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Christian Bale To Star As Solid Snake?

September 12, 2007 in Rumor comments 29

It seems the popular video game franchise Metal Gear Solid is hitting the big screen. But who is going to play as Solid Snake? Well, according to the recent Nuts Magazine, actor Christian Bale (from Batman Begins) will be starring in the movie.

In the latest edition of Nuts magazine ( UK ) there is an interview with Christian Bale, in which he states he`s in the running to play Solid Snake in the 2009 movie Metal Gear Solid. I think he would be a great choice if he gets the part, but who would you like to see play Snake in the movie?
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    Donnelly Sep 12, 07
    "...he`s in the running to play Solid Snake in the 2009 movie Metal Gear Solid."
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    tidus04 Sep 12, 07
    Christian Bale stay the *bleep* away from Metal Gear. I'm taking it from this news it is a actural film and not a Anime =[
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    Incidnia Sep 12, 07
    He's a solid actor. But he hasn't got the voice or look for Snake.


    Why not get David Hayter himself in? LOL. Yesiknowhelooksnothinglikesnake.
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    Gogetenks Sep 12, 07
    I don't know much about this guy, but he just doesn't give off the same badass aura Snake has, although I'll admit he did pull of Batman pretty well. But this is Snake, and I'm not sure he's all that great of a fit. David Hayter has the perfect voice to go with Snake's personality (considering he is Snake's voice actor =P), but I have never actually seen a picture of him.

    Why don't they just make movies similar to the cutscenes in the games? Of course, now that they are no longer limited to console hardware anymore, I'm sure they can make it look better. However, they can just keep the same style and all. The cutscenes were almost like movies on their own, anyway.

    By the way, he is just "in the running". Nobody has been chosen yet, it seems.
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    Final Blade Sep 12, 07
    As much as i like Christian Bale he doesn't have the persona for Snake......but he is an actor who knows maybe he could pull it off, but im still skeptical though.
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    Jaw Knee Sep 13, 07
    He looks great with a beard, imo and he was fantastic in The Prestige. I think he'll be pretty awesome.
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    Charuzu Sep 13, 07
    Hell Yea! Hes perfect for the role. I can already see him looking like Snake.
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    Seeker X Sep 13, 07
    Christian Bale's kick ass, but he doesn't have the voice though...just watch "Batman Begins" and you'll know why not.
  • 0
    Synergized Sep 13, 07
    He's a kickass actor, but he just doesn't seem fit for the role.
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    Subzer0 Sep 13, 07
    He looks good but I think Hugh Jackman would've been the best decision.
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      Final Blade Sep 13, 07
      Thats not a bad choice Sub, i could see him. I like Viggo Mortensen or Aragorn.
    • 0
      Theory of Chaos Sep 13, 07
      That's what I was thinking, but he's been getting very popular over the last few years, and he would be hard to afford. I'm sure if this guy played with the games for awhile, he would do well.
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    bakfromon Sep 13, 07
    Christian Bale is a good actor but Hugh Jackman would be the best choice. I this turns out to be true I can't wait to see how he pulls Snake off.
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    iLLmatic Sep 13, 07
    People really need to start getting their titles correct, its getting annoying now. It says he's in the running. Nobody has been casted yet.
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    Existenz Sep 13, 07
    Why not David Hayter... Sure he can't act but he does the voice and they based the whole character around his looks, i'm sure over the next 2 years he can learn on the job, he is acting a game character after all its not that hard.
  • 0
    Subzer0 Sep 13, 07
    I read that Kojima didn't want Hayter involved.
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    Sayyed Sep 13, 07
    Holy hell, 188 in one day. Damn this article got a lot of views fast.
    • 1
      Synergized Sep 13, 07
      More like 200+ in 8 hours.

      I think we have a record. Either people really like Metal Gear Solid or they really like Christian Bale. Or both. Or they hate Christain Bale and want to voice their opinion why they hate him and why they want someone else to play the role.
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    Bale Fire Sep 13, 07
    wow what a rating. Hmm I think he has a chance, I've always liked Chris for some reason
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    Miss Razz Sep 13, 07
    Judging from the picture in this article, I think he could definitely pull off Snake's look. As for the voice, well, I'm not expecting him to sound identical to Hayter, but as long as he gets close to sounding like Snake, then I'll be happy.

    He looks more like Snake than Hugh Jackman, imo.
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    Riku31069 Sep 13, 07
    Wow...I almost fell down from my chair when I saw the article's rating. Nevertheless, Christian Bale is definately suitable for that role.
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    Unforgiven Sep 13, 07
    Well we have seen incredible 'transforms' of actors. I think they can make Christian Bale to look badass. As stated above he pulled out Batman's role very effectively.
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    Shane Sep 13, 07
    I never thought of Bale really. He's a grat actor, but the gruff voice we heard him using in Batman Begins was seriously shit. And we all know that 90% of Snake's persona is in that badass voice, so he better get it right.
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    Sayyed Sep 13, 07
    I have official created a record on gamegrep with the most article views. I here by challenge others to beat it.

    Sorry, at to say it ^^

    Anyways, I think he looks like snake.
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      Synergized Sep 14, 07
      Actually there's two above you. I have no idea how they got all those rates and they both only have 1 or 2 comments. It may be a glitch or whatever, but who knows? First place here.
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    Aggro Sep 13, 07
    Personally I think Christian Bale would be just fine for the role. For those of you complaining about the voice...yeah David Hayter's voice sounds like crap at times during the games, he's by no means perfect. I realize Hayter's been the voice since the MGS series started, but I think there's definitely room for improvement, improvement that Bale as an established screen actor could provide.
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      Seeker X Sep 13, 07
      You don't get it...Snake is not ONLY the looks...it's the VOICE. If that was the case, they could've had any other wannabe do his voice if it wasn't that important.
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        Aggro Sep 13, 07
        Well the only way you're gonna get the voice is to have David Hayter play Snake, and Lord knows Bale would be better than him. I'm saying that the voice can be improved upon, it sounds overdone at times in the games. Maybe Bale can be that improvement, maybe he can't. All I'm saying is there's room for improvement in the voice.
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          Final Blade Sep 14, 07
          I don't think Bale can match up to david hayter voice he just doesn't have snakes badass attitude. Batman begins wasn't all that great with him, he was better than the earlier batman movies those completely sucked in the late 80s.

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