EA has announced an interesting competition to proceed the release of its literary third-person action romp, Dante's Inferno, based on the epic poem of the same name. Budding movie makers are invited to create their own 34-second trailer for the release, which can then be uploaded to the official site. Apparently, the flick can be live action or animated. Or how about claymation?
Entries are to be judged by the likes of Marc Caro (co-director of Delicatessen and City Of Lost Children) and graphic artist Wayne Barlowe (Hellboy). The finalists will have their works shown at the Sci-Fi London film festival at the end of April. The winning director is then flown out to San Fran to meet the development team at EA Redwood Shores, previously responsible for Dead Space. And of course, the trailer will form part of EA's marketing push.
I really feel there ought to be an official Gamesblog entry. There must be plenty of budding auteurs among our readership? Or maybe just someone with a Flip camcorder and a copy of Final Cut?
Anyway, the prospect of this tie-in with a piece of fourteenth century literature has got me wondering; which classic medieval text would you like to see on a games console and why?
Surely Le Morte d'Arthur has got to be up there. A bit of Arthurian hyper-violence would go down well on Xbox 360 or PS3, with lots of glinting armour and lopped off limbs. Or perhaps Germanic dragon-slaying epic, Nibelungenlied? Or the crazed blood feuds of Njáls saga? Is this pretentious enough yet?
