Uwe Boll Returns To Small-Time Terrible Films

SatanicPuppy writes "According to Reuters Uwe Boll, the German director the critics love to hate, will return to low-budget filmmaking now that his latest and biggest production, the $70 million fantasy epic 'In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale,' bombed at the North American box office. The tax shelter loopholes that funded the previous films have been banned in Germany, making further large budget films unlikely."

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Re:Why do they keep giving him movie rights?

[Reziac]

Because when you license or option a game, book, etc. to a film company, you usually get paid cash up front whether the film is ever made or not. It's like free money that falls from heaven.

And considering the short shelf-life of today's games, and the fickleness of the market, it's wise to take the money and run. Given the slow pace of even the cheapest film production, the movie won't come out til after the game's shelf-life is pretty much over anyway, so it certainly won't have a negative impact on sales, and may get you a few straggler-buyers you'd not have otherwise.

All in all, a win-win for the game company, no matter what kark the film proves to be (or even if it never gets shot, as most don't).