Nonprofit production studio Rainfall has created a live action fan film starring the leading character of the Metroid series.

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Called Metroid: The Sky Calls, the film is a twelve-minute short following bounty hunter Samus Aran as she explores alien signals picked up in deep space. And yes, you'll see appearances from both the Morph Ball and the Arm Cannon.According to Rainfall's official post about the film, director Sam Balcomb used a similar style to the Alien films for The Sky Calls' aesthetic. To get its retro look, the film employs "VHS transfers and scanned 16mm film stock."The Nerdist's Jessica Chobot stars with Halo 5: Guardians' America Young performing motion capture.One of Nintendo's classic franchises, Metroid first made its debut in 1986. Since then, it has amassed a passionate fan base, including people willing to recreate iconic boss fights out of LEGO . According to Nintendo, it's not likely we'll see a proper Metroid game on console until after the release of the NX (Disclosure note: Jessica Chobot is a former IGN employee.)

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