Doom Movie Enters Production Phase

KingFishKingFish
edited November 2004 in Science & Tech
No more speculations about a possible Doom movie: Film production company Universal Pictures announced on its website that the movie based on the popular first-person-shooter game recently has gone into production and will be released on August 5 next year.
Following in the foot steps of works such as Tomb Raider and Final Fantasy, it is now confirmed that Doom will be next video game to be turned into a theatrical event. According to Universal Pictures, "Doom" will premiere on August 5, 2005 in US movie theaters with international releases planned for the same month. A brief description of the plot indicates that the movie will maintain the "hyper-kinetic, kamikaze style" and take the viewer to the far corners of the galaxy with "a fully-realized vision of a dark and disturbing future". The set and story will be based on the latest version of the game, Doom 3. Written by Dave Callahan the movie is produced by Lorenzo di Bonaventura and John Wells ("The West Wing", "ER"). Actors are not named yet, but are rumored to include The Rock ("The Scorpion King") and Karl Urban ("Chronicles of Riddick").
So when's the release date? ;D

Source: Tom's Hardware Guide

Comments

  • TheSmJTheSmJ
    edited October 2004
    August 5, 2005
  • KingFishKingFish
    edited October 2004
    and it'll get changed how many times?
  • MedlockMedlock Miramar, Florida Member
    edited October 2004
    KingFish wrote:
    So when's the release date? ;D
    ;D;D;D
  • KingFishKingFish
    edited October 2004
    thank you gr81, I'm glad someone got it.
  • floppybootstompfloppybootstomp Greenwich New
    edited October 2004
    Hope it's better than Resident Evil :D
  • MedlockMedlock Miramar, Florida Member
    edited October 2004
    floppybootstomp wrote:
    Hope it's better than Resident Evil :D
    I think Resident Evil was pretty damned good. :)
  • MrTRiotMrTRiot Northern Ontario Icrontian
    edited October 2004
    a doom movie?? sweet...but the rock being in it... :scratch: :shakehead :wtf:
  • floppybootstompfloppybootstomp Greenwich New
    edited October 2004
    TheGr81 wrote:
    I think Resident Evil was pretty damned good. :)

    OK, confession time - I haven't even seen Resident Evil (big red blushy embarrassed kinda face) but all the reviews weren't too clever.

    Good is it? OK, I'll rent that one out and give it a look see :thumbsup:
  • CyrixInsteadCyrixInstead Stoke-on-Trent, England Icrontian
    edited October 2004
    Resident Evil 2 is good, a lot like the game. I reckon this will be The Rock running around with a big gun killing loads of people. How fun!!

    ~Cyrix
  • drasnordrasnor Starship Operator Hawthorne, CA Icrontian
    edited October 2004
    CyrixInstead wrote:
    Resident Evil 2 is good, a lot like the game. I reckon this will be The Rock running around with a big gun killing loads of people. How fun!!

    ~Cyrix
    That's all Doom is anyway, except for the survival horror.

    -drasnor :fold:
  • mazzie
    edited October 2004
    The rock sucks... Get someone better!
  • EnverexEnverex Worcester, UK Icrontian
    edited October 2004
    Indeed, can't agree on the Rock being the best person to play it...
  • MoTHA_NaTuREMoTHA_NaTuRE All over this bizzatch called FL
    edited October 2004
    omg, DO NOT WATCH RESIDENT EVIL MOVIES!!! THEY ARE HORRENDOUSLY HORRIBLE!!!
    heheh, i knew the rock was going to be the main actor for a while, going to be a funny movie, cannot wait.
  • GnomeWizarddGnomeWizardd Member 4 Life Akron, PA Icrontian
    edited October 2004
    resident evil movies are actually good
  • XyphusXyphus South Bend, Indiana
    edited October 2004
    The "Rock" is going to play Sarge, not the "Doom-Guy"... :) I think they have Karl Urban playing the "Doom-Guy"

    *update... Here's some background info on the movie... http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0419706/

    Enverex wrote:
    Indeed, can't agree on the Rock being the best person to play it...
  • Damn
    edited November 2004
    Doom might be good who knows. I want to see it even if the critics say it is horrible. I am a loyal doom fan.
  • TheBaronTheBaron Austin, TX
    edited November 2004
    man has anyone actually watched any movies with the rock? walking tall and the rundown were both pretty enjoyable movies. pretty funny as far as action movies go, i think hes a good fit for this
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