Doom movie release date

[unforgiven]

"Doom The Movie Release Date

Following in the foot steps of works such as Tomb Raider and Final Fantasy, it is now confirmed that Doom will be next video game to be turned into a theatrical event. According to Universal Pictures, "Doom" will premiere on August 5, 2005 in US movie theaters with international releases planned for the same month.

A brief description of the plot indicates that the movie will maintain the "hyper-kinetic, kamikaze style" and take the viewer to the far corners of the galaxy with "a fully-realized vision of a dark and disturbing future". The set and story will be based on the latest version of the game, Doom 3.

Written by Dave Callahan the movie is produced by Lorenzo di Bonaventura and John Wells ("The West Wing", "ER"). Actors are not named yet, but are rumored to include The Rock ("The Scorpion King") and Karl Urban ("Chronicles of Riddick")."                    

[cereal_killer]

can't wait for this movie
was always a big fan of the doom story line
time to kill some demons on the big screen                    

[unforgiven]

i actually dont know the story behind doom ...i guess when i get doom 3 i'll know (havent even gotten to play it yet)                    

[cereal_killer]

the story line was in the text document in the first 2 doom games                    

[unforgiven]

ohh i only brefily played the first 2 games and did not read anything LOL                    

[hardknocks]

now all we need is a half life 2 movie                    

[W1nTry]

I really enjoyed Doom 3 so I look foward to seeing it realized as a movie, the game graphics were unreal (no pun intended) so this better live up to it!!!!                    

[AngryBastard]

cereal killer next time doh double post... u a mod man....
games into movies is a hard thing....
the only big successful one i have seen is resident evil....
the doom ppl will hadda whip out the big guns if they wanna make this movie good for the big screen....