Screenwriter Mark Protosevich recently revealed the process of working on the hotly anticipated "Mass Effect" movie.
According to IGN, Protosevich was brought in to adapt the hit video game series to film, but found himself in a lot of trouble with the process.
"It was the first game adaptation I did and it will probably be the only one," Protosevich said. "They're hard. I will freely admit it was hard. Because - especially with Mass Effect - there's just so much material. Narratively, with the game, you're talking about nine, ten hours of narrative you're jamming into two hours."
He noted that he hopes to see the film eventually get made.
"I hope they pull it off. I'd love to see a Mass Effect movie. I think I did some good work, but even I'll admit I didn't pull it off," he said.
According to the report, Legendary Pictures (the production company behind the film) hired another writer to go through Protosevich's draft; the company is still working on producing the film.
The video game franchise is among the most popular in modern times. The Xbox 360 version of the video game received a score of 91 on aggregate site Metacritic. The PS3 version of the second installment was given a 94 score while the third was given a 93 for the PS3 version. A fourth iteration of the hit franchise is expected for next generation consoles.
There is no confirmation on what the film will be about, but early speculation states that the script will be based on the first game in series.