"This summer, Michael Cera IS Mass Effect. "

 I really, really hope they don't go down the humans first, Ashley lives, Udina, route because, really, I HATE that angle. I mean, I love humanity to death, but the Aliens of Mass Effect are so cool and radical and the human party members are about as mysterious and engaging as the alphabet.

Hopefully the involvement of the three main Bioware guys will make this a better game-to-movie adaption than other attempts.

"Hopefully the involvement of the three main Bioware guys will make this a better game-to-movie adaption than other attempts. "

"  I really, really hope they don't go down the humans first, Ashley lives, Udina, route because, really, I HATE that angle. I mean, I love humanity to death, but the Aliens of Mass Effect are so cool and radical and the human party members are about as mysterious and engaging as the alphabet. "

There better be a lesbian scene in this or the movie will be FUUUUCKED UP!

Matthew Fox for Shepard!

So a new Star Trek film?

So my question is... after the end credits, will they start over for the Renegade play-through?

 Well with Bioware writers producing I'm deffenitely not going to write this off immediately. Stoked to see where it goes

This sounds like a pretty awesome concept. They'll need a ridiculous budget to make a film around a game like this due to the designs used in the game. Assuming that they keep it true to the original design. They'll probably alter some stuff here and there though. I look forward to more news on the idea of a Mass Effect film though - sounds incredibly original and something that should have been done a long time ago considering the amazing story and environment the game is set in.
 
Let's hope it doesn't go the same way as the supposed Halo movie did.

Sad to hear this. 99% chance for it to bomb terribly even with Bioware influence. Please oh please let this be cancelled, I love the Mass Effect games.

KHAAAAAN!!!!

Please include footage of the Mako being demolished by a Thresher Maw XD It would be the perfect fan service :P
This seems like it could work, they just need to get the script right and make it heavy on special effects (IMO this movie needs it for it's distinctive aliens and settings etc.)

" This is Commander Shepard and this will be my favorite movie on the Citadel. "

god i hope this will be amazing.

" Avi and Ari? You just can't make this stuff up, folks. "

I hope they don't fuck this up, but I have a feeling they will

I really hope that they do the right thing, and don't try to retell the story of the games, but rather gives us a new story in the same universe; potentially one with links to the game, like the books they've made. It at least has potential to be great, when they are working with the guys at Legendary.

as long as it won't be in 3D, it might be a decent movie

I don't think this can work in a maybe-two-hour movie. There is not much time for character development and telling an epic story at the same time. I will still not bash this movie before it happens but I have a bad feeling, too.

Great. Watchmen and 300 are both terrible movies (progression, dialogue).

I can see it now:

Commander Shepard the Space Gigolo 

Staring - Rob Schneider 

It's funny how I'm more excited for the TANG of this than the actual film itself.

Mass Effect: Two Hour Non-interactive Cutscene

I hope that it is a different story than the games, but in the same universe. Bioware has created a lot of lore for the mass effect franchise, and they should use it.

Hmmmmm. wondering if it will be an adaption,or an original story in the Mass Effect universe??

Lots of great people are going to be working on it, so I'd think it would turn out great.

Yes!! I've never played the games

Well there is MORE than enough fiction here to make a great movie, I just hope they don't toss it all to the side in order to condense everything into a movie.  Hopefully they will contain themselves and limit the movie to the first game only.  Even then if done properly it should be a  LONG movie.  I have hope....but no expectations.

One of the best things about Mass Effect is that there simply is no canon, as the developers have established. The only concrete fact is that there existed a Commander Shepard who saved the galaxy. A movie would undermine all that, like the marketing has already done. So, please please please don't let the movie be about Shepard. 
 
On another note, Legendary Pictures is behind this, so it might be not horrible.

Please. Don't.

I can't wait!!! even if its crap, it'll be a worth while watch

My favorite game series just received the movie treatment?  Sweet! I am very excited about this. 

since the minds behind Mass Effect the game are brought on by the Warner Bros. and Legendary pictures, i think that really gives this a great chance to be a good video game- movie

AWESOME!

I am both terrified and curious about this development. Mostly curious about how terrifyingly bad it'll turn out to be.

There is great potential for a good movie here, let's see what they come up with. Mark Meer to play Shepperd??

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If they make a movie they can have anyone but Commander Shep in it, that guy/girl is mine to control and do with as I please.

My prediction is that the BioWare doctors will butt heads with the studio and the movie never gets made. I hope it does, however...more TANG fodder

The cinematics in mass effect were awsome. Lets just hope the movie can top this

It could be good but it won't be.

Hold the HORSES! When did Brad from Destructoid become a part of this site?!?!?!

OMG THE PODCASTS WILL BE FUCKING AMAZING FROM NOW ON!

video game movies in general have me interested, a Mass Effect one would be midnight screening material for me