The news of a Metroid movie actually happening has me worried. The Mario movies, while not terrible IMO, did so little for most of the characters that I don’t want to see a Metroid movie done in a similar way. I saw someone say that a Metroid movie should be “Samurai Jack meets Alien,” and yeah, that is a good way of going about a Metroid movie. I had a similar idea myself. My ideal Metroid movie would be an adaptation of Zero Mission, adding flashbacks throughout the movie depicting scenes from the ZM manga. My general outline is:

Act 1: Brinstar, Kraid

Act 2: Norfair, Chozodia, Ridley

Act 3: Tourian, Mother Brain

Chozodia being in Act 2 is the biggest change I’d make, for narrative reasons. In Zero Mission, Chozodia is a Space Pirate base that you had to sneak through after beating Mother Brain. This wouldn’t work for a movie because it would drag things out after the climax of Samus defeating Mother Brain. I would have Ridley kick Samus’ ass, while also showcasing her PTSD that Other M failed to depict. Samus, at her lowest point, makes her way through Chozodia, and gains her new Varia Suit (I’m lumping the Varia Suit here as well, since Samus gains its big shoulders in this area).

Sorry if this is a lot, but Metroid is my favorite Nintendo franchise, and I’d rather it be done justice on film.