Metroid Database.com

Christian Cardona (Bones, Black Swan) and Kent King (Drake, Y: The Last Man fanfilm) have launched a Kickstarter project for a fan film, Metroid: Enemies Within. Samus will be played by Rebecca Marshall (Saw 3D, cameos in CSI: Miami). The film is set as a sequel to Metroid Prime: Hunters, of all things, although that is sure to get fans of that title excited, as Sylux will be appearing as Samus's enemy. The basic plot is Samus is kidnapped by Sylux's men and her Power Suit is stolen. She has to break out of detention, steal it back, and exact revenge on her captors. There's a storyboard illustrating the escape sequence, as well as some prerendered CG footage of Samus's ship.

The team is asking for $90,000 to cover building a set, the costumes, and the filming. It doesn't look like they will try for a commercial release of the film, but considering Nintendo's track record with cancelling fan film projects, and with cracking down on monetization from fans lately, it's unknown whether Metroid: Enemies Within will fly under their radar, even if it does reach its funding goal. If you're an incredibly wealthy patron, you can receive Samus's or Sylux's suit by pledging $10,000, but if you just want to see the completed film, $25 is the minimum to receive a copy. The campaign ends September 8.

Update 8/23/2013:

It comes as no surprise that the Kickstarter page has been given a DMCA notice. Just to reiterate anyone who might be a little confused, to quote a passage from Kickstarter's Terms of Use:

You shall not, and shall not permit any third party using your account to, take any action, or Submit Content, that: - infringes any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, right of publicity, or other right of any other person or entity, or violates any law or contract;

Until next time...
Captain Commando