Fandom Fun: Trailer for Human Revolution, A Live-Action Deus Ex Film

By Chris Holzworth, Editorial Intern
Posted on December 21, 2012 AT 02:17pm

Director Moe Charif stars in this teaser for his short film inspired by Deus Ex: Human Revolution. Will this be the standard fans hold the official live-action film to? I hope not.

Personally, I hate it. It’s quaint, it’s cool to see cybernetics in action, but a punch-a-thon is not what I’d want from a Deus Ex film. Or any cyberpunk film for that matter. I’d rather focus on the social issues concerning transhumanism.

Also: I laughed out loud when I first saw Jensen’s face and his terrible, terrible pointy beard.

You should probably judge the teaser for yourselves, though:

Chris Holzworth has wanted to report on and critique games all his life. He first cut his teeth writing for enthusiast sites such as RPGFan, then took a break from gaming to study English, creative writing, and linguistics at Rutgers University. Started out as EGM's obligatory east coast correspondent before selling out and moving to the west coast. Chris is particularly keen on examining narrative structure, character development, and writing in video games. Frequently opens mouth, inserts foot, often where twittery things happen: @chrisholzworth. Meet the rest of the crew.

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