diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.Common/BizHawk.Client.Common.csproj b/BizHawk.Client.Common/BizHawk.Client.Common.csproj
index c46492a6e5..1328f3bccb 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.Common/BizHawk.Client.Common.csproj
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.Common/BizHawk.Client.Common.csproj
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@
     <Compile Include="movie\MnemonicGenerators\NesMnemonicGenerator.cs" />
     <Compile Include="movie\MnemonicsGenerator.cs" />
     <Compile Include="movie\MovieImport.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="movie\MovieLoader.cs" />
     <Compile Include="movie\MovieMnemonics.cs" />
     <Compile Include="movie\MovieSession.cs" />
     <Compile Include="movie\MultitrackRecording.cs" />
diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/MovieLoader.cs b/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/MovieLoader.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..867752e514
--- /dev/null
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/MovieLoader.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+
+namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
+{
+	public static class MovieLoader
+	{
+		public static IMovie Load(string path)
+		{
+			// TODO: open the file and determine the format, and instantiate the appropriate implementation
+			// Currently we just assume it is a bkm implementation
+			return new Movie(path);
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/bk2/Movie2.cs b/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/bk2/Movie2.cs
index b41b2a29f9..494803c25d 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/bk2/Movie2.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/bk2/Movie2.cs
@@ -128,6 +128,19 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 			}
 		}
 
+		public string Hash
+		{
+			get
+			{
+				throw new NotImplementedException();
+			}
+
+			set
+			{
+				throw new NotImplementedException();
+			}
+		}
+
 		public bool IsActive
 		{
 			get { return _mode != Moviemode.Inactive; }
diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/bkm/Movie.cs b/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/bkm/Movie.cs
index ab83a47f5e..2136dbd713 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/bkm/Movie.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/bkm/Movie.cs
@@ -47,12 +47,12 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 
 		public SubtitleList Subtitles
 		{
-			get { return (Header as MovieHeader).Subtitles; }
+			get { return Header.Subtitles; }
 		}
 
 		public IList<string> Comments
 		{
-			get { return (Header as MovieHeader).Comments; }
+			get { return Header.Comments; }
 		}
 
 		public string SyncSettingsJson
@@ -72,12 +72,12 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 		{
 			get
 			{
-				return (Header as MovieHeader).SavestateBinaryBase64Blob;
+				return Header.SavestateBinaryBase64Blob;
 			}
 
 			set
 			{
-				(Header as MovieHeader).SavestateBinaryBase64Blob = value;
+				Header.SavestateBinaryBase64Blob = value;
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -85,12 +85,12 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 		{
 			get
 			{
-				return (Header as MovieHeader).Rerecords;
+				return Header.Rerecords;
 			}
 
 			set
 			{
-				(Header as MovieHeader).Rerecords = value;
+				Header.Rerecords = value;
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -98,12 +98,12 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 		{
 			get
 			{
-				return (Header as MovieHeader).StartsFromSavestate;
+				return Header.StartsFromSavestate;
 			}
 
 			set
 			{
-				(Header as MovieHeader).StartsFromSavestate = value;
+				Header.StartsFromSavestate = value;
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -111,12 +111,12 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 		{
 			get
 			{
-				return (Header as MovieHeader).GameName;
+				return Header.GameName;
 			}
 
 			set
 			{
-				(Header as MovieHeader).GameName = value;
+				Header.GameName = value;
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -124,12 +124,25 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 		{
 			get
 			{
-				return (Header as MovieHeader).SystemID;
+				return Header.SystemID;
 			}
 
 			set
 			{
-				(Header as MovieHeader).SystemID = value;
+				Header.SystemID = value;
+			}
+		}
+
+		public string Hash
+		{
+			get
+			{
+				return Header[HeaderKeys.SHA1];
+			}
+
+			set
+			{
+				Header[HeaderKeys.SHA1] = value;
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -420,8 +433,11 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 					line = sbLine.ToString();
 
 					if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(line) || Header.ParseLineFromFile(line))
+					{
 						continue;
-					(Header as MovieHeader).Comments.Add(line);
+					}
+
+					Header.Comments.Add(line);
 				}
 			}
 
@@ -475,7 +491,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 					}
 					else
 					{
-						(Header as MovieHeader).Comments.Add(line);
+						Header.Comments.Add(line);
 					}
 				}
 			}
diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/interfaces/IMovie.cs b/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/interfaces/IMovie.cs
index 359bd7d722..c1b3a390de 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/interfaces/IMovie.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/interfaces/IMovie.cs
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 		bool StartsFromSavestate { get; set; }
 		string GameName { get; set; }
 		string SystemID { get; set; }
-
+		string Hash { get; set; }
 		#endregion
 
 		#region File Handling API
diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/tasproj/TasMovie.cs b/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/tasproj/TasMovie.cs
index 1b2221c8f3..b105408115 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/tasproj/TasMovie.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/tasproj/TasMovie.cs
@@ -88,12 +88,12 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 
 		public SubtitleList Subtitles
 		{
-			get { return (Header as MovieHeader).Subtitles; }
+			get { return Header.Subtitles; }
 		}
 
 		public IList<string> Comments
 		{
-			get { return (Header as MovieHeader).Comments; }
+			get { return Header.Comments; }
 		}
 
 		public string SyncSettingsJson
@@ -113,12 +113,12 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 		{
 			get
 			{
-				return (Header as MovieHeader).SavestateBinaryBase64Blob;
+				return Header.SavestateBinaryBase64Blob;
 			}
 
 			set
 			{
-				(Header as MovieHeader).SavestateBinaryBase64Blob = value;
+				Header.SavestateBinaryBase64Blob = value;
 			}
 		} 
 
@@ -126,12 +126,12 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 		{
 			get
 			{
-				return (Header as MovieHeader).Rerecords;
+				return Header.Rerecords;
 			}
 
 			set
 			{
-				(Header as MovieHeader).Rerecords = value;
+				Header.Rerecords = value;
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -139,12 +139,12 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 		{
 			get
 			{
-				return (Header as MovieHeader).StartsFromSavestate;
+				return Header.StartsFromSavestate;
 			}
 
 			set
 			{
-				(Header as MovieHeader).StartsFromSavestate = value;
+				Header.StartsFromSavestate = value;
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -152,12 +152,12 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 		{
 			get
 			{
-				return (Header as MovieHeader).GameName;
+				return Header.GameName;
 			}
 
 			set
 			{
-				(Header as MovieHeader).GameName = value;
+				Header.GameName = value;
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -165,12 +165,25 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 		{
 			get
 			{
-				return (Header as MovieHeader).SystemID;
+				return Header.SystemID;
 			}
 
 			set
 			{
-				(Header as MovieHeader).SystemID = value;
+				Header.SystemID = value;
+			}
+		}
+
+		public string Hash
+		{
+			get
+			{
+				return Header[HeaderKeys.SHA1];
+			}
+
+			set
+			{
+				Header[HeaderKeys.SHA1] = value;
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -401,7 +414,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 						string line;
 						while ((line = tr.ReadLine()) != null)
 							if (!Header.ParseLineFromFile(line))
-								(Header as MovieHeader).Comments.Add(line);
+								Header.Comments.Add(line);
 					});
 				bl.GetLump(BinaryStateLump.Input, true,
 					delegate(TextReader tr)
diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/movie/PlayMovie.cs b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/movie/PlayMovie.cs
index c117665ce8..ecbef37f81 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/movie/PlayMovie.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/movie/PlayMovie.cs
@@ -145,16 +145,17 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 			return null;
 		}
 
-		private Movie PreLoadMovieFile(HawkFile hf, bool force)
+		private IMovie PreLoadMovieFile(HawkFile hf, bool force)
 		{
-			var movie = new Movie(hf.CanonicalFullPath);
+			// Movies 2.0 TODO: don't cast and find a way to load this stuff with only IMovie!
+			var movie = (MovieLoader.Load(hf.CanonicalFullPath) as Movie);
 
 			try
 			{
 				movie.PreLoadText(hf);
 
 				// Don't do this from browse
-				if (movie.Header[HeaderKeys.SHA1] == Global.Game.Hash ||
+				if (movie.Hash == Global.Game.Hash ||
 					Global.Config.PlayMovie_MatchHash == false || force)
 				{
 					return movie;