I would rather not get all uppity here, but I've already written most of these scripts already. The problem with a lot of films that have been adapted from books and/or games, is that the original story in its original form gets all twisted and mutilated by the time it gets to the screen. When I saw "Great Expectations" and "I Know What You Did Last Summer," I had to question whether the screenwriters actually read the books.
I have stayed as close as possible to the original story. Sure, here and there you have to put in little tid-bits of information and minor characters to make the story understandable outside of gameplay. Also, I don't feel that mixing up the order of the films/games would be true to Myth either.
My idea is this:
Film 1: Myth:TFL
Film 2: Myth II:SB
Film 3: Myth III:WA
Plain and simple, just like the game series. Chimera, as I stated not too long ago, I am writing as a featurette. Only about 45-60 minutes long, and to be, say, a companion to the Myth 2:SB Special Edition DVD (or something to that nature). Myth III I am still tinkering with, because I don't like the way it was put together. Too many mysteries conveniently solved for us. That's what made TFL and SB good is that we didn't know the whole truth. MWA came along and answered it all for us, thereby making the prospect of a Myth IV not so exciting. What mysteries are left to unfold?
If the films are put together in the order of the games, then a Finn and Soulblighter moment wouldn't make sense. Don't try and confuse the audience any more than we have to. And, to put the films in any other order would give us less to be excited about when TFL and SB came around. Nothing would be unknown to the audience by then if you showed MWA first.
::end of rant::
Zandervix
