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John Woo to Direct Spy Hunter Movie?
shadowcabbit writes "Gameforms is reporting that director John Woo, who previously optioned Nintendo's Metroid series of games for the silver screen, is in negotiations with Universal to direct the 2005 film adaptation of Spy Hunter. The film, which will star Dwayne Johnson (aka The Rock), has been in the planning stages since 2001, but has not yet begun production."
What I want to see is a live-action movie based on Bump N' Jump. That would be great.
I used to die on purpose just so I could hear the great music in that game. Sometimes I would wait for when I got a powerup, but usually I just liked driving real fast listining to the cool "spy" music that played for like 30 seconds. Needless to say I wasn't leader of the cool club back then either.
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I have a theory that John Woo shoots every movie at 60fps and just speeds up the ten minutes he doesn't want in slow motion.
I hope they don't make it like I played Spy Hunter:
1. Tractor-trailer drops off car
2. Drive for a couple minutes, shoot/run cars off of the road
3. Crash and burn
4. Wait for tractor-trailer to drop off another car
5. Repeat 2-4 until the movie's over.
It'll be a plotless version of Groundhog Day.
How will John Woo work a shot of flying doves into this movie?
Your main issue with a movie based on a game, starring The Rock, and directed by a stunt coordinator, is that it might be redundant?
It's going to suck like no movie has ever sucked before. It's going to devour the soul of all movie goers with it's sucking prowess. In one massive sucking motion it.....well I think you get my point.
It may be redundant in that so MANY things suck, but I have confidence that it will set new boundaries on how much something can suck.
Announcer Guy: He's a superagent who plays by his own rules...
Police Captain: You can't take on a 90 story building full of enemy spies by yourself!
Vin Deisel: Sorry chief, I play by my own rules.
[Turns, winks.]
Announcer Guy: He's a wise-cracking Negro in the wrong place at the wrong time...
[The Heroes run through a door way and stop cold. Slow motion pan of a roomful of guys with machine guns pointed at them.]
Chris Rock: Daaaamn... I haven't seen this many weapons since the last time I was over at Jay Z's house.
Announcer Guy: This summer, Vin Deisel and Chris Rock star in Elevator Action!
Hot Chick: Going... down?
[Things blow up, there is a Bad Ass slow motion kung-fu scene on top of an elevator, bad guys plummet to their deaths.]
Vin Deisel: Now that's what I call getting the shaft.
Chris Rock: Yeah, booooy!
[This film is not yet rated.]
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