The butchering of DOOM in movie form has begun

Lunchbox · Post by **Lunchbox** » Sun Dec 05, 2004 12:10 am

From GamesAreFun.com

Thanks to Dark Horizons posting a translation of this article, we can now bring you some updated details on the Doom movie that's being made.

Andrzej Bartkowiak has been put in charge of the $70 million production, replacing Enda McCallion. According to screenwriter Dave Callahan, "everyone was keen to keep the game's atmosphere," yet there are some definite changes that have been made. Rather than being from hell, the monsters in the movie are humans that have been mutated by a virus. The movie doesn't take place on Mars, and instead of one space marine being the main character, there are eight marines.

The main premise is that eight marines are teleported into a secret base on a distant planet. The aforementioned humans-turned-monsters soon start appearing, and the marines have to try to deal with them and find out what the root of the evil is.

Only one character has been specifically mentioned at this point. "Pinky" (the name should be familiar to Doom players) plays the role of a wheelchair-confined technician who ends up becoming infected and mutating into a monster (from Doom 3).

Producers promise lots of action and shooting, though the film is going to be more of a horror film than an action one. One interesting twist is that near the end of the movie, there will be a lot of sequences shot solely in a first-person perspective of the main character (Karl Urban).

Last, but not least, the chainsaw and Bio Force Gun will be appearing in the film.

We'll be sure to keep you up-to-date with the latest on the Doom movie as we hear it.

Source: Dark Horizons

sigh, I smell another House of the Dead...

Clessy · Post by **Clessy** » Sun Dec 05, 2004 12:20 am

Don't be crazy nothing can be that shitty

It will by far be better than house of the dead. however that doesnt really say much.

Lartrak · Post by **Lartrak** » Sun Dec 05, 2004 12:52 am

I'll probably see it regardless.

Warmachine · Post by **Warmachine** » Sun Dec 05, 2004 12:55 am

Why would they change those parts...?

gamedudex2 · Post by **gamedudex2** » Sun Dec 05, 2004 1:02 am

Sorrie wrote:Don't be crazy nothing can be that poop It will by far be better than house of the dead. however that doesnt really say much.

um yes it can. the same director of house of the dead is suppsoed to make a sequel. he is doing alone in the dark and the test screening no one liked it it was bad. he is also doing blood rayne. and is g buying film rights to hitman the game and some others

404NotFound · Post by **404NotFound** » Sun Dec 05, 2004 1:34 am

Warmachine wrote:Why would they change those parts...?

To make it into a generic zombie movie, duh.

MKE · Post by **MKE** » Sun Dec 05, 2004 1:39 am

changes make it sound more like resident evil...

Post by **|darc|** » Sun Dec 05, 2004 2:17 am

Big Force Gun? rofl

mankrip · Post by **mankrip** » Sun Dec 05, 2004 3:12 am

Rather than being from hell, the monsters in the movie are humans that have been mutated by a virus. The movie doesn't take place on Mars

In other words, they're f*ing the whole thing

. Another game-based movie going to disappoint and piss off everyone.

OldSkoolGamer · Post by **OldSkoolGamer** » Sun Dec 05, 2004 6:42 am

|darc| wrote:Big Force Gun? rofl

Covar · Post by **Covar** » Sun Dec 05, 2004 7:25 am

i still haven't seen a good game based movie. and now i doubt i ever will.

OldSkoolGamer · Post by **OldSkoolGamer** » Sun Dec 05, 2004 8:16 am

The first Mortal Kombat movie was pretty good.

The second one was like Power Rangers in the dark...

I liked the first Resident Evil movie.

The second one's problem was that they decided to include some part of the game's true story, and butchered a lot of what they included.

Besides. Sometimes it is good to watch a bad movie. I own the Street Fighter live action move on DVD O_o

Matt · Post by **Matt** » Sun Dec 05, 2004 9:58 am

i still haven't seen a good game based movie. and now i doubt i ever will.

navi · Post by **navi** » Sun Dec 05, 2004 11:29 am

Lartrak wrote:I'll probably see it regardless.

Master Higgins · Post by **Master Higgins** » Sun Dec 05, 2004 1:44 pm

I wonder if these will be as good as the books

Veggita2099 · Post by **Veggita2099** » Sun Dec 05, 2004 1:54 pm

MKE wrote:changes make it sound more like resident evil...

That is what I was thinking. It sounds EXACTLY like Resident Evil actually.

Also they might have changed it since being from hell might upset a lot of people. Either way I doubt I will see it.

mariobro · Post by **mariobro** » Sun Dec 05, 2004 2:06 pm

Actually, it sounds a lot like Halo...

A bunch of marines fighting against mutated humans infected by a virus. Hmmm...

FETUS · Post by **FETUS** » Sun Dec 05, 2004 2:07 pm

Master Higgins wrote:I wonder if these will be as good as the books

I hope your kidding I read one of those and felt like puking.

Lord_Ball · Post by **Lord_Ball** » Sun Dec 05, 2004 2:10 pm

Veggita2099 wrote:
MKE wrote:changes make it sound more like resident evil...
That is what I was thinking. It sounds EXACTLY like Resident Evil actually.

Also they might have changed it since being from hell might upset a lot of people. Either way I doubt I will see it.

Only people it'd upset are those who haven't/don't play the games - and really would that be your target audience for the movie - heck no.

Hawq · Post by **Hawq** » Sun Dec 05, 2004 2:45 pm

OldSkoolGamer wrote:Besides. Sometimes is good to watch a bad movie. I own the Street Fighter live action move on DVD O_o

It can never be good to watch that, it is evil & must be subjected to the purifying flames for the good of the world. I only hope that it comes out as entertaining as the Doom comic did, now that was funny, obviously more on the action side than humour for the film is the hope