Roughly three years after it was first announced, we finally have confirmation that the live-action adaptation ofBioWare’sextra-terrestrial repopulation simulatorMass Effectis actually moving forward… but it’s not all good news, so strap yourself in.Although they had previously warned fans that yesterday’s N7 Day event, a date on which BioWare usually has some funMass Effect-related news for their fans, would be a little more low-key this year following the release ofDragon Age: The Veilguard, it turns out that they did still have a little something up their sleeve.Yesterday,Variety’s Joe Ottersonhappened to exclusively learn that the AmazonMass EffectTV series would still be moving forward - three years after the streaming giant revealed their plans to adapt the franchise back in 2021. And they happened to learn that on N7 Day? Crazy coincidence, huh?AdvertVariety also learned of a few of the names attached to the project, including that of its writer and executive producer.“Daniel Casey is set to write and executive produce the adaptation…” Otterson revealed. “Karim Zreik will executive produce under his Cedar Tree Productions banner, with Ari Arad and EA’s Michael Gamble also executive producing.”Now, this is where the less-than-stellar news starts because personally… I’m not too confident in the writing team currently attached to the project.Daniel Casey doesn’t have enough of a portfolio to truly discern whether or not they’ll be the man for the job, as his credits currently consist of a bunch of short films that received average reviews and, uh,Fast & Furious 9.AdvertNo idea how someone goes from writing the screenplays for a bunch of no-name short films to suddenly pumping out the screenplay for the ninth instalment in one of Hollywood’s biggest blockbusters, but clearly someone out there is vouching for Casey’s skills.Summing up theMass Effectmythos in a few episodes would be a mighty task for any of the most talented screenwriters currently working in Hollywood though, so I hope that Amazon knows what they’re doing here.Still, their work on theFalloutseries was extremely impressive so I’m still holding out hope that this could be good. God, please let it be good.Featured Image Credit: BioWareTopics:Mass Effect,Bioware,Fallout,Amazon
Roughly three years after it was first announced, we finally have confirmation that the live-action adaptation ofBioWare’sextra-terrestrial repopulation simulatorMass Effectis actually moving forward… but it’s not all good news, so strap yourself in.Although they had previously warned fans that yesterday’s N7 Day event, a date on which BioWare usually has some funMass Effect-related news for their fans, would be a little more low-key this year following the release ofDragon Age: The Veilguard, it turns out that they did still have a little something up their sleeve.Yesterday,Variety’s Joe Ottersonhappened to exclusively learn that the AmazonMass EffectTV series would still be moving forward - three years after the streaming giant revealed their plans to adapt the franchise back in 2021. And they happened to learn that on N7 Day? Crazy coincidence, huh?AdvertVariety also learned of a few of the names attached to the project, including that of its writer and executive producer.“Daniel Casey is set to write and executive produce the adaptation…” Otterson revealed. “Karim Zreik will executive produce under his Cedar Tree Productions banner, with Ari Arad and EA’s Michael Gamble also executive producing.”Now, this is where the less-than-stellar news starts because personally… I’m not too confident in the writing team currently attached to the project.Daniel Casey doesn’t have enough of a portfolio to truly discern whether or not they’ll be the man for the job, as his credits currently consist of a bunch of short films that received average reviews and, uh,Fast & Furious 9.AdvertNo idea how someone goes from writing the screenplays for a bunch of no-name short films to suddenly pumping out the screenplay for the ninth instalment in one of Hollywood’s biggest blockbusters, but clearly someone out there is vouching for Casey’s skills.Summing up theMass Effectmythos in a few episodes would be a mighty task for any of the most talented screenwriters currently working in Hollywood though, so I hope that Amazon knows what they’re doing here.Still, their work on theFalloutseries was extremely impressive so I’m still holding out hope that this could be good. God, please let it be good.Featured Image Credit: BioWareTopics:Mass Effect,Bioware,Fallout,Amazon
Roughly three years after it was first announced, we finally have confirmation that the live-action adaptation ofBioWare’sextra-terrestrial repopulation simulatorMass Effectis actually moving forward… but it’s not all good news, so strap yourself in.Although they had previously warned fans that yesterday’s N7 Day event, a date on which BioWare usually has some funMass Effect-related news for their fans, would be a little more low-key this year following the release ofDragon Age: The Veilguard, it turns out that they did still have a little something up their sleeve.Yesterday,Variety’s Joe Ottersonhappened to exclusively learn that the AmazonMass EffectTV series would still be moving forward - three years after the streaming giant revealed their plans to adapt the franchise back in 2021. And they happened to learn that on N7 Day? Crazy coincidence, huh?AdvertVariety also learned of a few of the names attached to the project, including that of its writer and executive producer.“Daniel Casey is set to write and executive produce the adaptation…” Otterson revealed. “Karim Zreik will executive produce under his Cedar Tree Productions banner, with Ari Arad and EA’s Michael Gamble also executive producing.”Now, this is where the less-than-stellar news starts because personally… I’m not too confident in the writing team currently attached to the project.Daniel Casey doesn’t have enough of a portfolio to truly discern whether or not they’ll be the man for the job, as his credits currently consist of a bunch of short films that received average reviews and, uh,Fast & Furious 9.AdvertNo idea how someone goes from writing the screenplays for a bunch of no-name short films to suddenly pumping out the screenplay for the ninth instalment in one of Hollywood’s biggest blockbusters, but clearly someone out there is vouching for Casey’s skills.Summing up theMass Effectmythos in a few episodes would be a mighty task for any of the most talented screenwriters currently working in Hollywood though, so I hope that Amazon knows what they’re doing here.Still, their work on theFalloutseries was extremely impressive so I’m still holding out hope that this could be good. God, please let it be good.
Roughly three years after it was first announced, we finally have confirmation that the live-action adaptation ofBioWare’sextra-terrestrial repopulation simulatorMass Effectis actually moving forward… but it’s not all good news, so strap yourself in.
Although they had previously warned fans that yesterday’s N7 Day event, a date on which BioWare usually has some funMass Effect-related news for their fans, would be a little more low-key this year following the release ofDragon Age: The Veilguard, it turns out that they did still have a little something up their sleeve.
Yesterday,Variety’s Joe Ottersonhappened to exclusively learn that the AmazonMass EffectTV series would still be moving forward - three years after the streaming giant revealed their plans to adapt the franchise back in 2021. And they happened to learn that on N7 Day? Crazy coincidence, huh?
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Variety also learned of a few of the names attached to the project, including that of its writer and executive producer.
“Daniel Casey is set to write and executive produce the adaptation…” Otterson revealed. “Karim Zreik will executive produce under his Cedar Tree Productions banner, with Ari Arad and EA’s Michael Gamble also executive producing.”
Now, this is where the less-than-stellar news starts because personally… I’m not too confident in the writing team currently attached to the project.
Daniel Casey doesn’t have enough of a portfolio to truly discern whether or not they’ll be the man for the job, as his credits currently consist of a bunch of short films that received average reviews and, uh,Fast & Furious 9.
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No idea how someone goes from writing the screenplays for a bunch of no-name short films to suddenly pumping out the screenplay for the ninth instalment in one of Hollywood’s biggest blockbusters, but clearly someone out there is vouching for Casey’s skills.
Summing up theMass Effectmythos in a few episodes would be a mighty task for any of the most talented screenwriters currently working in Hollywood though, so I hope that Amazon knows what they’re doing here.
Still, their work on theFalloutseries was extremely impressive so I’m still holding out hope that this could be good. God, please let it be good.
Topics:Mass Effect,Bioware,Fallout,Amazon
