Rush Hour director and Hollywood’s offical “Bad Boy”, Brett Ratner, wants to bring Guitar Hero to the big screen.  With talks of a God of War movie swirling around, Ratner is most def interested, but Activision may not be interested in him.  This is what Ratner had to say on the subject:

“I love ‘Guitar Hero’ and I think it’s a part of pop culture. I would love to do a ‘Guitar Hero’ movie, if Activision would ever let me. I’m trying to convince them, but why would you have a movie screw up such a huge franchise? Not that I would make a bad movie. So that would be cool, to do a ‘Guitar Hero’ movie. ”  “It could be about a kid from a small town who dreams of being a rock star and he wins the ‘Guitar Hero’ competition. One of these dreams-[come-true] kind of concepts.”

Out of all the cutting edge directors out their now, I think Brett would be a great choice to direct the Guitar Hero movie.  Music video director, Joseph Kahn really dropped the ball on box office flop, “Torque” which starred rapper, Ice Cube.

Do you think Activision should do a Guitar Hero, The Movie?  Whether yay or nay, talk about it in the Guitar Hero Forums here.

Not!  Digital Praise is releasing their own version of Activision’s Guitar Hero called Guitar Praise.  No Black Sabbath here, but you will have a selection of Christian songs to choose from acts like Newsboys, Family Force Five and James Clay.  I’m not going to front, I am not familiar with any of those songs, but if this floats your boat, you can pick up your very own Guitar Praise for $99.99.

Will you be purchasing Guitar Praise?  If so, talk about it in the Guitar Hero Forums.

Although record labels already get paid a small royalty on licensing of songs for video games such as Guitar Hero, they are already clamoring for more money.  Warner Music Group boss Edgar Bronfman Jr., Warner music made Guitar Hero the success it is today.  Really! 

This is what Bonfman recently said on the subject:

“The amount being paid to the music industry, even though their games are entirely dependent on the content we own and control, is far too small,”  “There is what I would call a very paltry licensing fee per song. … I think the industry as a whole needs to take a very different look at this business and participate more fully and in a much more partnership way. And if that does not become the case, as far as Warner Music is concerned, we will not license to those games.”

What do you guys think?  Should the record labels get an increase in the earnings they are already receiving from video games like Guitar Hero and Rock Band?  Speak about it in the Guitar Hero Forums.