get ready for more game movies ahead

After the release of Max Payne in theaters this weekend, you can expect to see many more movies based on video games being developed and marketed in the future. It's no secret that Hollywood is hurting for new and original ideas for blockbuster movies and some of today's well-developed games truly have more character and plot than a lot of the crap that gets released on the big screen.

Stuart Beattie, who worked on the Pirates of the Caribbean films, has penned a script for a "Gears of War" movie, based on Epic Games' best-selling franchise.

"For those of us who know how great games are for source material in Hollywood, we're all scrambling to try to make the big game movie that will show Hollywood just how powerful game translations can be on the big screen if they're done right," said Beattie, who is a huge gamer.

Looks like in addition to Gears of War we'll be seeing movies based on the Sims (sweet!), Prince of Persia, and more Street Fighter, to name a few.

"Max Payne" Ushers In Wave of Video Game Films