Fashion mogul Marc Ecko has had enormous success thinking outside of the box, so it wasn’t surprising to learn that he wants to create a videogame version of Shakespeare’s Macbeth. In a recent interview with Destructoid, Ecko said:
I completely re-imagined Macbeth. Our adaptation, I think, would have made it relevant to people who wouldn’t have otherwise known about this great story. It’s unfortunate, because a lot of people just don’t know Macbeth.
Rumors of Tommy Hilfiger producing a videogame version of King Lear have yet to be confirmed…. Seriously though, I met Ecko a few times when Atari was pushing Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure. He was very cool, extremely creative, and genuinely interested in games as a form of interactive entertainment.
I’d love to see Ecko’s interpretation of Macbeth…especially if it lets me go one a Highlander-style beheading spree. (I’m kidding about that last part.) Would you be interested in a Marc Ecko Macbeth game? Or do you think it’s a classic that shouldn’t be touched?
What I find funny about this guy is that he's a frequent judge on Iron Chef America. I mean, there he is sitting next to actual food critics every few weeks and I'm left to think, "Just cause you designed their uniforms, that makes you a food expert??" Mind you, this is the same show that'll have random actors like Lou Diamond Phillips as a guest judge. The Big Hit was his best movie BTW. "All I ever wanted was to sail my boat…."
They did the random non-qualified actor thing on the original Iron Chef too. It was even better there because they were horribly dubbed along with the action. I think they still use the same dubbing voice for Morimoto that they used in the original series as well.
Yeah, but Morimoto actually speaks English.
Pretty well too, which is why I find it hilarious that they feel they need to dub him.
It should be noted that I wouldn't eat 90% of the stuff they make on that show, but I still watch it.
The Wii version has you furiously shaking your controller over your wrist saying "cursed spot!".
@ Nightshade
Time out. What school should he have gone to? I'm sure the guy eats… furthermore, I'm sure he eats well, regularly. The same way I'm sure you've played alot of great games yet write reviews for your site apparently with no hesitation to your own credentials.
It's either a case of the pot calling the kettle black, or your noticing the flaws in ALL critics… yourself included.
To quote Gertrude Stein.
A critic is a critic is a critic.
@ Nightshade
I didn't mean to go on the offensive there and I'm sorry if I did. Please understand, as a professional musician, I've had my bouts with critics. I've put the whole craft into question more times than I can count.
@N8R: My post was mostly sarcasm dude. It's cool.
@N8R – aren't you being a bit… critical. Hey-o!
@ Larcenous
You just inspired me to start my own publication that criticizes critics.
"The Pot And The Kettle" would even be a great name for it.
@N8R – The cover should be stark white with black silohettes of a pot and kettle in a football helmet type smash.
@ Larcenous
I could call the reviews section "The Black List".
I'd probably want to start with Gene Shalit because I've always felt that anyone who looks like that has NO grounds to pan anything.
http://www.angelfire.com/amiga2/horizon/Gene-Shal…
I once heard Ebert and Roeper pan a Winnie The Pooh movie because they completely looked past the fact that it was made for 5 year olds.
Adam Sessler would probably make the first issue too… out of spite and honor.
Rolling Stone… where do I begin?
I seriously could trash talk all critics, finding their weak spots, and be the hero of professional artists everywhere.
@N8R;
That's a good idea. I would like to come up with a marketing plan for that magazine.
-M
I betcha he'll hold out and see how the sales do for Dante's Inferno. Hey let's everyone hitch the bandwagon! I'm sure we can dig up something to make a game about that's dated in golden literature.
I am tho looking forward to Dante's Inferno.
I want to make a Romeo and Juliet game, but have it be dark comedy as I'm sure Shakespeare actually intended, not the horrible tragedy that everyone seems to think it is.
(Come on, it's a dark comedy about how fickle young love is. Am I not the only one who sees this???)
@Cami – I don't think Dante's Inferno is going to do all that well… it looks like it could be cool, and I am all for crazy subject matter, but EA is doing the same thing they did with Brutal Legend – releasing it along with a huge AAA release. If they think they are going to get a butt-load of sales next to Bioshock 2, they are probably into another surprise.
I would like to see a game based on William Burroughs' "Naked Lunch".
(if it's even possible… TOTALLY a sandbox game).
@LarcenousLaugh – I know you're probably right, I'm gonna hold out hope just in case. I'm going to be in that percentile that'll buy it over Bioshock 2. Nothing against it mind you, just preference I suppose.
Oh, hey! I just thought of one.
Sean Jean's P. Diddy presents; The Merchant of Venice.
Think of the story with a ghetto fabulous twist.
…
Whatever, not everything that comes out of my brain can be a gem, OK? It's late. I'm tired. Good night, y'all.
-M