GTABoom revisits Rockstar's 1999 live-action GTA 2 short film
The community site argues the old promo makes a live-action GTA VI piece from the Miami shoots plausible, though it remains a fan theory.
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GTABoom has dug up a piece of Rockstar history to support a fan theory about Grand Theft Auto VI marketing. The site points to GTA 2 – The Movie, a live-action short of roughly eight to ten minutes shot in New York City in 1999. According to GTABoom, it was written by Dan Houser, directed by Alex de Rakoff and starred Scott Maslen as Claude Speed. The site calls it the only standalone live-action promo Rockstar has made, noting that every major trailer since has relied on in-game footage or cinematics.
The reason it matters now, the site argues, is Miami. GTABoom says Rockstar has dressed parts of the city as Vice City, with Leonida-plated cars and a blimp. It adds that fans have spotted film crews shooting those cars, amid reports of commercial filming permits on Ocean Drive. The site concedes that modern Rockstar has stuck with in-engine work and that a live-action trailer is far from certain, so for now it remains a fan theory.
The full piece is on GTABoom.
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