So he wrote for Scorpion king, x-men and x-men 2 movies......none of those movies were huge huge hits. they were not bad movies but with the story of MGS which can be rather complex itself i think the fans of the series and the creators of the series deserve something more than just ok to mediocre. If there is a MGS movie i would hope it to be more than just anohter video game or comic movie produced with the hopes of a summer smash. i want to see at least 2 hours of epic story and action. or maybe 2 movies made that can cover the whole story instead on cramming it into one condensed hollywood flop.

The MGS franchise is synonymous with epic stories and unforgettable characters. The Metal Gear Solid movie needs to stay true to the games roots, and I believe the man who has been involved with the last 4 incarnations of the Metal Gear Solid series would be a great asset to a true concoction of the MGS film.

I say we raise Kubrick from the dead to do this one. If anyone can do it Kojima can.

Can't post in Gamerzone.

He stated publicly at Anime Expo that he would Never do a petition (online or otherwise). He would love to write the script, but understands why he wasn't chosen. Plus he's already working on two other movies.

Shawn Crahan should write it him and kojima

Shawn crahan would be the perfect director and add a new enemy called the maggit with kojima

everyone pointing out that this is fake is right to an extent. The articles lead you to beleive that this petition belongs to mr hayter but if you actually read the petition site it tells who the creator is and even thir contact info:
"The The David Hayter to write Metal Gear Solid Film Petition to Sony Studios was created by Members of Balcony Tv.com and written by Alex O'Regan (alexanderoregan@hotmail.com). This petition is hosted here at www.PetitionOnline.com as a public service. There is no endorsement of this petition, express or implied, by Artifice, Inc. or our sponsors. For technical support please use our simple Petition Help form. "

a voice actor trying to write a movie?? EPIC FAIL..David you are an Voice Actor, NOT a writter, get over it...Peter Jackson is behind Halo Movie and he is an academy award winner, not master chief voice. MGS Movie need real actors and real writters.

He shouldn't wirte it. The man has got a talent, but I don't think screenwriting is it. Better left to the ones who do it for a living.

Really though if they make an MGS movie, I hope they implement the opening cut scence from MGS:2.

Sorry, but I have to disagree with some of you posters. I think David SHOULD write the script.

Why?

Apart from the fact he's read all the MGS scripts since the PSOne and the fact he's a good screenwriter (though I didn't like Xmen 1 but loved 2 and can't wait to see what he's done with The Watchmen!), do you honestly think Christopher Nolan is gonna direct it or someone of his caliber? They would cost a bomb. We'll probably end half with a half wit screenwriter who would just disgrace the game.

Name a GOOD game to movie translation?

Hard question to answer isn't it? lol. I personally only like 2 that have been made, ones the ORIGINAL Mortal Kombat and the other's Silent Hill. The screenwriters for those movies were great. All the other screenwriters that did other game to movie adaptations were crap. (the screenwriter who did Streetfighter the movie should be tarred then drawn and quartered for that abomination!)

Agreed with the other people who posted, this is a misleading article. Doesn't say who wrote it (says Otacon but obviously not true since Otacon is a fictional character), but if David Hayter wanted to petition this, he would not have done it like this article here.

On top of that, as DJ posted above this: "He stated publicly at Anime Expo that he would Never do a petition (online or otherwise). He would love to write the script, but understands why he wasn't chosen. Plus he's already working on two other movies."

Therefore, this article was written up by someone else, NOT David Hayter.

Screw that kind of petition , like i said eons ago ... Hayter isnt owed anything . Ok he was ONE of the voices of snake (the japanese one deserves as much credit imo) and he happens to be a successful (as in commercial success ) screenwriter and loves the franchise , but that doesnt give him dibs .

It's up to kojima and or movies representative to select whoever they want . especially if they want to hire better screenwriter or if kojima wants to do the work . I'm sorry but with all due respect X1 and 2 didnt shine through their dialogues , people are only mentioning this part of his work because it's a major commercial success , but it's hardly the deepest story there is . We dont know if he isnt butchering for all we known Watchmen ...

And if you emphase X1-2 you should also highlight the mediocrity that is Scorpion King ...
his track record isnt full proof , and if they choose someone else , well please compare both , before screaming foul .

well i think it would be a good ideal if Hideo approved of the script before it was made into a movie/.

It isn't "David Hayter's petition." It's a fan petition. He had nothing to do with starting it.

http://www.1up.com/do/newsS...

An excerpt from Hayter's letter to 1up:

"Finally, Mr. Fitch wrote, "With Sony seemingly intent on making a Metal Gear Solid movie -- with Hayter petitioning to write the script..." This is also untrue. I was contacted by an industrious young man, whose name I believe is Alexander Rogen (though that may be a mangling of his real and internet names), asking me how he could get the powers-that-be to agree to let me write the script. I told him that it was Sony's decision, and he undertook it himself (Alexander is 13 years old), to begin an online petition, asking for signatures in support of that. As I told everyone at the panel, I had pitched a Metal Gear movie outline to the MGS producers a few months back, and they opted not to hire me. That is a choice they are entirely free to make. I am not, nor will I ever be, "petitioning" anyone to hire me for anything. I am not suffering for screenwriting offers. I just thought I had something to offer that particular film, given my peculiar history. If someone else writes the film, then I wish him or her nothing but success. I want to see a good MGS film as much as any fan."

:P

Why's he referring to himself in the 3rd person?