Tom Hardy's Splinter Cell Movie Is Officially Dead (thedirect.com)
from Agent_Karyo@lemmy.world to games@lemmy.world on 15 Nov 15:46
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Stamets@lemmy.world on 15 Nov 16:08 next collapse

Tom Hardy was doing a Splinter Cell movie?

spankmonkey@lemmy.world on 15 Nov 16:16 collapse

Apparently the announcement was made in stealth mode.

Phil_in_here@lemmy.ca on 15 Nov 16:48 collapse

What better way to advertise your clandestine movie than with clandestine marketing?

itsgroundhogdayagain@lemmy.ml on 15 Nov 16:48 next collapse

Anything Splinter Cell without Michael Ironside’s voice would be weird.

MegaUltraChicken@lemmy.world on 15 Nov 17:48 next collapse

And not including Sam Fisher would also be weird.

Nilz@sopuli.xyz on 15 Nov 18:44 collapse

Like the Splinter Cell books? (At least the first one)

MegaUltraChicken@lemmy.world on 15 Nov 20:03 collapse

I never read any of the books, I kind of fell off of Clancy quite a while ago. Worth reading?

Nilz@sopuli.xyz on 15 Nov 20:14 collapse

I only read the first one so far. It’s alright but they’re not written by Clancy sadly.

Coelacanth@feddit.nu on 15 Nov 18:50 collapse

All I want is a final proper send-off Splinter Cell before he dies. Sam Fisher’s final job type vibe. I think there is some cool potential there - not that I trust Ubisoft to pull it off, mind.

Mandy@sh.itjust.works on 15 Nov 18:08 next collapse

We live in the weirdest timelines.
Sonic revitalised video game adaptions.
But splinter cell, arguably one of the easiest things to adapt (style wise) gets merced.

acosmichippo@lemmy.world on 15 Nov 19:11 collapse

I have a feeling it’s because zany animated movies are an easier sell to kids.

Mandy@sh.itjust.works on 15 Nov 19:14 collapse

i mean im a smoothbrain but, i think splinter cell would probably be equally cheap to make since you have so much less cgi youd need

acosmichippo@lemmy.world on 15 Nov 19:23 collapse

dunno about budget, I’m just taking in terms of the demand for these types of movies.

Mandy@sh.itjust.works on 15 Nov 19:35 collapse

yeah, thats fair

twinnie@feddit.uk on 15 Nov 18:18 next collapse

Do kids nowadays even know what Splinter Cell is?

Agent_Karyo@lemmy.world on 15 Nov 18:35 next collapse

I doubt it.

PunchingWood@lemmy.world on 15 Nov 19:16 next collapse

I bet it’s a major reason why they decided to drop it.

Unless they’d pair it with a new game. Wasn’t the last one over 10 years ago?

JigglySackles@lemmy.world on 15 Nov 21:18 next collapse

Doubtful. But that could let it be an r rated or high pg13 option.

echodot@feddit.uk on 16 Nov 09:06 collapse

The last game came out over a decade ago so the youngest audience would have to be 20 plus. Might as well take the opportunity to make it r-rated.

Artyom@lemm.ee on 15 Nov 22:07 collapse

People in their 20s are familiar will Splinter Cell classics like Splinter Cell Conviction.

john117@lemmy.jmsquared.net on 15 Nov 23:02 collapse

OOF. that’s considered a classic now? 🪦

I have the artbook lying around my place somewhere…

Artyom@lemm.ee on 15 Nov 23:44 collapse

My favorite part was the Afghanistan level.

DrSteveBrule@mander.xyz on 16 Nov 14:29 collapse

Lol the least splinter cell like level in the series(still a fun level)

PunchingWood@lemmy.world on 15 Nov 19:15 next collapse

Oh well, can’t be disappointed about something I didn’t even know was in the works lol

HK65@sopuli.xyz on 16 Nov 15:38 next collapse

Is the Michael Bay Skibidi Toilet adaptation still coming though?

SplashJackson@lemmy.ca on 16 Nov 15:58 collapse

You could say that it splintered??