well this is a lil bit of info i just got

all you gamer fans should be intrested

Metroid: "John Woo has optioned Nintendo's best-selling video game franchise "Metroid" for the big screen. Woo will produce the sci-fi movie and has the option to direct. The plan is to release the first film before 2006. "Everyone involved is looking at this as a big-budget picture. We see a tremendous opportunity to launch a film franchise with Nintendo as a partner"..." (more info).

http://www.darkhorizons.com/news04/040407e.php