Editing Metroid (section)

====Proposed film====
In 2003, two producers optioned the rights to create a live-action film based on ''Metroid'', but the rights expired.<ref name="trailers" /> The director [[John Woo]] acquired the rights a few years later,<ref name="movie" /> and his studio Lion Rock Productions was to produce and release the film before 2006.<ref name=":2" /> The writers included [[David Greenwalt]], who had worked on ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'', ''[[Angel (1999 TV series)|Angel]]'', and ''[[Grimm (TV series)|Grimm]]''.<ref name=":2" /> Producer Brad Froxhoven stated that the film would have explored Samus' [[origin story]], describing her as an "exceptionally talented", but a "flawed" character seeking redemption, and that the film would have been faithful to the original games.<ref name="IGNMetroid" />

According to Foxhoven, Nintendo was protective due to the failure of the 1993 [[Super Mario Bros. (film)|''Super Mario Bros.'']] film.<ref name="IGNMetroid" /> Nintendo had no answers to the team's questions about Samus' personal life, relationships, and other personal characteristics, and was uncomfortable with the film team "being the ones to propose those answers".<ref name="IGNMetroid" /> Foxhoven said Nintendo left the discussions appreciating that they needed to develop the franchise further if it were to become a Hollywood film.<ref name="IGNMetroid" /> In 2013, Sakamoto said he could support a film directed by Ryuji Kitaura, the director of the CG scenes in ''Other M'', if the concept and methodologies were good enough.<ref name="gamestm" />