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Doom Movie Scriptwriter Dave Callaham Interviewed
rsmith-mac writes "The HomeLAN Federation has posted an interview with Dave Callaham, the scriptwriter for the forthcoming Doom movie. The interview goes over id's influences on the movie and willingness to change the mythology to work with the movie, along with the earlier reported studio shift, and some very light details relating to the characters in the story. If all goes as planned, the Doom movie will start principal production this month in order to hit the theaters in August of 2005."
Interviewer: So, Mr. Callah, let's start with the most important question on everyone's mind. Will there be lava? And, perhaps more importantly, will there be crates?
Callahan: I want to put everyone's mind to rest on this point. The studio has the best lava people in the business, and they've specifically assured me I will have a free hand.
Interviewer: Phew. Also, before I forget. we're all dying to know. Will the hero at any point successfully outrun a fireball? This is something that is so important, not only to me, but I think I can speak for all moviegoers out there. It's an image that really really gets better every time I see it.
Callahan: Well, Ed, I don't want to give too much away, but we briefly considered having the hero run from a nuclear explosion! Don't worry, there'll be plenty of what we know the audience loves most.
Interviewer: So, let's talk about the plot. Which of the hero's family members will be killed? Mother? Father? Both parents? Or will it be a hero-parent who loses his kids?
Callahan: Actually, what I'm allowed to say is that we're going a bit unconventional on this. We're going to have a brother and a sister, and each one will lose a parent. I know this is pushing the envelope a bit, but the producers are behind me and I believe the studio will hold off and allow us some of the artistic integerity which we all know is so rare in this business.
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The best video game movie since Super Mario Brothers!
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How long has this movie been 'in production'? I have high hopes, since Morgan Freeman has personal interest in this movie.
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I have high hopes that will be another classic video game transfer. Just like Super Mario Brothers, Mortal Kombat, Resident Evil, Tombraider and Wing Commander.
Will I have to upgrade my eyes/ears to see it?
willingness to change the mythology to work with the movie
If they get stuck with this...give me a call.
G. Lucas.
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson will also appear as Sarge, the head space marine, but Callaham warns, "He is not going to be smiling a whole bunch. You won't see him raise his left eyebrow."
This movie is bound to be good - The Rock only accepts scripts of the highest quality.
I've been waiting so long for an action movie where there is a single hope for mankind?! I wonder if there will be explosions and stuff...?!
Don't forget the flashlight and wading through tedious PDA voice mail for locker codes.
Sarge Shots The Monster
Sarge Runs
Sarge Shots The Monster
Sarge Picks Up More Ammo
Sarge Runs
Monster Shoots Sarge Just Before He Shots The Monster
Sarge: Ouch!
Sarge Runs
Sarge Opens A Secret Door
Sarge Applies A Medkit
Sarge Runs
Sarge Shots The Monster
Sarge Finds A Bigger Gun
____________________________
Academy Award, here we come!
(Note: I couldn't put directions in all caps like a real script due to Lameness Filter...)
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We presume it's not Romero, unless the changes to the mythology involve robotic frogs.
That said, this film has had approximately the same excessive pre-production lifespan as Daikatana
But what is the SIGnificance?
With any luck the Doom movie will be better than the MyDoom movie. Boy did that suck.
Can they make the movie as real as the game is, especially doom 3?? I doubt it.
I wonder...are they going to land on mars using Carmacks Armadillo spacecraft?
Ni.
The only thing I want to see a doom movie for is to watch a real actor rocket jump to an otherwise-inaccessible ledge.
Oh yes, and I want to see someone telefragged on screen.
No see the real trick will be getting it out before the Duke Nukem: Forever movie...
For it to really be a Doom movie, it has to be done first person shooter style.
This means, of course, that the camera has to be permanently mounted behind a gun barrel and, aside from mirrors and other reflective objects, you never get to see the protagonist's face -- because he is, after all, the true everyman, representative of everyone and specifically looking like no one. For truly, who among us has not had to slay a million zillion zombies?
A true first person shooter version of Doom / Quake etc would be cool, in a "Blaim Doom Project" kind of way ...
DO NOT LEAVE IT IS NOT REAL
Remember that when facing down the Cyberdemon, the space marine shoots first!
"You spoony bard!" -Tellah
How are they going to ruin the atmosphere of Wolf3D? By having the hero _not_ run down hallways banging on every blue brick wall in the hopes of opening up a secret passage?
I read the internet for the articles.
...is that the people doing CGI for the movie probably couldn't run the game on their systems.
This wasn't just plain terrible, this was fancy terrible. This was terrible with raisins in it. - Dorothy Parker
So, when do we get to see the Commander Keen movie? I nominate Rush Limbaugh for the part of Dopefish.
You mean id was willing to be flexible with the DOOM storyline? The storyline that went something like...
It's demons.
It's aliens.
No... wait... It's demonic aliens.
No, they're really demons, from hell.
You go to hell and kill all of the demons.
Research on Mars summons demons who try to steal ships to invade Earth.
I don't know how they could EVER justify deviation.
~D
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Al Qaeda has ninjas!
... it'll be every bit as good as the comic book.
Al Qaeda has ninjas!
Agreed. If they aren't spawned from Hell then what the hell is the point?
"Hey, instead of having our 'Tale of Two Cities' movie taking place in France during the revolution, let's place it in a Brooklyn barber shop during a series of momma jokes. The audience will love it since they're a bunch of twits who like sparkley objects!"
That could be a funny scene!
Sarge: Welcome aboard, Private... Player? Did you forget to change your name in the Options menu?!
Player: Sorry, sir! I'll fix it right away, sir!
[name changes to FragMaster]
Fr4gY0M4m4: How do I get l33t colors, sir?
Okay, nevermind.
The enemies of Democracy are
If so, we will truly see Mars as it was meant to be seen- with "gangsta-style" shooting of pistols and submachine guns, and doves flying in slow motion.
One far more important question:
Will the cacodaemon be pink?
...the 'disposable' characters should all be called "Player" and would get 0wned as soon as each firefight commenced. The main actors would then unanimously chime in with "omfg n00b!! r00fles!!!". I wonder... to be truly like the game, should there be characters that shoot themselves in the arse with their own rockets?