Universal has tapped Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan to rewrite God of War, the studio adaptation of the video game from Sony Computer Entertainment.

Created by David Jaffe and Shannon Studstill and released in March 2005, the game followed the battles of the Spartan warrior Kratos, who squares off against mythological beasts including Medusa, Cyclops and the Hydra in his quest to find Pandora's Box and destroy Ares, the god of war.
David Self, who is exec producing, wrote the initial draft.
Melton and Dunston made their names writing four installments of the Saw horror franchise. To branch out, they wrote a spec called Monstropolis which was well-regarded and caught the attention of the makers of Pacific Rim. Their work with Guillermo del Toro on Rim has now set them on the action tentpole path.
The pair are repped by WME, Underground and attorney Dave Feldman of Bloom Hergott.

SilverHeart wrote:I will take these over shitty toy games like Battleship, Lego, and Stretch Armstrong any day.

Yes, those other two are being made, and are just as awful as you think they are.

SilverHeart wrote:Is that still in development?

Alberto wrote:At some point, Ridley Scott wanted to direct a movie based on Monopoly. Don't understand what's with all those movies based on games..