The recent critical acclaim for HBO’s The Last of Us and the box office success of The Super Mario Bros. Movie have sparked a wave of optimism. Could this be a turning point for video game adaptations?
Pedro Pascal as Joel Miller in The Last of Us
For decades, such adaptations have struggled to capture the essence of beloved games and translate them effectively to the cinematic medium. Despite Hollywood’s persistent efforts to turn popular video game characters into cinematic heroes, the vast majority of these adaptations have fallen flat.
Suggested“They only started filming the other week”: Pedro Pascal’s The Last of Us 2 Update Seemingly Confirms the Worst for Fans Awaiting His Return
While some triumphed, most of them were unsuccessful. We share 10 of the worst video game adaptations to date.
Prince of Persia: Sands of Time (2010)
Jake Gyllenhaal in Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time...
Pedro Pascal as Joel Miller in The Last of Us
For decades, such adaptations have struggled to capture the essence of beloved games and translate them effectively to the cinematic medium. Despite Hollywood’s persistent efforts to turn popular video game characters into cinematic heroes, the vast majority of these adaptations have fallen flat.
Suggested“They only started filming the other week”: Pedro Pascal’s The Last of Us 2 Update Seemingly Confirms the Worst for Fans Awaiting His Return
While some triumphed, most of them were unsuccessful. We share 10 of the worst video game adaptations to date.
Prince of Persia: Sands of Time (2010)
Jake Gyllenhaal in Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time...
- 4/6/2024
- by Prantik Prabal Roy
- FandomWire
In the world of gaming, there are a number of legendary consoles that have stolen our hearts. Be it from the house of PlayStation or Xbox, several models stand out to be the Goat. There is a lot of debate as well about it, but a recent stat might have cleared up all the clutter.
According to the latest report, PlayStation 2 sales reached a gigantic 160 million units worldwide. Fans are quite fascinated to see these impressive records from their favorite console. According to them, the PS2 stands tall above all, and they regard it as the best console ever. Is that really the case? Let’s find out.
Retiring Boss Jim Ryan Shares Astounding Stats Regarding PlayStation 2
The ex-PlayStation boss reveals shares sales reports of PS2.
In a recent episode of the Official PlayStation Podcast, Jim Ryan, CEO of PlayStation, marked the end of his era and revealed some crazy...
According to the latest report, PlayStation 2 sales reached a gigantic 160 million units worldwide. Fans are quite fascinated to see these impressive records from their favorite console. According to them, the PS2 stands tall above all, and they regard it as the best console ever. Is that really the case? Let’s find out.
Retiring Boss Jim Ryan Shares Astounding Stats Regarding PlayStation 2
The ex-PlayStation boss reveals shares sales reports of PS2.
In a recent episode of the Official PlayStation Podcast, Jim Ryan, CEO of PlayStation, marked the end of his era and revealed some crazy...
- 4/3/2024
- by Nilendu Brahma
- FandomWire
Killer Collectibles highlights five of the most exciting new horror products announced each and every week, from toys and apparel to artwork, records, and much more.
Here are the coolest horror collectibles unveiled this week!
Leonardo as Creature from the Black Lagoon Figure from Neca
Leonardo as Creature from the Black Lagoon will join Neca’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles X Universal Monsters toy line in January. Pre-order are up for $34.99.
Packed to the gills with accessories, the 7” scale action figure comes with six interchangeable hands, two harpoon katanas, attachable wrist bone blade, and turtle. It’s packaged in a window box with opening flap featuring art by Daniel Horne.
This is the line’s eighth release, following Raphael as Frankenstein, Leonardo as Ygor, Michelangelo as The Mummy, April as Bride of Frankenstein, Splinter as Van Helsing, Donatello as The Invisible Man, and Casey Jones as The Phantom.
The Boogens...
Here are the coolest horror collectibles unveiled this week!
Leonardo as Creature from the Black Lagoon Figure from Neca
Leonardo as Creature from the Black Lagoon will join Neca’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles X Universal Monsters toy line in January. Pre-order are up for $34.99.
Packed to the gills with accessories, the 7” scale action figure comes with six interchangeable hands, two harpoon katanas, attachable wrist bone blade, and turtle. It’s packaged in a window box with opening flap featuring art by Daniel Horne.
This is the line’s eighth release, following Raphael as Frankenstein, Leonardo as Ygor, Michelangelo as The Mummy, April as Bride of Frankenstein, Splinter as Van Helsing, Donatello as The Invisible Man, and Casey Jones as The Phantom.
The Boogens...
- 12/15/2023
- by Alex DiVincenzo
- bloody-disgusting.com
The American Psycho episode of Wtf Happened to This Adaptation? was Written and Narrated by Andrew Hatfield, Edited by Mike Conway, Produced by Lance Vlcek and John Fallon, and Executive Produced by Berge Garabedian. Here is the text of Hatfield’s script:
Horror can take many forms and its high time we talked about something firmly in the psychological realm. Author Brett Easton Ellis is known to broach subjects that are uncomfortable or outright horrifying, but it is with his 3rd book that he went for the throat so to speak and tackle a more traditional genre topic in a thoroughly nontraditional way. American Psycho was quite controversial upon its release in 1991 and the film based on it in 2000 (watch it Here) was divisive then and it’s divisive now.
Take a look at the craftsmanship on that card as we find out what the f*ck happened to this adaptation.
Horror can take many forms and its high time we talked about something firmly in the psychological realm. Author Brett Easton Ellis is known to broach subjects that are uncomfortable or outright horrifying, but it is with his 3rd book that he went for the throat so to speak and tackle a more traditional genre topic in a thoroughly nontraditional way. American Psycho was quite controversial upon its release in 1991 and the film based on it in 2000 (watch it Here) was divisive then and it’s divisive now.
Take a look at the craftsmanship on that card as we find out what the f*ck happened to this adaptation.
- 6/2/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Historically, horror movies have tended to have lower budgets than films in other genres. A large part of this is probably due to the origins of the genre. Slasher films become something of a cultural phenomenon in the 1970s, when movies like "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre" and "Halloween" in many ways revolutionized the film industry. Such films were usually made on the cheap and relied on clever practical effects and location shooting to deliver the onscreen goods. But what really made these films so influential is that from these modest origins, they killed at the box office, revolutionizing the genre as we know it today.
Since the 1970s, movies of all genres have gotten more expensive to make, and not all of these films can earn back their production costs. While horror has remained an extremely popular genre both in the States and worldwide, scary movies are just as...
Since the 1970s, movies of all genres have gotten more expensive to make, and not all of these films can earn back their production costs. While horror has remained an extremely popular genre both in the States and worldwide, scary movies are just as...
- 4/29/2023
- by Kira Deshler
- Slash Film
With The Super Mario Bros. Movie pulling in record breaking numbers this weekend, we wanted to know what movie based on a video game has been your favorite. If you don’t see your favorite, click “Other” and let us know in the comments.
Favorite Video Game MovieSuper Mario Bros. (1993)Double Dragon (1994)Street Fighter (1994)Mortal Kombat (1995)Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (1997)Wing Commander (1999)Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001)Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001)Resident Evil (2002)Lara Croft: Tomb Raider- The Cradle of Life (2003)House of the Dead (2003)Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004)Alone in the Dark (2005)Doom (2005)BloodRayne (2006)Silent Hill (2006)Doa: Dead or Alive (2006)Resident Evil: Extinction (2007)Postal (2007)Hitman (2007)In The Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale (2008)Far Cry (2008)Max Payne (2008)Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li (2009)Tekken (2010)Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010)Resident Evil: Afterlife (2010)Resident Evil: Retribution (2012)Silent Hill: Revelation (2012)Need For Speed (2014)Hitman: Agent 47 (2015)Warcraft (2016)Assassin’s Creed...
Favorite Video Game MovieSuper Mario Bros. (1993)Double Dragon (1994)Street Fighter (1994)Mortal Kombat (1995)Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (1997)Wing Commander (1999)Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001)Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001)Resident Evil (2002)Lara Croft: Tomb Raider- The Cradle of Life (2003)House of the Dead (2003)Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004)Alone in the Dark (2005)Doom (2005)BloodRayne (2006)Silent Hill (2006)Doa: Dead or Alive (2006)Resident Evil: Extinction (2007)Postal (2007)Hitman (2007)In The Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale (2008)Far Cry (2008)Max Payne (2008)Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li (2009)Tekken (2010)Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010)Resident Evil: Afterlife (2010)Resident Evil: Retribution (2012)Silent Hill: Revelation (2012)Need For Speed (2014)Hitman: Agent 47 (2015)Warcraft (2016)Assassin’s Creed...
- 4/9/2023
- by Brad Hamerly
- JoBlo.com
Video games have been a huge part of popular culture for decades now, particularly following the home console boom in the '80s. In all that time, few games have endured quite like "Tetris" has. It's become an absolute staple of this era, with people playing the simple yet addicting game for hours on end on the original Game Boy, the Nes, or at their nearest arcade. So, perhaps it's only fitting that, in an era when video game movies are finally starting to click in a real way, this beloved title would finally get the big screen treatment. No, it's not an adaptation. Rather, it's more of a biopic in the form of director Jon S. Baird's "Tetris," which arrives on Apple TV+ this week. In a roundabout way, it instantly earns its place as one of the greatest video game movies to date.
"Tetris" is an incredibly...
"Tetris" is an incredibly...
- 3/31/2023
- by Ryan Scott
- Slash Film
After a long break from feature films, director Uwe Boll is back and ready to roll with his latest project, a crime drama about two mismatched New York City cops on their first day as partners.
“First Shift” stars Kristen Renton (“Sons of Anarchy”) and Gino Anthony Pesi (“Shades of Blue”) as the badge-carrying duo, she a transplant from Atlanta new to the Big Apple, he a jaded Brooklyn cop who prefers to work alone but forced to take on the new partner.
Set to start shooting in New York City next month, “First Shift” has moved ahead of two other projects Boll has in the works, a South Africa-set thriller and a feature about Prohibition-era federal agent Eliot Ness — famously played by Kevin Costner and Robert Stack in the 1987 film and the 1959 series “The Untouchables” — during the latter part of his career.
Produced by Boll’s L.A. and Vancouver-based Event Film,...
“First Shift” stars Kristen Renton (“Sons of Anarchy”) and Gino Anthony Pesi (“Shades of Blue”) as the badge-carrying duo, she a transplant from Atlanta new to the Big Apple, he a jaded Brooklyn cop who prefers to work alone but forced to take on the new partner.
Set to start shooting in New York City next month, “First Shift” has moved ahead of two other projects Boll has in the works, a South Africa-set thriller and a feature about Prohibition-era federal agent Eliot Ness — famously played by Kevin Costner and Robert Stack in the 1987 film and the 1959 series “The Untouchables” — during the latter part of his career.
Produced by Boll’s L.A. and Vancouver-based Event Film,...
- 2/16/2023
- by Ed Meza
- Variety Film + TV
There ought to be an obscure, multisyllabic German word for the very specific feeling of pride one can take in discovering cinema through one of the medium's more highly regarded classics. There are those among us who had something of a cinematic awakening while watching an indelible classic such as, say, "Citizen Kane," "2001: A Space Odyssey," "Persona," "The Rules of the Game," or "The General." Conversely, there ought to be a similar term for the mixture of pride and embarrassment one feels when their cinematic awakening is instigated by something obscure or unknown. "2001" may be a great piece of cinema. But surely someone in the world fell in love with movies the first time they saw Tony Richardson's 1961 film "A Taste of Honey," or Russell Mulcahy's "Highlander 2: The Quickening."
Actor Ben Kingsley, to offer a brief introduction, is undoubtedly one of the best actors of his generation...
Actor Ben Kingsley, to offer a brief introduction, is undoubtedly one of the best actors of his generation...
- 9/19/2022
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
When you think of Michael Madsen, what's the first image that comes to mind? Is it Reservoir Dogs' Mr. Blonde dancing to "Stuck in the Middle with You" while holding a severed ear? Maybe it's the washed-up assassin Budd burying Uma Thurman's The Bride alive? Whatever Madsen character you're seeing, there's a good chance he's not a hero. Madsen has made a career out of playing black hats and evil men.
According to Madsen, that has more to do with Hollywood typecasting than any preference to play sleazy roles (via The After Movie Diner). Before he made a name for himself by embodying quietly lethal but outwardly slick antagonists, he dreamed of portraying the good guy. But after his role in "Reservoir Dogs," every script that followed wanted to bring out the worst in Madsen. His notoriety hinges on the unsavory characters he's played -- he's even been introduced as Mr.
According to Madsen, that has more to do with Hollywood typecasting than any preference to play sleazy roles (via The After Movie Diner). Before he made a name for himself by embodying quietly lethal but outwardly slick antagonists, he dreamed of portraying the good guy. But after his role in "Reservoir Dogs," every script that followed wanted to bring out the worst in Madsen. His notoriety hinges on the unsavory characters he's played -- he's even been introduced as Mr.
- 9/14/2022
- by Steven Ward
- Slash Film
Uwe Boll, the man behind "BloodRayne," "Postal," and "Rampage," has not given up on his dream of making objectively terrible movies. Boll is expected to make a return to filmmaking with a movie based on the life of Prohibition agent Eliot Ness, who is best known for taking down Al Capone (via The Hollywood Reporter).
The upcoming film has been titled "Ness," and sports a budget of around 25 million. The subject matter has previously been touched upon in Brian de Palma's 1987 film, "The Untouchables."
"Ness" will not be covering the Al Capone story that constituted the highlight of Eliot Ness' career, but...
The post Uwe Boll to Return to Director's Chair with Gangster Drama Ness appeared first on /Film.
The upcoming film has been titled "Ness," and sports a budget of around 25 million. The subject matter has previously been touched upon in Brian de Palma's 1987 film, "The Untouchables."
"Ness" will not be covering the Al Capone story that constituted the highlight of Eliot Ness' career, but...
The post Uwe Boll to Return to Director's Chair with Gangster Drama Ness appeared first on /Film.
- 5/18/2022
- by Debopriyaa Dutta
- Slash Film
The founder and program director of the Etheria Film Festival, Heidi Honeycutt, discusses her favorite films from women filmmakers with Josh and Joe.
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
Destroyer (1988)
Army of the Dead (2021)
The Howling (1981) – Josh Olson’s trailer commentary, Randy Fuller’s wine recommendation
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Wonder Woman (2017)
The Dirty Dozen (1967) – Ed Neumeier’s trailer commentary
The Wild Bunch (1969) – Josh Olson’s trailer commentary, Joe Dante’s review
The Women (1939) – Allan Arkush’s trailer commentary
The Opposite Sex (1956) – Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review
The Women (2008)
Halloween (1978) – Adam Rifkin’s trailer commentary, Alex Kirschenbaum’s series and timeline power rankings, Randy Fuller’s wine recommendation
Valley Girl (1983) – Karyn Kusama’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s trailer commentary
Valley Girl (2020)
The Wicker Man (1973)
The Wicker Man (2006)
Mandy (2018)
Fast Times At Ridgemont High (1982) – Karyn Kusama’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s trailer commentary
Clueless (1995)
Legally Blonde (2001)
The Craft (1996)
Runaway...
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
Destroyer (1988)
Army of the Dead (2021)
The Howling (1981) – Josh Olson’s trailer commentary, Randy Fuller’s wine recommendation
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Wonder Woman (2017)
The Dirty Dozen (1967) – Ed Neumeier’s trailer commentary
The Wild Bunch (1969) – Josh Olson’s trailer commentary, Joe Dante’s review
The Women (1939) – Allan Arkush’s trailer commentary
The Opposite Sex (1956) – Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review
The Women (2008)
Halloween (1978) – Adam Rifkin’s trailer commentary, Alex Kirschenbaum’s series and timeline power rankings, Randy Fuller’s wine recommendation
Valley Girl (1983) – Karyn Kusama’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s trailer commentary
Valley Girl (2020)
The Wicker Man (1973)
The Wicker Man (2006)
Mandy (2018)
Fast Times At Ridgemont High (1982) – Karyn Kusama’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s trailer commentary
Clueless (1995)
Legally Blonde (2001)
The Craft (1996)
Runaway...
- 7/13/2021
- by Kris Millsap
- Trailers from Hell
Back in the early 2000s, superhero movies were on the rise again, thanks to the success of X-Men (2000) and Sam Raimi’s blockbuster Spider-Man (2002). But the idea of an interconnected series of superhero movies — the concept that became the Marvel Cinematic Universe — was still a few years away, while many of Marvel’s characters were owned by a wide variety of studios and production companies.
Fox had the X-Men and the Fantastic Four, Sony had Spider-Man, Paramount owned Iron Man, Universal had the Hulk, and Lionsgate had the rights to Russian spy and Avengers member Natasha Romanoff, i.e. Black Widow. All of these were in partnership with the then-fledgling Marvel Studios, headed by Avi Arad, but it was up to the individual studios to greenlight the projects.
Enter screenwriter David Hayter, who had scored a breakout success by being one of the main writers on X-Men (for which he...
Fox had the X-Men and the Fantastic Four, Sony had Spider-Man, Paramount owned Iron Man, Universal had the Hulk, and Lionsgate had the rights to Russian spy and Avengers member Natasha Romanoff, i.e. Black Widow. All of these were in partnership with the then-fledgling Marvel Studios, headed by Avi Arad, but it was up to the individual studios to greenlight the projects.
Enter screenwriter David Hayter, who had scored a breakout success by being one of the main writers on X-Men (for which he...
- 7/5/2021
- by Don Kaye
- Den of Geek
Watch the Trailer for Mandibles: "When simple-minded friends Jean-Gab and Manu find a giant fly trapped in the boot of a car, they decide to train it in the hope of making a ton of cash."
Written and Directed by Quentin Dupieux
Starring Gregoire Ludig, David Marsais, Adele Exarchopoulos, India Hair, Romeo Elvis,
Coralie Russier, and Bruno Lochet
Magnet Releasing will release Mandibles everywhere July 23rd, 2021
---------
Third Killer Shorts Screenwriting Competition Announced: "Calling all horror writers! The third annual Killer Shorts Horror Short Screenplay Competition is accepting entries from July 1st, 2021.
The Killer Short Contest celebrates horror short screenwriters from around the world, connecting them with managers, producers, and filmmakers. The Top 10 scripts will be read by a star-studded panel of judges, with over $5,000 worth of prizes up for grabs including Final Draft 12 screenwriting software, Shudder subscriptions, career consultations, memberships to Stan Winston’s School of Creative Arts,...
Written and Directed by Quentin Dupieux
Starring Gregoire Ludig, David Marsais, Adele Exarchopoulos, India Hair, Romeo Elvis,
Coralie Russier, and Bruno Lochet
Magnet Releasing will release Mandibles everywhere July 23rd, 2021
---------
Third Killer Shorts Screenwriting Competition Announced: "Calling all horror writers! The third annual Killer Shorts Horror Short Screenplay Competition is accepting entries from July 1st, 2021.
The Killer Short Contest celebrates horror short screenwriters from around the world, connecting them with managers, producers, and filmmakers. The Top 10 scripts will be read by a star-studded panel of judges, with over $5,000 worth of prizes up for grabs including Final Draft 12 screenwriting software, Shudder subscriptions, career consultations, memberships to Stan Winston’s School of Creative Arts,...
- 6/30/2021
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Fans of the vampire action-rpg, Bloodrayne, will soon be able to dive back into the originals with several modern enhancements. Over the Summer, Ziggurat Interactive announced they’d acquired the Bloodrayne franchise and had plans for the old-school vampire action franchise. On November 20th, fans will see the first fruits of that labor, with enhanced versions […]
The post Bloodrayne 1 and 2 Gets Enhanced Versions for PC This Month appeared first on Cinelinx | Movies. Games. Geek Culture..
The post Bloodrayne 1 and 2 Gets Enhanced Versions for PC This Month appeared first on Cinelinx | Movies. Games. Geek Culture..
- 11/3/2020
- by Jordan Maison
- Cinelinx
Publisher Ziggurat Interactive has acquired the rights to the BloodRayne franchise (and several other properties) from Majesco.
“BloodRayne is a beloved franchise with a huge fan base and we’re extremely appreciative of the opportunity to be stewards for this fantastic series,” says Ziggurat Interactive’s President, Wade Rosen via a press release. “Players the world over fondly remember titles like BloodRayne and Advent Rising and having the opportunity to not only bring these games to a new audience but to expand their universes is something we take seriously.”
As Rosen briefly notes, Ziggurat Interactive has also secured the rights to Advent Rising, Raze’s Hell, and Flip’s Twisted World as part of this deal. However, it seems clear that BloodRayne is the biggest name in this acquisition agreement.
To that end, Ziggurat Interactive has revealed that they are already working with Terminal Reality representatives (developers of the original...
“BloodRayne is a beloved franchise with a huge fan base and we’re extremely appreciative of the opportunity to be stewards for this fantastic series,” says Ziggurat Interactive’s President, Wade Rosen via a press release. “Players the world over fondly remember titles like BloodRayne and Advent Rising and having the opportunity to not only bring these games to a new audience but to expand their universes is something we take seriously.”
As Rosen briefly notes, Ziggurat Interactive has also secured the rights to Advent Rising, Raze’s Hell, and Flip’s Twisted World as part of this deal. However, it seems clear that BloodRayne is the biggest name in this acquisition agreement.
To that end, Ziggurat Interactive has revealed that they are already working with Terminal Reality representatives (developers of the original...
- 6/15/2020
- by Matthew Byrd
- Den of Geek
This morning, Ziggurat Interactive announced they’ve acquired a handful of new IPs, including the fan favorite BloodRayne franchise! Not too long ago, Ziggurat Interactive made it clear they want to be one of the go-tos for classic retro games and bought up the rights a number of classic titles/franchises. Today, they’ve announced even more with […]
The post Ziggurat Interactive Has Plans for the BloodRayne Franchise appeared first on Cinelinx | Movies. Games. Geek Culture..
The post Ziggurat Interactive Has Plans for the BloodRayne Franchise appeared first on Cinelinx | Movies. Games. Geek Culture..
- 6/15/2020
- by Jordan Maison
- Cinelinx
“Alone,” the latest film from prolific horror director James Cullen Bressack, comes with one of the year’s creepiest premises: Alys, a sex trafficking victim who escaped from captivity ten years earlier, is lured into a terrifying survive-or-die scenario by someone from her past.
It’s a good fit for Spain’s annual Sitges film festival, which highlights fantasy and horror from around the world. “Alone” will have its world premiere in October as part of Sitges’ Midnight X-Treme lineup, and ahead of its public debut comes the extremely unsettling official trailer. Watch it exclusively at the top of the page now.
Starring Yulia Klass as Alys and Bruce Davison as the psycho who lures her to a mountain home in the middle of nowhere in the cold dead of winter, “Alone” also features Josh Kelly (“Transformers” franchise), Mark Rolston, Michael Paré, and Michelle Burke Thomas (“The Final Wish”).
Also...
It’s a good fit for Spain’s annual Sitges film festival, which highlights fantasy and horror from around the world. “Alone” will have its world premiere in October as part of Sitges’ Midnight X-Treme lineup, and ahead of its public debut comes the extremely unsettling official trailer. Watch it exclusively at the top of the page now.
Starring Yulia Klass as Alys and Bruce Davison as the psycho who lures her to a mountain home in the middle of nowhere in the cold dead of winter, “Alone” also features Josh Kelly (“Transformers” franchise), Mark Rolston, Michael Paré, and Michelle Burke Thomas (“The Final Wish”).
Also...
- 9/26/2019
- by Ross A. Lincoln
- The Wrap
Director Uwe Boll has made a lot of terrible films in his career. I lot of people despise him, but he also has a loyal fan base that loves him. He’s definitely one of the wildest outspoken filmmakers out there that likes to say a lot of crazy things and he’s known for having meltdowns. He has no filter when he talks and some people admire that about him.
Boll is credited with directing 32 projects, produced over 50, has written 19 films. Some of these films include BloodRayne, Rampage: President Down, In the Name of the King: The Last Job, Suddenly, Assault on Wall Street, Blubberella, Far Cry, German Fried Movie, Attack on Darfur, Postal, The House of the Dead, and Alone in the Dark.
He’s certainly an interesting and controversial individual and now there’s a documentary that’s been made that will tell his story. The documentary...
Boll is credited with directing 32 projects, produced over 50, has written 19 films. Some of these films include BloodRayne, Rampage: President Down, In the Name of the King: The Last Job, Suddenly, Assault on Wall Street, Blubberella, Far Cry, German Fried Movie, Attack on Darfur, Postal, The House of the Dead, and Alone in the Dark.
He’s certainly an interesting and controversial individual and now there’s a documentary that’s been made that will tell his story. The documentary...
- 9/11/2018
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Uwe Boll is the quintessential go-to when talking about the worst directors working today, rightfully being called the modern-day Ed Wood. Between movies like Alone In The Dark, House Of The Dead, Bloodrayne and In The Name Of The King the man has more movies that have gotten under 10 percent on Rotten Tomatoes than any filmmaker should, and he’s become the scorn of movie bloggers everywhere. He’s not exactly one to stay quiet about his work or criticisms of it, but the...
- 9/10/2018
- by Matt Rooney
- JoBlo.com
If you are a horror fan from the early-2000s, you’re probably familiar with the infamous Uwe Boll. The filmmaker rose to prominence in the decade as the go-to guy for low-budget horror adaptations, with films like “House of the Dead,” “Alone in the Dark,” and “BloodRayne.” However, after a string of bad reviews (more like vicious reviews), the director decided to steer into controversy with a string of films that were meant to shock, offend, and generally piss people off.
Continue reading ‘F— You All: The Uwe Boll Story’ Trailer: The Infamous Director Reflects On His Career Of Offending Audiences at The Playlist.
Continue reading ‘F— You All: The Uwe Boll Story’ Trailer: The Infamous Director Reflects On His Career Of Offending Audiences at The Playlist.
- 9/10/2018
- by Charles Barfield
- The Playlist
Video game movies have a bad reputation because, well, there are very few that we’d call “good.” At their best, at least so far, the big screen versions of video games have been fun and trashy entertainment. At their worst, however, they’re as bad as anything else we’ve ever seen in a movie theater.
So let’s rank ‘em!
41. “Postal” (2008)
The pinnacle of director Uwe Boll‘s string of horrendous video game movies (he has five that qualify for this list by getting theatrical releases somewhere), but to be fair it’s probably still a better work of art than the game it’s based on.
40. “Alone in the Dark” (2005)
“House of the Dead” briefly tricked us into thinking Uwe Boll was a camp master, but his next video game movie, “Alone in the Dark,” was such an incomprehensible slog that I have never been able to...
So let’s rank ‘em!
41. “Postal” (2008)
The pinnacle of director Uwe Boll‘s string of horrendous video game movies (he has five that qualify for this list by getting theatrical releases somewhere), but to be fair it’s probably still a better work of art than the game it’s based on.
40. “Alone in the Dark” (2005)
“House of the Dead” briefly tricked us into thinking Uwe Boll was a camp master, but his next video game movie, “Alone in the Dark,” was such an incomprehensible slog that I have never been able to...
- 7/12/2018
- by Phil Owen and Phil Hornshaw
- The Wrap
Last summer, during an annual retreat for Sony studio executives, Matt Milam, vice president for film production and development, led a presentation on what could be learned from the handful of successful video-game adaptations.
Among the titles were the 2016 releases “Warcraft,” which grossed $434 million worldwide, and “Assassin’s Creed,” with global ticket sales of $241 million. Fox’s 2007 release “Hitman” grossed $100 million worldwide.
In theory, popular video-game IP should be an easy moneymaker for studios: Games like “World of Warcraft” have enormous built-in fan bases, and a potential hit can spawn a new franchise, creating opportunities for merchandise and other ancillary revenue.
But, studios remain vexed by how to launch a successful game adaptation that has broad appeal both domestically and internationally. One Sony insider walked away from the retreat presentation feeling unconvinced the film industry could soon crack the formula for a domestic box office smash.
Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst at comScore,...
Among the titles were the 2016 releases “Warcraft,” which grossed $434 million worldwide, and “Assassin’s Creed,” with global ticket sales of $241 million. Fox’s 2007 release “Hitman” grossed $100 million worldwide.
In theory, popular video-game IP should be an easy moneymaker for studios: Games like “World of Warcraft” have enormous built-in fan bases, and a potential hit can spawn a new franchise, creating opportunities for merchandise and other ancillary revenue.
But, studios remain vexed by how to launch a successful game adaptation that has broad appeal both domestically and internationally. One Sony insider walked away from the retreat presentation feeling unconvinced the film industry could soon crack the formula for a domestic box office smash.
Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst at comScore,...
- 6/6/2018
- by Brian Crecente and Ricardo Lopez
- Variety Film + TV
This game is looking pretty great, some would say it's gonna Suck you in to the experiance!
Today, Dontnod Entertainment has released a new gameplay trailer for their upcoming title Vampyr. In the video, we see the struggle Dr. Reid goes through as he must turn on the city he promised to keep safe. As you progress in the game, you will unlock new abilities to take down your evil foes with unimaginable power.
The main thing that gets me excited about this game is it's resemblance to The Legacy of Kain. Gamers around the world have been waiting for a new vampire since the Blood Omen and BloodRayne seires feel off the scene. Well, from what it looks like Dr. Jonathan Reid maybe filling in their footsteps for a bit! Vampyr launches on PS4, Xbox One, and PC June 5th!
In Vampyr, the greatest source of Xp to learn...
Today, Dontnod Entertainment has released a new gameplay trailer for their upcoming title Vampyr. In the video, we see the struggle Dr. Reid goes through as he must turn on the city he promised to keep safe. As you progress in the game, you will unlock new abilities to take down your evil foes with unimaginable power.
The main thing that gets me excited about this game is it's resemblance to The Legacy of Kain. Gamers around the world have been waiting for a new vampire since the Blood Omen and BloodRayne seires feel off the scene. Well, from what it looks like Dr. Jonathan Reid maybe filling in their footsteps for a bit! Vampyr launches on PS4, Xbox One, and PC June 5th!
In Vampyr, the greatest source of Xp to learn...
- 5/3/2018
- by feeds@cinelinx.com (s0leb)
- Cinelinx
Despite retiring from filmmaking in 2016, “BloodRayne” director Uwe Boll has managed to keep quite busy. First, he revealed that he briefly stayed in Jennifer Lawrence’s childhood home, where he read her diaries in her one-time bedroom. Just before this year’s Oscars, he accused “Phantom Thread” filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson of ripping off the poster for his “BloodRayne” after Boll publicly criticized Anderson’s Best Picture nominee. Not yet satiated with legal brouhaha, Boll recently threatened to sue Warner Bros. for “using his brand” and “helping the military industrial complex” by making the upcoming Dwayne Johnson-starring “Rampage,” an adaptation of the video game of the same name.
And it doesn’t end there. Boll has now taken to Twitter to publicly challenge InfoWars founder and professional conspiracy theorist Alex Jones to a “boxing match, if he can accept my challenge.”
Boll’s affection for boxing willing participants in...
And it doesn’t end there. Boll has now taken to Twitter to publicly challenge InfoWars founder and professional conspiracy theorist Alex Jones to a “boxing match, if he can accept my challenge.”
Boll’s affection for boxing willing participants in...
- 4/10/2018
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Uwe Boll, the filmmaker who has brought us a slew of films that a lot of people think are terrible such as BloodRayne, In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale, Far Cry, House of the Dead, and more, is completely pissed off at Dwayne Johnson's big screen adaptation of the classic video game Rampage. He's so raging mad that he is threatening to sue Warner Bros.
So, why is Uwe Boll so pissed off? Because he also made a movie called Rampage. It has nothing to do with this movie, but the fact that it has the same title has made him go crazy!
Fuck this new fake Rampage movie. Uwe Boll is going to sue Warner Bros. asshole. Totally serious. Will update soon.
— Uwe Boll (@UweBollRaw) March 23, 2018
Ok. Press Release on front page of https://t.co/zGaQq3Kxa1 ''Uwe Boll goes on a Rampage against Warner Bros.
So, why is Uwe Boll so pissed off? Because he also made a movie called Rampage. It has nothing to do with this movie, but the fact that it has the same title has made him go crazy!
Fuck this new fake Rampage movie. Uwe Boll is going to sue Warner Bros. asshole. Totally serious. Will update soon.
— Uwe Boll (@UweBollRaw) March 23, 2018
Ok. Press Release on front page of https://t.co/zGaQq3Kxa1 ''Uwe Boll goes on a Rampage against Warner Bros.
- 3/29/2018
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Ah yes, Uwe Boll, the video-game-loving movie director that critics love to hate, and the feeling is always mutual. A 2017 Vanity Fair profile proclaimed that the routinely-derided German filmmaker is, “the Donald Trump of directors…brutish bully [and] inclined to lash out against his detractors.” One can understand Vf’s argument especially when you take into account the man’s filmography and universally-loathed pictures like “Postal,” Bluberella,” BloodRayne.” Boll, the Ed Wood of 21st-century cinema, retired from filmmaking more than a year ago proclaiming “the market is dead.” He then went on to embark on a venture in the food industry, opened the fine-dining operation “Bauhaus” and seems to now be, in his own words, a “successful” restaurateur.
- 2/11/2018
- by Jordan Ruimy
- The Playlist
“Phantom Thread” is one of 2017’s most acclaimed films, with near-unanimous praise from critics and a slew of Oscar nominations to show for it. One person who isn’t impressed with the fashion-world period piece is Uwe Boll, who’s taken to Twitter to accuse Paul Thomas Anderson of basing the film’s poster on the one-sheet for Boll’s movie “BloodRayne.”
“I wouldn’t have believed it but Paul Thomas Anderson is giving us a verifiable ‘fuck you’ after I criticized Phantom Thread on Uwe Boll: Raw… look at this poster. That’s not a coincidence,” tweeted the director. It’s an odd accusation, given that the design almost certainly came out before the film itself — and thus before Boll had a chance to see and criticize it — as well as the fact that directors don’t often design the posters for their own movies.
Boll, best known for his video-game adaptations,...
“I wouldn’t have believed it but Paul Thomas Anderson is giving us a verifiable ‘fuck you’ after I criticized Phantom Thread on Uwe Boll: Raw… look at this poster. That’s not a coincidence,” tweeted the director. It’s an odd accusation, given that the design almost certainly came out before the film itself — and thus before Boll had a chance to see and criticize it — as well as the fact that directors don’t often design the posters for their own movies.
Boll, best known for his video-game adaptations,...
- 2/10/2018
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
Actress Kristanna Loken has established herself as one to call when you need a tough woman who can kick ass, something she established in the 1999 TV series Mortal Kombat: Conquest, followed with playing the T-x in 2003’s Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines. After making a couple movies with the infamous Uwe Boll including Bloodrayne, Loken got the role to play Painkiller Jane in the 2007 Sci-Fi Channel show based on the comics.
While she seemingly hasn’t been as visible in recent years, she can now be seen in the crime-thriller Black Rose, a Russian-American collaborative film that’s finally hitting these shores. It’s directed by, and stars, Russian bodybuilder Alexander Nevsky as a Russian super-cop who is brought to L.A. to help solve the murders of a few Russian women there. He’s partnered with profiler Emily Smith (Loken) as they try to find clues to find the ruthless killer.
While she seemingly hasn’t been as visible in recent years, she can now be seen in the crime-thriller Black Rose, a Russian-American collaborative film that’s finally hitting these shores. It’s directed by, and stars, Russian bodybuilder Alexander Nevsky as a Russian super-cop who is brought to L.A. to help solve the murders of a few Russian women there. He’s partnered with profiler Emily Smith (Loken) as they try to find clues to find the ruthless killer.
- 5/8/2017
- by Edward Douglas
- LRMonline.com
Here’s the latest episode of the Cinema Geeks podcast, part of the ever-growing podcast roster here on Nerdly. If you haven’t heard the show yet, you can check out previous episodes right here, whilst we’ll be featuring each and every new episode as it premieres.
Episode 130 – Videogame Series: Bloodrayne
Today on Episode 130 of the Cinema Geeks we continue the journey through video game films with a review of Bloodrayne. MovieRevolt, OptimusSolo, HardCandiMandi and FridleyCent venture into the world of fantasy to see if Michael Madsen, Meatloaf, Michelle Rodriguez, and Ben Kingsley can elevate this video game film to break the streak we are currently in of seeing terrible film after terrible film. Listen in to see where Bloodrayne ranks amongst the video game films. Remember, we watch them so you don’t have to!
Episode 130 – Videogame Series: Bloodrayne
Today on Episode 130 of the Cinema Geeks we continue the journey through video game films with a review of Bloodrayne. MovieRevolt, OptimusSolo, HardCandiMandi and FridleyCent venture into the world of fantasy to see if Michael Madsen, Meatloaf, Michelle Rodriguez, and Ben Kingsley can elevate this video game film to break the streak we are currently in of seeing terrible film after terrible film. Listen in to see where Bloodrayne ranks amongst the video game films. Remember, we watch them so you don’t have to!
- 4/27/2017
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Uwe Boll, the controversial director responsible for Postal, Blubberella, BloodRayne, and Tara Reid playing a scientist, is one of the most prolific living directors of this century, having directed and self-produced 30 films in his short career. Still, he’ll always be remembered, according to this Vanity Fair profile, as “the Donald Trump of directors, a brutish bully inclined to lash out against his detractors.” Boll is notorious for having gone after his critics, the culmination of which was the event “Raging Boll,” during which the beefy auteur literally beat the shit out of his attackers in a boxing ring (a 17-year-old victim apparently pissed blood afterward).
It’s hard to feel anything but scorn for someone such as Boll, but Vanity Fair’s profile effectively peels back the layers, depicting a man who’s driven by intense artistic impulses despite not quite having the patience or tact to make ...
It’s hard to feel anything but scorn for someone such as Boll, but Vanity Fair’s profile effectively peels back the layers, depicting a man who’s driven by intense artistic impulses despite not quite having the patience or tact to make ...
- 3/28/2017
- by Randall Colburn
- avclub.com
Director Uwe Boll is widely regarded as one of cinema’s all-time worst filmmakers, with such video game-based, critically lambasted films as “Postal” and “Bloodrayne” failing to crack double digits on Rotten Tomatoes (they’re rated at 8 per cent and 4 per cent, respectively). However, thanks to a new profile in Vanity Fair, Boll may be known for […]...
- 3/28/2017
- by Brent Furdyk
- ET Canada
There are many gems buried in Vanity Fair’s fantastically intimate and appropriately bizarre profile of newly retired director Uwe Boll — please, do check it out here when you’ve got the time it requires — but few are as eye-popping as the dual revelation (unearthed by an eagle-eyed Vulture) that Boll a) once lived in Jennifer Lawrence’s childhood home and b) read her diaries while sleeping in her bedroom. Cool.
As Vulture reminds us, “though Lawrence was partially raised in Kentucky, she landed her first TV role at 16 and convinced her parents to move to L.A. during her teenage years, so it’s ostensibly possible her childhood belongings are tucked away on some bookshelf in L.A. somewhere.” And, apparently, that’s precisely where Boll lived during some of his La years — as the article details, he now lives in Vancouver, where he runs a restaurant and bemoans...
As Vulture reminds us, “though Lawrence was partially raised in Kentucky, she landed her first TV role at 16 and convinced her parents to move to L.A. during her teenage years, so it’s ostensibly possible her childhood belongings are tucked away on some bookshelf in L.A. somewhere.” And, apparently, that’s precisely where Boll lived during some of his La years — as the article details, he now lives in Vancouver, where he runs a restaurant and bemoans...
- 3/27/2017
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
In a move that hardly makes a lick of sense from any perspective, Uwe Boll announced that he’s retiring from the world film.
Now, this is a strange turn of events for many reasons, but it takes on some new spins because what he said is –
The market is dead, you don’t make any money anymore on movies because the DVD and Blu Ray market worldwide has dropped 80 per cent in the last three years. That is the real reason; I just cannot afford to make movies. I can’t go back to student filmmaking because I have made so many movies in my life, and I can’t make cheaper and cheaper movies at my age. It’s a shame. I would be happy to make movies but it is just not financially profitable.
Of course, what he means is that the market has dried up to...
Now, this is a strange turn of events for many reasons, but it takes on some new spins because what he said is –
The market is dead, you don’t make any money anymore on movies because the DVD and Blu Ray market worldwide has dropped 80 per cent in the last three years. That is the real reason; I just cannot afford to make movies. I can’t go back to student filmmaking because I have made so many movies in my life, and I can’t make cheaper and cheaper movies at my age. It’s a shame. I would be happy to make movies but it is just not financially profitable.
Of course, what he means is that the market has dried up to...
- 10/29/2016
- by Marc Eastman
- AreYouScreening.com
With the critic-baiting director of films such as Bloodrayne and Alone in the Dark announcing his retirement, it’s time to reappraise five of his ‘worst’ titles
Film critics around the world can finally breathe a sigh of relief, not least because they no longer risk having their teeth knocked out. For Uwe Boll, the fiercely combative German film-maker regularly cited as the world’s worst director, has left the building.
Related: Uwe Boll: Hollywood's elite should be 'wiped out'
Continue reading...
Film critics around the world can finally breathe a sigh of relief, not least because they no longer risk having their teeth knocked out. For Uwe Boll, the fiercely combative German film-maker regularly cited as the world’s worst director, has left the building.
Related: Uwe Boll: Hollywood's elite should be 'wiped out'
Continue reading...
- 10/28/2016
- by Ben Child
- The Guardian - Film News
If you're familiar with Uwe Boll then you know he's a filmmaker who has made a lot of notoriously bad films in his career. He's mostly known for his terrible video game adaptations. Some of the films that he's made include House of the Dead, Bloodrayne, Far Cry, Rampage, Assault on Wall Street, and In the Name of the King.
Well, for those of you who enjoyed trashing the director and his films, you'll be happy to know that he's announced his retirement. While speaking with Metro, Boll explained that he can no longer afford to make the movies that he wants to make.
“The market is dead, you don’t make any money anymore on movies because the DVD and Blu-ray market worldwide has dropped 80 per cent in the last three years. That is the real reason; I just cannot afford to make movies.“I can’t go back...
Well, for those of you who enjoyed trashing the director and his films, you'll be happy to know that he's announced his retirement. While speaking with Metro, Boll explained that he can no longer afford to make the movies that he wants to make.
“The market is dead, you don’t make any money anymore on movies because the DVD and Blu-ray market worldwide has dropped 80 per cent in the last three years. That is the real reason; I just cannot afford to make movies.“I can’t go back...
- 10/27/2016
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
While many cinephiles are lamenting the fact that Quentin Tarantino has said that he will retire from filmmaking after he makes his 10th film, most will probably celebrate when they hear that Uwe Boll has decided to call it quits too. The filmmaker behind Alone in the Dark, BloodRayne, Far Cry, Rampage, Postal, Blubberella and […]
The post Uwe Boll Is Retiring From Filmmaking appeared first on /Film.
The post Uwe Boll Is Retiring From Filmmaking appeared first on /Film.
- 10/26/2016
- by Ethan Anderton
- Slash Film
Director Uwe Boll is best known for his many poorly-received video game film adaptations — “House of the Dead,” “Alone in the Dark,” “BloodRayne” etc. — as well as the numerous negative reviews he has received over the years. But now, Boll confirms that he has retired from filmmaking and his latest film “Rampage: President Down,” the third film in his “Rampage” series, will be his last. In an interview with Metro Toronto, Boll cites market failures and an inability to make a profit as his primary reasons.
Read More: “F*ck Yourself”: Director Uwe Boll Slams Crowdsourcing, George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Hollywood, And More In Video Rants
“The market is dead,” Boll says, “you don’t make any money anymore on movies because the DVD and Blu-ray market worldwide has dropped 80 per cent in the last three years. That is the real reason; I just cannot afford to make movies.
Read More: “F*ck Yourself”: Director Uwe Boll Slams Crowdsourcing, George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Hollywood, And More In Video Rants
“The market is dead,” Boll says, “you don’t make any money anymore on movies because the DVD and Blu-ray market worldwide has dropped 80 per cent in the last three years. That is the real reason; I just cannot afford to make movies.
- 10/26/2016
- by Vikram Murthi
- Indiewire
I remember when I was young, my father, a sort of rogue ecologist who learned everything he knew about rivers and their ecosystems secondhand, told me about these species of bottom feeders that lived in streams all over the Missouri and Mississippi river basins. I don’t remember what species they were but the thing about them was that they only flourished in polluted bodies of water. They didn’t flourish because of the pollution necessarily so much as their natural predators, killed off by the pollution, ceased to keep them in check and so their population would explode. Despite their usefulness as a gauge for the health of a stream, they were generally unwelcome.
I think I’ve come to regard Ben Kingsley in the same manner. It all started with a film called Suspect Zero (though really, it must’ve really started with House of Sand and Fog...
I think I’ve come to regard Ben Kingsley in the same manner. It all started with a film called Suspect Zero (though really, it must’ve really started with House of Sand and Fog...
- 7/10/2015
- by Chris Melkus
- Destroy the Brain
German director Uwe Boll is famous for various things, mostly churning out terrible movies. Ten years ago his films somehow went theatrical - "Alone in the Dark," "House of the Dead," "Bloodrayne," etc.
Since then he's been mostly doing direct to video fare from "the "In the Name of the King" sequels to the revenge piece "Rampage" and its sequel "Rampage: Capital Punishment". Recently Boll took to crowdfunding to try and score $55,000 in additional funding to produce "Rampage 3".
With only a few days left to go though, he hasn't reached half his goal and he's upset about it - to the point that he's delivered a video diatribe slamming crowdfunding in general as well as other targets like Marvel movies before declaring "f--- you all" and saying "I have enough money to play golf for 'til I'm dead".
Naturally there's been a lot of attention garnered by the video...
Since then he's been mostly doing direct to video fare from "the "In the Name of the King" sequels to the revenge piece "Rampage" and its sequel "Rampage: Capital Punishment". Recently Boll took to crowdfunding to try and score $55,000 in additional funding to produce "Rampage 3".
With only a few days left to go though, he hasn't reached half his goal and he's upset about it - to the point that he's delivered a video diatribe slamming crowdfunding in general as well as other targets like Marvel movies before declaring "f--- you all" and saying "I have enough money to play golf for 'til I'm dead".
Naturally there's been a lot of attention garnered by the video...
- 6/9/2015
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Did you know writer/director Uwe Boll directed around 30 movies in his careerc I didn't, and of those, the number of them I've seen I can count on one hand: 2007's In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale and 2009's Rampage. I didn't even know he made a sequel to the latter, let alone had not one but two different crowdfunding efforts to complete his violent trilogy with Rampage 3: No Mercy. Turns out I wasn't alone. Boll's most recent crowd-funding campaign on Kickstarter is still several thousands dollars away from his goal with only three days left (the Indigogo one before that fell $93,675 short of its $100,000 goal) and he's not very happy about it. Not in the slightest, and he's not afraid to call people out for not supporting his movie in two YouTube videos released yesterday. He cusses out both fans who didn't support this...
- 6/8/2015
- by Will Ashton
- Rope of Silicon
He's directed movies such as "BloodRayne," "Alone in the Dark," "Postal" and "Far Cry," but at this point, German director Uwe Boll will be best known for his latest productions: YouTube videos in which he slams Hollywood and freaks out about his failed crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter for "Rampage 3," the third in the "Rampage" series. Read More: Determined to Get Final Cut, Abel Ferrara Turns to Kickstarter to Fund 'Siberia' With three days left to go, Boll's campaign has raised just over $26,000 of its $55,794 goal. Frustrated with the tepid response, the filmmaker told movie fans to "fuck yourselves." He also lashed out at Hollywood stars such as Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie and Robert Downey, Jr. who, he said, are "laughing" at low-income families who shell out money to see "Marvels Avengers bullshit dirt." This campaign is Boll's third failed attempt to reach his target goal for the.
- 6/8/2015
- by Paula Bernstein
- Indiewire
Uwe Boll is very done with crowdsourcing to help fund his movies. In 2013, the Alone In The Dark and Bloodrayne director tried to get a sequel to Postal made through Kickstarter, but it was canceled the same year, and recently he's been trying to raise funds for Rampage 3. The project was originally being funded through Indiegogo, however he moved it to Kickstarter after not being able to build interest for... Read More...
- 6/8/2015
- by Jesse Giroux
- JoBlo.com
German director Uwe Boll has posted an extraordinary anti-Hollywood rant on YouTube after failing to gain funding for his new film.
He reacted angrily to the news that his crowd-sourcing campaign for Rampage 3 had been unsuccessful, and ranted against movie goers, Marvel fans, George Clooney, Angelina Jolie and more in an almost five-minute video .
He said: "It's so pissing me off how fake that business is, but also how the young people of today falling in the f**king trap, because they're all stupid. Like wake the f**k up!
"Iron Man is not existing. Avengers are not existing. Because they are all f**king retarded idiots.
"And Robert Downey Jr. and all them people are idiots. Not idiots, they just grab the money. And they're laughing their asses off that the people pay money to that stupid, absurd s**t that they are shooting, like Captain America and all that completely crap.
He reacted angrily to the news that his crowd-sourcing campaign for Rampage 3 had been unsuccessful, and ranted against movie goers, Marvel fans, George Clooney, Angelina Jolie and more in an almost five-minute video .
He said: "It's so pissing me off how fake that business is, but also how the young people of today falling in the f**king trap, because they're all stupid. Like wake the f**k up!
"Iron Man is not existing. Avengers are not existing. Because they are all f**king retarded idiots.
"And Robert Downey Jr. and all them people are idiots. Not idiots, they just grab the money. And they're laughing their asses off that the people pay money to that stupid, absurd s**t that they are shooting, like Captain America and all that completely crap.
- 6/8/2015
- Digital Spy
I can now safely say it will be my lifelong dream to now see a movie about “some retarded wizard in the forest”. That was just one of the many great moments in this ironic outburst from notoriously awful director Uwe Boll (Blubberella, Postal, BloodRayne, Alone in the Dark, House of the Dead).
Boll is upset (you might say) about his ill attempt at a Kickstarter campaign for something called Rampage 3.
The video was accompanied by a message saying:
never will do crowdfunding again …. thanks to the few they supported rampage 3 -.-.—the rest can fuck their mothers incl. Kickstarter and all the idiots who talked me into bullshit like this
Promise?
(see his Kickstarter here).
Boll is upset (you might say) about his ill attempt at a Kickstarter campaign for something called Rampage 3.
The video was accompanied by a message saying:
never will do crowdfunding again …. thanks to the few they supported rampage 3 -.-.—the rest can fuck their mothers incl. Kickstarter and all the idiots who talked me into bullshit like this
Promise?
(see his Kickstarter here).
- 6/8/2015
- by Graham McMorrow
- City of Films
English actor and martial artist Darren Shahlavi, whose screen credits include Donnie Yen’s Ip Man 2, Machinima’s Mortal Kombat: Legacy, and the upcoming Jean-Claude Van Damme film Pound Of Flesh, has died. He was 42. Shahlavi was found unresponsive at his La home on January 14, according to La County coroner’s office spokesman Ed Winter. The death was reported as a possible accident and the cause is pending the results of toxicological tests, said Winter.
The lifelong martial arts fan had trained since childhood in multiple disciplines before moving to Hong Kong in the 1990s to do film stuntwork, where legendary director and fight choreographer Yuen Woo Ping gave him his big break in 1996’s Tai Chi 2. Shahlavi segued into a Hollywood career as both stuntman and actor with the Eddie Murphy-Owen Wilson action-comedy I, Spy and followed with roles in a range of films from The Final Cut...
The lifelong martial arts fan had trained since childhood in multiple disciplines before moving to Hong Kong in the 1990s to do film stuntwork, where legendary director and fight choreographer Yuen Woo Ping gave him his big break in 1996’s Tai Chi 2. Shahlavi segued into a Hollywood career as both stuntman and actor with the Eddie Murphy-Owen Wilson action-comedy I, Spy and followed with roles in a range of films from The Final Cut...
- 1/20/2015
- by Jen Yamato
- Deadline
Uwe Boll is back.
And this time, it’s in a fantasy meets science fiction movie with “In the Name of the King 3: The Last Mission.” It is sequel to the video game inspired fantasy movies.
For this film Dominic Purcell stars as Hazan Kaine, an American hitman who tries to enter into his final contract, but it takes him back in time to the middle ages where he will battle an evil medieval army and reclaim a stolen kingdom.
It is director Boll’s venture back to the video game movies, which he was known previously for like “Bloodrayne,” “Alone in the Dark” and “House of the Dead.” And now he has directed unique cult movies like “Rampage,” “Blubberella” and “Postal.”
The special features on the Blu-ray will including the making of the film.
For this giveaway, e-mail myself at gigpatta@aol.com with subject line as “In...
And this time, it’s in a fantasy meets science fiction movie with “In the Name of the King 3: The Last Mission.” It is sequel to the video game inspired fantasy movies.
For this film Dominic Purcell stars as Hazan Kaine, an American hitman who tries to enter into his final contract, but it takes him back in time to the middle ages where he will battle an evil medieval army and reclaim a stolen kingdom.
It is director Boll’s venture back to the video game movies, which he was known previously for like “Bloodrayne,” “Alone in the Dark” and “House of the Dead.” And now he has directed unique cult movies like “Rampage,” “Blubberella” and “Postal.”
The special features on the Blu-ray will including the making of the film.
For this giveaway, e-mail myself at gigpatta@aol.com with subject line as “In...
- 3/4/2014
- by Gig Patta
- LRMonline.com
The imminent release of Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 is bringing a close to the tragic trilogy that rebooted the struggle between Dracula and the Belmont clan, now is as good a time as ever to take a look back at games over the years that have featured fangs and boasted bloodsuckers. This is by no means a definitive list (nothing, nothing could make me discuss Vampire Rain at length), but a tiny taste of a subgenre of games to numerous to…Count.
Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines
The second title set in White Wolf’s World of Darkness universe, Vampire: The Masquerade- Bloodlines had all the potential to be a new classic. Casting players as a fledgling vampire unwillingly sired into the fold (a big no-no in World of Darkness lore), it featured a unique cast of characters populating a neon-drenched Los Angeles, rife with vampiric politics and supernatural happenings. Unfortunately,...
Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines
The second title set in White Wolf’s World of Darkness universe, Vampire: The Masquerade- Bloodlines had all the potential to be a new classic. Casting players as a fledgling vampire unwillingly sired into the fold (a big no-no in World of Darkness lore), it featured a unique cast of characters populating a neon-drenched Los Angeles, rife with vampiric politics and supernatural happenings. Unfortunately,...
- 2/28/2014
- by Carl Lyon
- FEARnet
Billy Zane and AnnaLynne McCord are getting set to bloody up your house in Scorned, and right now we have a couple of new clips for you to check out while you wait for it to arrive on home video.
From the Press Release
The Bard once wrote: “Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.” Shakespeare, hang on to your plume because you’re about to meet Sadie…
On February 4, 2014, Anchor Bay Films releases Scorned, a story guaranteed to make any man eternally faithful! Directed by Mark Jones, director and writer of the cult favorite Leprechaun series, Scorned will be available for an Srp of $29.99 for the Blu-ray and $24.98 for the DVD. It will also be available On Demand across select cable providers and for digital download across iTunes, Xbox, and Vudu.
Sadie (AnnaLynne McCord; 2nd Place, Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Best Actress: Excision) and Kevin (Billy Zane; Titanic,...
From the Press Release
The Bard once wrote: “Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.” Shakespeare, hang on to your plume because you’re about to meet Sadie…
On February 4, 2014, Anchor Bay Films releases Scorned, a story guaranteed to make any man eternally faithful! Directed by Mark Jones, director and writer of the cult favorite Leprechaun series, Scorned will be available for an Srp of $29.99 for the Blu-ray and $24.98 for the DVD. It will also be available On Demand across select cable providers and for digital download across iTunes, Xbox, and Vudu.
Sadie (AnnaLynne McCord; 2nd Place, Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Best Actress: Excision) and Kevin (Billy Zane; Titanic,...
- 1/6/2014
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Anchor Bay will release Scorned to Blu-ray and DVD on February 4th. We recently gave you a look at the official trailer and now we have two clips from the movie:
“Beverly Hills, CA – The Bard once wrote: “Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.” Shakespeare, hang on to your plume because you’re about to meet Sadie… On February 4, 2014, Anchor Bay Films releases Scorned, a story guaranteed to make any man eternally faithful! Directed by Mark Jones, director and writer of the cult favorite Leprechaun series, Scorned will be available for an Srp of $29.99 for the Blu-ray™ and $24.98 for the DVD. It will be available On Demand across select cable providers and for digital download across iTunes, Xbox and Vudu.
Sadie (AnnaLynne McCord, 2nd Place, Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Best Actress: Excision) and Kevin (Billy Zane, Titanic, Border Run, Bloodrayne) have decided to spend a romantic weekend together at his lake house.
“Beverly Hills, CA – The Bard once wrote: “Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.” Shakespeare, hang on to your plume because you’re about to meet Sadie… On February 4, 2014, Anchor Bay Films releases Scorned, a story guaranteed to make any man eternally faithful! Directed by Mark Jones, director and writer of the cult favorite Leprechaun series, Scorned will be available for an Srp of $29.99 for the Blu-ray™ and $24.98 for the DVD. It will be available On Demand across select cable providers and for digital download across iTunes, Xbox and Vudu.
Sadie (AnnaLynne McCord, 2nd Place, Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Best Actress: Excision) and Kevin (Billy Zane, Titanic, Border Run, Bloodrayne) have decided to spend a romantic weekend together at his lake house.
- 1/6/2014
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
IMDb.com, Inc. takes no responsibility for the content or accuracy of the above news articles, Tweets, or blog posts. This content is published for the entertainment of our users only. The news articles, Tweets, and blog posts do not represent IMDb's opinions nor can we guarantee that the reporting therein is completely factual. Please visit the source responsible for the item in question to report any concerns you may have regarding content or accuracy.