The Monster Hunter series has become one of Capcom’s most successful properties since it began in 2004, with every new entry introducing whole ecosystems of creatures to track and defeat. A recent trailer for the Monster Hunter movie featured Diablos, which has become infamous as one of the series’ most difficult challenges, and the film’s production team has apparently taken steps to ensure this and other popular monsters retain their status from the games.
A new video was uploaded by the Monster Hunter movie Twitter account yesterday that features Writer and Director Paul W.S. Anderson sitting down with Monster Hunter series Producer Ryozo Tsujimoto and Director Kaname Fujioka to discuss the inclusion of Diablos and Rathalos, a kind of mascot for the series. Anderson said capturing animation from the games was important, and shows footage of the two monsters compared to cutscenes in Monster Hunter World.
Other brief shots in the minute-long video show Diablos burrowing through the sand as it approaches lead actress Milla Jovovich, as well as it bursting from the ground. Fujioka said the footage is close to Monster Hunter, and applauds Anderson for incorporating a lot of notes from the video game team. Fans are also given a good look at the docile herbivore Apceros as it will appear in the movie, where it purportedly acts more like a real animal than the games have shown.
Given the video was published to promote the upcoming movie, which will release this December, it’s hard to say whether all of the compliments are purely focused on the artistic merit of the production. However, Capcom’s Monster Hunter franchise has sold over 64 million units in its lifetime, in large part thanks to the success of Monster Hunter World, so it’s equally hard to believe the company would let its property be handled poorly on the silver screen.
Anderson and Jovovich also have a history of working with Capcom together. Jovovich led Anderson’s Resident Evil movie franchise for over a decade, and while not all fans are happy with the way they adapted the games, the series of films went on to huge box office acclaim.
In the end, it’s up to fans to decide whether they are interested in taking the plunge on this silver screen adaptation of the Monster Hunter franchise. While it appears the production team has put in work to fully capture popular beasts like Diablos and Rathalos, those who aren’t interested in the movie can also look forward to 2021’s Monster Hunter Rise and new monsters like the Magnamalo.
The Monster Hunter movie will be released this December.
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