The DOOM Feature Film at DVinfo.net

Joshua Starnes · January 10th, 2005, 12:27 PM

They're making a feature film version of the Doom video games in Prague with The Rock and Karl Urban. Universal is sending me to the set for a day to interview the filmmakers and write up a story on it.

It's my first trip to a big budget film set and I'm pretty excited.

Rick Bravo · January 10th, 2005, 12:56 PM

If the film is half as scary as the game, they're going to have to hand out toilet paper and diapers at the door!

Have fun!

RB

Hendy Witanto · January 10th, 2005, 01:55 PM

Hi,
It is very nice to read that somebody from this great forum is going to my "home" country...
If You will need some help (with translations, taxi drivers :) and ect.. ) contact me...

H.W.

Keith Loh · January 10th, 2005, 02:23 PM

Ask them why the movie isn't set on Mars and the creatures aren't from Hell.

Aaron Koolen · January 10th, 2005, 03:54 PM

Budget didn't allow for a spaceship....

Joshua Starnes · January 10th, 2005, 04:32 PM

They're budget's pretty good - about $70 million - but they've toned it down a lot from the game so that they can hit a PG-13 rating.

Dylan Couper · January 10th, 2005, 04:42 PM

Wusses.... Doom DESERVES a strong R rating.

And what Keith said.

Still, pretty cool gig!

Yi Fong Yu · January 10th, 2005, 10:52 PM

if you search around the game sites (yesh i'm a hardcore PC gamer since waaay back from the wolfenstein, doom, quake days) they all say this idea SUX, no matter how good the film turns out. heck, even the writer of the film has emailed an apology to the gamers! hahahha. it's already a bomb. sorry josh =(.

they're making a film that already has been made... it's called... RESIDENT EVIL!

Glenn Gipson · January 11th, 2005, 05:33 AM

PG-13 will always be the financial sweet spot for studios, so any mass market studio project is probably going to be PG-13.

Joshua Starnes · January 31st, 2005, 11:50 AM

I'm back from Prague. It went really well, unfortunately I'm under embargo until this summer from talking about it.

I can say, though, that the internet sites are mostly wrong about the movie. It's going to be rated R and is more like Aliens than Resident Evil.

And Keith, just for you, I did ask one of the producers why the creatures aren't from Hell and why the movie isn't set on Mars.

Yi Fong Yu · January 31st, 2005, 01:55 PM

hi josh,

do you know if they shot this in the same district of prague as blade2 (hint it's on the bonus DVD)?

Keith Loh · January 31st, 2005, 02:34 PM

<<<-- Originally posted by Joshua Starnes :
And Keith, just for you, I did ask one of the producers why the creatures aren't from Hell and why the movie isn't set on Mars. -->>>

Annndd.... the answer is embargoed?

Joshua Starnes · January 31st, 2005, 02:36 PM

<<<-- Originally posted by Yi Fong Yu : hi josh,

do you know if they shot this in the same district of prague as blade2 (hint it's on the bonus DVD)? -->>>

I don't know if they used the same studio space as Blade 2 (it's almost all studio) but I do know that they shot in the same stuido as AVP.

Joshua Starnes · January 31st, 2005, 02:38 PM

<<<-- Originally posted by Keith Loh : <<<-- Originally posted by Joshua Starnes :
And Keith, just for you, I did ask one of the producers why the creatures aren't from Hell and why the movie isn't set on Mars. -->>>

Annndd.... the answer is embargoed? -->>>

For the moment, yes.

Keith Loh · January 31st, 2005, 04:26 PM

Tease.

January 10th, 2005, 12:27 PM	#1
Joshua Starnes Major Player Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 356	The DOOM Feature Film They're making a feature film version of the Doom video games in Prague with The Rock and Karl Urban. Universal is sending me to the set for a day to interview the filmmakers and write up a story on it. It's my first trip to a big budget film set and I'm pretty excited.

January 10th, 2005, 12:56 PM	#2
Rick Bravo Major Player Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 574	Yikes! If the film is half as scary as the game, they're going to have to hand out toilet paper and diapers at the door! Have fun! RB __________________ "The future ain't what it used to be." Yogi Berra. www.rbravo.com

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Keith Loh Air China Pilot Join Date: May 2002 Location: Vancouver, B.C. Posts: 2,389	Ask them why the movie isn't set on Mars and the creatures aren't from Hell. __________________ -- Visit http://www.KeithLoh.com \| stuff about living in Vancouver \| My Flickr photo gallery

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Hendy Witanto New Boot Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Prague, Czech rep. Posts: 16	Hi, It is very nice to read that somebody from this great forum is going to my "home" country... If You will need some help (with translations, taxi drivers :) and ect.. ) contact me... H.W.

January 10th, 2005, 04:32 PM	#6
Joshua Starnes Major Player Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 356	They're budget's pretty good - about $70 million - but they've toned it down a lot from the game so that they can hit a PG-13 rating.

January 10th, 2005, 10:52 PM	#8
Yi Fong Yu Trustee Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Vulcan Posts: 1,564	if you search around the game sites (yesh i'm a hardcore PC gamer since waaay back from the wolfenstein, doom, quake days) they all say this idea SUX, no matter how good the film turns out. heck, even the writer of the film has emailed an apology to the gamers! hahahha. it's already a bomb. sorry josh =(. they're making a film that already has been made... it's called... RESIDENT EVIL! __________________ bow wow wow

January 11th, 2005, 05:33 AM	#9
Glenn Gipson Major Player Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Plainfield, New Jersey Posts: 927	PG-13 will always be the financial sweet spot for studios, so any mass market studio project is probably going to be PG-13.

January 31st, 2005, 11:50 AM	#10
Joshua Starnes Major Player Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 356	I'm back from Prague. It went really well, unfortunately I'm under embargo until this summer from talking about it. I can say, though, that the internet sites are mostly wrong about the movie. It's going to be rated R and is more like Aliens than Resident Evil. And Keith, just for you, I did ask one of the producers why the creatures aren't from Hell and why the movie isn't set on Mars.

January 31st, 2005, 01:55 PM	#11
Yi Fong Yu Trustee Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Vulcan Posts: 1,564	hi josh, do you know if they shot this in the same district of prague as blade2 (hint it's on the bonus DVD)? __________________ bow wow wow

January 31st, 2005, 02:34 PM	#12
Keith Loh Air China Pilot Join Date: May 2002 Location: Vancouver, B.C. Posts: 2,389	<<<-- Originally posted by Joshua Starnes : And Keith, just for you, I did ask one of the producers why the creatures aren't from Hell and why the movie isn't set on Mars. -->>> Annndd.... the answer is embargoed? __________________ -- Visit http://www.KeithLoh.com \| stuff about living in Vancouver \| My Flickr photo gallery

January 31st, 2005, 02:36 PM	#13
Joshua Starnes Major Player Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 356	<<<-- Originally posted by Yi Fong Yu : hi josh, do you know if they shot this in the same district of prague as blade2 (hint it's on the bonus DVD)? -->>> I don't know if they used the same studio space as Blade 2 (it's almost all studio) but I do know that they shot in the same stuido as AVP.

January 31st, 2005, 02:38 PM	#14
Joshua Starnes Major Player Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 356	<<<-- Originally posted by Keith Loh : <<<-- Originally posted by Joshua Starnes : And Keith, just for you, I did ask one of the producers why the creatures aren't from Hell and why the movie isn't set on Mars. -->>> Annndd.... the answer is embargoed? -->>> For the moment, yes.

January 31st, 2005, 04:26 PM	#15
Keith Loh Air China Pilot Join Date: May 2002 Location: Vancouver, B.C. Posts: 2,389	Tease. __________________ -- Visit http://www.KeithLoh.com \| stuff about living in Vancouver \| My Flickr photo gallery