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LEAGUE ON THE BIG SCREEN

TL Ramone·4/1/2016, 3:26:22 PM·4 votes·1,092 views
Why Riot Can't Make A League of Legends Movie - League of Legends Community

So I'm fairly new to League, being that I began playing in 2013. I read a lot of the lore and honestly, fiction is completely out of my realm unless it's Sci-Fi based. But, man, these stories and concepts are amazing. Even the fan made stuff is incredible. The art work and everything that comes with the release of a new champion, or rework on older ones is mesmerizing. League of Legends is an entirely different realm of structured story telling. I think The Last of Us is probably the only game other than League that has really had me on my toes about detail. I'm wondering if there's anything the fans can do to help fund a movie, or even multiple series outlining the different things that go on within the League. There's a multitude of necessary story telling and adventure within this game. As a kid I found Lion King relatable because it had that raw emotion, that involved responsibility, courage, betrayal, and death. League makes me feel that way about different champions. A kung-fu movie with Zed and Shen's story would be #1 box office. No questions asked. And I want to know when the hell is anything League related going to be on the big screen? My biggest peeve about this kind of treachery is that I have to explain to people, "It's a game," and when they hear that they immediately gravitate away from it. And yes, that does have it's cons but the pros outweigh them. Especially when it involves money! There has to be a large number of League players internationally. If there was anything cinematic besides short clips out there I'm sure it would sell. Absolutely sure of it. And the amount of actual canon/fan-made projects out there scream for the right recognition. Does anyone else agree with me or do I just take this game too seriously because man, oh, man, if there was anything I could do to help fund that I would do everything in my power to make it possible.

2 Comments

Skelenth4/1/2016, 3:38:29 PM2 votes

I think there are plenty of players who want a movie, or a series, or even a book about League of Legends. This could be even possible, as you might know there is a Warcraft movie coming up, and depending on how successful it gets, there might be other game-movies coming after that. Just like the superhero movies boomed after the new Batman movies. However, I wouldn't expect it in the next 3 years and who knows how popular League is at that moment

Star Guardían4/1/2016, 8:27:42 PM2 votes

I think almost everyone wants to see a League of Legends movie. Unfortunately, making a movie is a gargantuan undertaking. It's money and time exhaustive. However, I think a LoL movie is inevitably going to happen, just not in the near future.