Battlezone

Battlezone is an upcoming American Animated Sci-fi Action movie based on the video game by Activision of the same name. Produced by RedKing Productions, the film is directed by Harrison "RedKing" Merrill, who also wrote and produced the movie. It stars Ian "Michael"/ XQ3D as Gregory Sable, alongside Harrison "RedKing" Merrill, and Geoffrey the art dude. In the 1970s The Americans and Soviet Union battle in the stars.

Development began in early 2021 after Harrison made a video announcing the project as well as the cast. He then made a post that he was finished with the script and would start storyboarding the project soon. In 2021 he released a teaser for the project and stated "It's happening" Though in early 2022 he stated that he had started to rewrite the script.

Battlezone 's release date has yet to be announced but it could possibly be coming out late 2024. it was delayed from 2022 due to lack of production and dissatisfaction with the script.

Premise
In the 1970s the Americans and Soviet Union battle in the stars for the use of "Bio-Metal"

Cast

 * Ian "Michael"/ XQ3D as Gregory Sable

A stern general working with the American National Space Defense Force. (NSDF) He works for the NSDF to protect the lives of the ones he cares about most. He works day and night trying to defend his friends. Harrison originally wanted the character to be a relatable, reluctant mechanic in the first draft of the script, but decided to avoid with the second draft. he's described in the second draft to be a typical action hero but with a heart. He wants to keep his friends safe, even if it means to give up his life.


 * Harrison "RedKing" Merrill as Anthony Dwight

An ally to Gregory Sable, An MIT graduate at the age of 15, he usually stays at the base conducting advanced studies on the Bio-Metal, Biochemestry, and Mechanical Engineering, but doesn't mind going and fighting every once and a while. The military recruited him for his intelligence, but can be a bit arrogant sometimes. He'll do anything just to make sure he survives. He was never in the first draft of the movie, and was introduced in the second draft.


 * Geoffrey the art dude as James Welsh

Also an Ally of both Gregory Sable and Anthony Dwight, This one is kind of a mix of Gregory and Anthony. He's a stern character, yet isn't as simpathetic as Gregory in fact he's has such an arrogance that he won't mind getting in your face if you make him mad enough. He's also at a higher rank than Gregory. He has a genius level intellect which puts him at a higher rank than Anthony, but he never goes out and battles.

Additionally these three are also playing undisclosed roles. including a rumored actor in an udiclosed role.

Development
In January 2021, Harrison made a video and posted it to his YouTube channel announcing that he was making the movie. Along with that he announced the cast, and that Geoffrey the art dude would be animating the movie. Harrison stated that the script would be primarily based on the 2016 VR remaster as opposed to the original 1980s Arcade game.

After a few months, production fell apart, Because of the lack of production. No voicelines were being recorded, the storyboarding was on pause because Harrison had lost his script, And then Harrison found the script. He wasn't happy with it at all and after a few more months of no production in Early 2022 a year after the movie was announced, He finally started to work on another draft.

Writing
Harrison finished the first draft in March 2021. The first draft was very much a version of the 2016 remaster. After he wrote the script Harrison got to character designing and had some pretty interesting ideas for the designs, And then, Harrison got to storyboarding. In mid-2021, Harrison released a teser for the movie, and left a Message saying It's happening.

He felt the first draft was "Undiscriptive, full of exposition, and one of the characters was awful. Also another problem I had with it was I tried to make a story based on something that doesn't have a story." He stated that the second draft would fix that and be based on the 1998 game made by Activision. In which the American's and Soviets fight over this thing called "Bio-Metal" He has stated no further details.