games and less shallow, cookie cutter games we get now!

  • bodylotion

    Posted Mar 9, 2007 9:14 am PT

    I want to buy Jagged Alliance 2 from Steam but i won't pay 20 bucks for a game that old

  • A-TEX

    Posted Mar 9, 2007 7:42 am PT

    Union Entertainment? Don't be surprised if it's a stinker.

  • syafiqjabar

    Posted Mar 9, 2007 1:39 am PT

    A Jagged Alliance movie can work. It's not a high concept sci-fi/fantasy geekfest. It's basicly an action/war movie with dark humor. I just wish they have a someone like Sam Raimi doing it. And a new game, still mostly like the original but with all the advancements expected of a modern game.

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