Doom Movie Getting Rebooted in 3D
You could make a compelling argument that Doom is the most important game of all time. It's certainly right up there, at least in terms of its impact on the industry. But the Doom movie starring Dwayne Johnson? That one's a bit more forgettable, if only Hollywood would let you forget about it, that is. Instead, like everything else, it appears Doom is going 3D. Oh joy?
According to Australian website WhatsPlaying.com.au, Universal is currently shopping a script for a Doom movie reboot designed to be shot in 3D. Kind of like Resident Evil: Afterlife, which was meant for 3D, as opposed to flicks that get a 3D makeover after the fact.
If you're shaking your head and wondering 'Why?,' then perhaps the better question you should be asking is, 'Why not?' Think about it. Sure, we're pretty confident Doom 3D will suck, but Universal is looking at the bottom line. As WhatsPlaying points out, Universal sees the kind of money a movie like Paramount's G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra can bring in, and when you throw 3D into the mix, it's an easy cash cow, assuming you don't spend too much making the movie in the first place. Whether because of consumer demand or due to it being force fed to the public, 3D at the box office is paying off and is now a multi-billion dollar industry. According to market research firm iSuppli, 3D flicks raked in $2.2 billion at the box office in 2010, up from 85 percent from $1.2 billion in 2009.
Welcome to the future of entertainment.
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bling581
March 11, 2011 at 12:00pm
A crappy movie in 3D is still a crappy movie, period. I'm not going to see a movie just because it's in 3D.
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bpstone
March 10, 2011 at 1:49pm
The best thing for the writer/director to do is abandon all the past Doom movies. Start from scratch with a more solid storyline or they're wasting their effort and money. Yea, they'll make some cash in the end... Theoretically you could make a really good Doom movie. Just haven't seen one yet. lol
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al360ex
March 10, 2011 at 1:12pm
I would love to see a good 3D movie of Dead Space. Seeing limbs fly off in your face. Yummy :) !
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bingojubes
March 10, 2011 at 1:07pm
never saw the dwayne Johnson movie D00M, but given the bad reviews, i decided to pass it up and not watch it. now that it is in 3D, i am physically unable to see or process 3D in movies and games. Count me out on this rendition of the movie, as well.
Make a really good Duke Nukem movie, however, and the movie industry might just redeem itself in the game-movie adaptation.
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r6srider
March 10, 2011 at 1:00pm
Like I said in a different thread, of course 3d movie profits are up, it's kinda easy when about 90% of the movies coming out are 3d and you don't have a choice at the theater to watch in standard 2d. As for the subject matter of Doom the movie, reasons I think it sucked? To me the main reason it sucked is because like most all hollywood "game" movies, they didn't stick to the original story. The whole movie was "some virus caused these mutations" was stupid, they could have called it resident evil in space. I think the whole portal from hell bringing hellish creatures to a secret project on mars was a whole lot better. Some people will say Dwayne Johnsons acting was bad, but lets face it, no matter who you put in his role, you can't fix bad writing. Here's an Idea hollywood, try playing the game you want to make a movie about instead of just reading the back of the box and stretching it into a script.
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