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Massive State and Moxie Lady Productions have launched a Kickstarter campaign for Metroid: Enemies Within, a fan film that aims to give Nintendo’s franchise “the Hollywood treatment.” According to the project listing, Enemies Within would feature Samus as she “wakes up on an unknown ship after being rendered unconscious in a battle with a powerful being named the Gorea. She discovers she is being held hostage on the ship of a rival bounty hunter named Sylux, and learns of his plot to destroy the Federation while implicating her in the process. Samus fights to escape in order to save herself and the Federation before it's too late.”
Seeking $90,000 in funding, Enemies Within is targeting a 10-minute runtime and is “a not for profit fan film and is not endorsed by or affiliated with Nintendo.” If funded, the short will be written and directed by Christian Cardona (the director of last year’s Y: The Last Man fan film) and will star Rebecca Marshall as Samus. Reward tiers for the project include trips to the set, choosing character names, copies of the film and even Samus’ helmet and costume for a $10,000 pledge.
“We believe Metroid deserves to be made and we want to give it the Hollywood treatment,” the campaign says. “With the enormous talent and resources of the assembled creatives, we are confident that we can deliver an exciting proof-of-concept with production value on par with today’s top commercial films.”
It’s worth noting that without Nintendo’s support, it’s unclear whether the project will ultimately be able to be released. Last month, fans launched a campaign for a Final Fantasy miniseries on Kickstarter, which Square Enix threatened with legal action within a week.
This isn’t the first time a Metroid film has been attempted, with film rights picked up in 2003 and later attracting the attention of director Jon Woo. For much more on why that project never happened, be sure to read our extensive interview with producer Brad Foxhoven.
Metroid gets no love from Nintendo, (Japan) yet there is a high chance of them shutting it down. if its doing horrible in Japan it could easily be a hentai to gain interests in Japan......That's good right?.......To see more Metroid I mean?
