Metroid (2008 film)

Metroid is a 2001 American science fiction film directed by James Cameron and starring Charlize Theron, Idris Elba, Tim Roth, Genevieve O’Reilly, and Christoph Waltz. The first installment in the Metroid film series and the first film in the original Metroid trilogy, it was loosely adapted from the 1986 game version. The plot follows Samus Aran and her mission to retrieve the parasitic Metroid organisms that were stolen by Space Pirates, who plan to replicate the Metroids by exposing them to beta rays and then use them as biological weapons to destroy Samus and all who oppose them.

Work on the script had begun early with filmmaker Sydney Pollack on board, before Cameron, Steven Zaillian, David Koepp, and Robert Towne were brought in. Metroid went into pre-production without a shooting script: Cameron devised several action sequences, but Koepp and Towne were dissatisfied with the story that led up to those events.

Metroid was released in theaters on November 25, 2001 by Universal Pictures in Los Angeles and worldwide on December 2, to strong box office results, and grossed over $355 million worldwide, becoming the tenth-highest-grossing film of 2001. The film was followed by Metroid II in 2003.

Plot
Coming soon

Cast

 * Charlize Theron as Samus Aran
 * Idris Elba as Anthony Higgs
 * Tim Roth as Ridley
 * Genevieve O'Reilly as Mother Brain
 * Christoph Waltz as Adam Malkovich

Production
Coming soon

Release
Coming soon

Reception
Coming soon

Sequels
Coming soon

Transcripts
Coming soon