Doom Movie Pushed Back to October

I know you're all waiting with breathless anticipation for the Doom film, but GamesIndustry.biz has word that you'll have to wait until October for the U.S. release. From the article: "The film was formerly expected to appear in late June in North America, but Universal's website confirms a report on horror movie website Bloody-Disgusting.com that it has swapped places with George Romero's next zombie movie, Land of the Dead."

Comments

Can you ssssmeeelllll....?

[Otter]

Maybe this is old news and I lost it in among all the whining about how the movie won't involve a link between Mars and Hell and therefore the plot just won't make any sense, but -- The Rock is going to be the star? That's the first promising-sounding thing about this movie. I can't imagine a better fit.

Who are these other people going to be, though, monsters? I don't remember any other people in Doom, except for heads on stakes (and John Romero, at the end). Maybe they could get Michael Moore a cameo as a mancubus.

Re:Can you ssssmeeelllll....?

[JustJon]

The Rock said in an interview that he plays the group's sargeant, who ends up turning into one of the monsters over the course of the movie.

Re:Can you ssssmeeelllll....?

[ConceptJunkie]

I'm sure there will be tons of stereotypical action movie dialog:

"Come get some!"
"You want some of this?"
"How 'bout this?!"
"Eat lead!"
"Avaunt, ye demons! Lest ye taste the wrath of my BFG!"

with the occasional comic relief, such as:

"I'm hit!"
"He's dead!"
"Cover me!"
"Hey, he just walked through a wall, that's a clipping bug!"

Re:Can you ssssmeeelllll....?

[nomadic]

Well, why can't it have The Rock AND be set where the Doom games were played?

That's stupid. There's no way you're going to fit all those movie cameras and props into my bedroom.

I'm gonna make a movie called the brady bunch

[ValuJet]

Except I'm not going to include any of the bradeys. It will be a sci-fi flick on mars with hell beasts.

What this probably means...

[AzraelKans]

Just as many were expecting, the movie quality is probably _not that good_ (to say it in kind words) so is being pushed back to avoid interference with the sales of Doom3 products right now, at e3 and during the summer. Also to have a little bit more of a chance as a "halloween" season movie (when crappy horror movies are released).

Whatever the case, this is a good sign to avoid this movie like ebola, wait for the dvd to be released and rent it in blockbuster (which will probably be a few weeks after theatrical release)

Seriously guys what did you expect? is a low budget film (most of the budget was expent in fx) barely associated to a hit videogame and was made in what? 1- 1 1/2 years? expect the review in www.somethingawful.com instead of an oscar nomination.