Producer-director Uwe Boll has created a new distribution company, Event Film, which will release the $60 million In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale in two separate parts in wide release on Nov. 3, 2006, and Dec. 1, 2006. The movie stars Jason Statham, Ray Liotta and Leelee Sobieski. In a separate development, Boll has also optioned film rights to the controversial video game Postal, which has sold more than 1 million units despite being banned in 13 countries and having been publicly condemned by U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman, D-Conn. Boll has optioned the game from developer Running With Scissors with plans to film the $10 million-$15 million feature in late 2006 for a 2007 theatrical, marking the 10th anniversary of the game's release. Regarding the plans to release Dungeon Siege in two parts, Boll said it will be "a huge epic adventure, and to support the exhibitors who can't accept a movie so long, we decided to split the movie in half."...
- 10/27/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The controversial video game Postal, which has sold more than 1 million units despite being banned in 13 countries and publicly condemned by U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman, is heading to the big screen with producer-director Uwe Boll. Boll has optioned the game from developer Running With Scissors with plans to film the $10 million-$15 million feature in late 2006 for a 2007 theatrical release that would mark the 10th anniversary of the game's release. Boll, a fan of the Postal game franchise, sees the film as Pulp Fiction meets Falling Down. "The film will have all the political incorrectness and American craziness from the game, wrapped around an action-thriller story line," Boll said.
- 10/25/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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