Konami's Classic Game CONTRA is Being Adapted as a Movie a TV Series!
One of my favorite video games to play when I was growing up was Konami's action game Contra. I'm sure many of you have fond memories of playing this game and I've got some great and exciting news for you!
Konami is teaming up with a Chinese media giant Starlight Media to develop a live-action Contra movie and TV series! The film was teased last year in a video that you can watch below, but now everything is official and set in stone.
Thanks to China Film Insider, this is the synopsis that was released:
In 1988, a huge meteorite lands on an uninhabited island in the South China Sea.
Chen Qiang and Li Zhiyong investigate but come up empty handed. 29 years later, Chen sends commandos Bill and Lance into a combat mission there to neutralize the villainous Red Falcon Organization, but end up facing a different enemy altogether.
Kotaku points out that the "storylines in the Japanese and English-language versions of the game were different, and the movie seems to be taking elements from both."
I hope that the film and series end up being good high-end quality productions. The plan is to release and stream these Contra project worldwide. As of right now there are no release dates set.