Rumor: Universal Planning Doom Movie Reboot
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Yeah, live action adaptation of the Doom comic. "Who's a man and a half? I'm a man and a half!"snave said:
Made of awesome.
Actually, Doom was a cross between Aliens and Evil Dead, which explains alot.Phishfood said:
I've been told that one of the best parts of the original Doom movie was being able to tell the old-school gamers in the audience from everyone else because they laughed at the injokes.
>Doom
>Family Friendly
>PG-13
silly Hollywood
OT: to be honest, I actually liked the first one, I thought the first person part was quite unique
though really, if they are gonna make another movie, I think it should be based on the first 2 games, rather than Doom 3
of course, there wouldn't be any plot or character development at all
but it would be just like Schwarzenegger's Commando, only in Mars, with Aliens and Hell Spawns
...
it would pretty much be a remake of Total Recall, right?
though, you know what would be interesting? a movie based off Doom 64
that game needs some love
>Family Friendly
>PG-13
silly Hollywood
OT: to be honest, I actually liked the first one, I thought the first person part was quite unique
though really, if they are gonna make another movie, I think it should be based on the first 2 games, rather than Doom 3
of course, there wouldn't be any plot or character development at all
but it would be just like Schwarzenegger's Commando, only in Mars, with Aliens and Hell Spawns
...
it would pretty much be a remake of Total Recall, right?
though, you know what would be interesting? a movie based off Doom 64
that game needs some love
Wait... you still wore diapers when you were 7? 
On Topic: Yeah not really looking forward to this one. I don't think anyone is, to be honest.
On Topic: Yeah not really looking forward to this one. I don't think anyone is, to be honest.
The first one tasted like Pepper-Jack...Tehlanna TPX said:I actually really liked the first version, even if it was filled with cheese.
If they took the time to reboot, I would hope it'd be more like the original game, and not filled with group crap. Just one marine, a gun, and a shit-ton of demon/alien/whatever scum.
Sounds like a good time to me
Anyways, Im hopeful that if this is true, it means they may not make the same
They killed At the Mountains of Madness so they could make a PG-13 Doom movie? Way to go Universal.
No, no no no no no nooooooooooo!
You do not make a Doom movie with a PG-13 rating! Doom was one of the granddaddies of the ultra violent M rated games we now play, a faithful movie adaptation can not get slapped with a PG-13.
I suppose it can't be worse than the other Doom movie, though that one did have a certain charm to it.
Also, is it really a "reboot" if the series in question only had one installment? Isn't a remake or reimagining if it's only one movie?
You do not make a Doom movie with a PG-13 rating! Doom was one of the granddaddies of the ultra violent M rated games we now play, a faithful movie adaptation can not get slapped with a PG-13.
I suppose it can't be worse than the other Doom movie, though that one did have a certain charm to it.
Also, is it really a "reboot" if the series in question only had one installment? Isn't a remake or reimagining if it's only one movie?
A PG 13 Doom movie wouldn't have mass market appeal no matter how they market it, unless they throw in sparkly vampires for the hell of it.
A rated R version would at least draw in fans of the series and anyone wanting to see a nice horror movie. Besides, it's Doom, there has to be flying limbs, blood, and guts with hideous monsters around every corner. You can't pull that off with a PG 13.
A rated R version would at least draw in fans of the series and anyone wanting to see a nice horror movie. Besides, it's Doom, there has to be flying limbs, blood, and guts with hideous monsters around every corner. You can't pull that off with a PG 13.
Designing the movie around 3D? PG-13 rating in a blatant and idiotic attempt to draw in bigger crowds with a disregard for what Doom is about? Yup, this is going to be terrible, at least if the rumors are true. I really hope they aren't.
Its not that hard to do PG13 horror about opening a doorway to hell, substitute gore for scary.
Tho I bet they will screw it up no matter what.
PS:I hated Rise of cobra....... took the best things about GI joe and shat on it
Tho I bet they will screw it up no matter what.
PS:I hated Rise of cobra....... took the best things about GI joe and shat on it
"PG-13"
This film is destined for disaster (trying to avoid making the obvious pun here).
The first attempt showcased very little of what made the actual game memorable (not that it really had any story until Doom 3, and there was precious little to be had even there), and turned it into a zombie movie.
*Sigh*
I understand that certain games don't exactly lend themselves very well towards movie adaptations (how in the fuck would YOU have done the Super Mario Bros movie if you had the reigns to it? Personally, I have no earthly clue where I would begin). Most people wouldn't want to watch a random mute space marine wander the halls in search of weapons, etc while blowing away every hellspawn between point A and B.
But my problem is that if they really wanted to go with a quick cash-in movie, they already have the groundwork laid out for them: Starship Trooopers, Aliens and or Predators.
Hell, here's my proposal for a screenplay (summary):
It isn't deep, and it certainly isn't anything original (not that Hollywood really cares about originality. I wouldn't be surprised if over 90% of all screened films were sequels or spinoffs), but if you want to do a quick-n-dirty Doom movie where people walk out of it and don't go "Where the fuck were the demons? The BFG? Hell?" then there you go.
Though somehow, I seriously doubt that it will go over well in PG-13. While the movie doesn't need tits, I can see other areas where the genre can be severely limited.
This film is destined for disaster (trying to avoid making the obvious pun here).
The first attempt showcased very little of what made the actual game memorable (not that it really had any story until Doom 3, and there was precious little to be had even there), and turned it into a zombie movie.
*Sigh*
I understand that certain games don't exactly lend themselves very well towards movie adaptations (how in the fuck would YOU have done the Super Mario Bros movie if you had the reigns to it? Personally, I have no earthly clue where I would begin). Most people wouldn't want to watch a random mute space marine wander the halls in search of weapons, etc while blowing away every hellspawn between point A and B.
But my problem is that if they really wanted to go with a quick cash-in movie, they already have the groundwork laid out for them: Starship Trooopers, Aliens and or Predators.
Hell, here's my proposal for a screenplay (summary):
Do a war-buddy gig with the protagonist (the Space Marine of yore).
The marine, his best friend war-buddy and his platoon find themselves under attack after the UAC screwed the pooch in researching inter-dimensional transportation.
War-buddy gets dragged off by the demons for conversion, the marine gets pissed and wastes everything in his path, while stumbling upon the remains of his platoon as he goes. Some will live, most will die, and some will die trying to betray him either out of insanity or demonic takeover.
If you want more inter-character narrative, you could cop-out and show flashbacks from the marine's past whenever he comes across the bodies of people he knows, or locations that mean something to him.
Though given the target audience, I would just stick primarily to the Marine vs Demonic Army.
The marine, his best friend war-buddy and his platoon find themselves under attack after the UAC screwed the pooch in researching inter-dimensional transportation.
War-buddy gets dragged off by the demons for conversion, the marine gets pissed and wastes everything in his path, while stumbling upon the remains of his platoon as he goes. Some will live, most will die, and some will die trying to betray him either out of insanity or demonic takeover.
If you want more inter-character narrative, you could cop-out and show flashbacks from the marine's past whenever he comes across the bodies of people he knows, or locations that mean something to him.
Though given the target audience, I would just stick primarily to the Marine vs Demonic Army.
It isn't deep, and it certainly isn't anything original (not that Hollywood really cares about originality. I wouldn't be surprised if over 90% of all screened films were sequels or spinoffs), but if you want to do a quick-n-dirty Doom movie where people walk out of it and don't go "Where the fuck were the demons? The BFG? Hell?" then there you go.
Though somehow, I seriously doubt that it will go over well in PG-13. While the movie doesn't need tits, I can see other areas where the genre can be severely limited.
