THQ and Syfy have announced that they will be teaming up to produce Red Faction: Origins, a film based on the Red Faction game franchise. The film’s storyline is set to take place between Red Faction: Guerilla and the upcoming Red Faction: Armageddon. Of course, it should surprise no one that both the film and Red Faction: Armageddon will be released in March of 2011. Although debuting on TV, the film will be a full two-hour live action production with writing by Andrew Kreisberg of Fringe, Vampire Diaries and Boston Legal.
Red Faction: Armageddon will be released for PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Click here to visit the official site and stay tuned for more info about the movie.
Source: THQ and Syfy
Press release:
THQ and Syfy Announce Transmedia Strategic Alliance With Syfy to Debut Red Faction(R): Origins(TM) the Movie Pilot
Two Hour Live-Action Film Based on THQ’s Red Faction Video Game Franchise Scheduled to Air on Syfy in March 2011
NEW YORK & AGOURA HILLS, Calif., Jul 19, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) –
THQ Inc. (NASDAQ:THQI) and Syfy(TM), the premier destination for imagination-based entertainment, today announced a first-of-a-kind transmedia deal to debut Red Faction(R): OriginsTM(working title), a two hour live-action movie pilot scheduled to air in March 2011 on Syfy. The story of Red Faction: Origins follows the lineage of rebel hero Alec Mason and the Mason family, set during a period between the critically acclaimed Red Faction: Guerrilla(TM) video game and the recently announced and highly anticipated RedFaction: Armageddon(TM) video game, also scheduled for release in March 2011.
The Red Faction: Origins screenplay was written by notable writer and producer Andrew Kreisberg (Warehouse 13, Fringe, Vampire Diaries and Boston Legal), based on a story developed by Paul DeMeo (The Rocketeer, Flash, Viper, The Sentinel), THQ Director, Fiction Development. Production of the film will be managed by Universal Cable Productions.
Mark Stern, Executive Vice President Programming, Syfy & Co-head of Universal Cable Production said, "This groundbreaking deal with THQ reflects our desire to deliver a completely immersive and enhanced viewing experience for the audience. We are excited to be working with the creative team at THQ in extending the vibrant world of Red Faction to our air."
"THQ is blazing a new trail in the gaming industry with our partnership with Syfy by introducing the Red Faction franchise to a new and broader audience," said Danny Bilson, Executive Vice President, Core Games, THQ. "This unique transmedia collaboration is one of many strategic initiatives in place to dramatically increase awareness for Red Faction Armageddon and extend the Red Faction brand across a wide variety of entertainment channels."
About Red Faction: Origins
Twenty-five years have passed since Alec Mason led the Martian Colonies to freedom…and ten years since vengeful enemies killed his wife, kidnapped his daughter Lyra, and left a broken hero in their wake.
Jake Mason, Alec’s last surviving son and a ranger in the Red Faction Militia, had never abandoned hope that somewhere in the raw outlands of Mars, his sister was still alive. Now, just as a powerful new enemy swarms across the planet, he’s found her, only to learn that his long-lost sister is one of them…a cold-blooded soldier sworn to destroy the Red Faction and conquer the planet in the name of a madman. Jake must now battle the relentless regime and somehow reunite a family torn apart by war.
