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Hollywood director Roger Avary has been chatting about his big-screen take on Wolfenstein.
Talking to Ain't It Cool News, he said the film probably won't be the same as the games, but that's because he has real-life constrictions to worry about. As long as he remains true to the spirit of the game and blows things up - like Nazis - then he thinks we'll all be happy.
"Whenever someone whines to me about breaking canon...I remind them that the book, video game, or poem will always exist in its original form for their enjoyment, but that a movie has special needs and compromises that occur due to a variety of real-world constrictions," said Avary.
We're told there will be an over-the-top style with a pinch of reality, with most, but not all of the action taking place in the iconic castle.
But there's no word on who will be starring, although Avary suggests he's looking for less well-known European talent, and mused that "All one needs to do is look at the box art on the Return to Castle Wolfenstein game and you can see who I see in my mind for the role".
It's Jason Statham! Wait, no, Jeremy Irons! Oh we don't know. You try.
Avary's Wolfenstein film is due out sometime next spring. A release date for the Castle Wolfenstein game is yet to be confirmed, although we know it will definitely won't be this year.
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asphaltcowboy
12/09/07 @ 10:36
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There's already a Wolfenstein film, it's called Where Eagles Dare, with Clint Eastwood. All it's missing is some occult craziness!
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sickpuppysoftware
12/09/07 @ 10:53
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"It looks a bit like Colin Farrell?"
That's what I would have gone for |
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TheDifficult3rdAlbum
12/09/07 @ 10:55
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Come on chaps, it's clearly Tom Hanks.
And I have no doubt that the budget for this movie would easily stretch to cover his salary. |
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sanctusmortis
12/09/07 @ 11:50
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So it's just going to be a film of US special forces fighting Nazi soldiers in a castle? Yeah, that'll stand out... should've got Hellboy's director in, he knew his stuff.
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coach_mcguirk
12/09/07 @ 11:59
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Speaking theoretically, the equation should be thus :
Where Eagles Dare + The Keep = Wolfenstein Movie. At least in terms of tone. Whether it could reach the level of quality of either of those movies is another question. |
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Mentalist(air)
12/09/07 @ 12:20
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He never said it wouldn't contain any of the occult, just not all the stuff from the games.
Either he means it won't have all sorts of locations like submarine bases and airfields full of experimental planes (like RTCW), or it won't have some of the most ridiculous things out of the original Wolf3d games like ending with a gunfight against a cyborg Hitler. |
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Idiots, all of you.
It's clearly The Rock, already a veteran of the game turned film genre. Picture him dressed as a soldier, and (for those who remember the original Wolfenstein game) his face bears a not too uncanny resemblance to the character portrait at the bottom of the screen. "I wonder what he means by "real-world constrictions"? " He means that he can't actually gun down real Nazis in a castle, instead he has to use actors and special effects. Spoils the realism a bit admittedly.
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Mentalist(air)
13/09/07 @ 07:57
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By "ridiculous", I assume you mean "best"?
I think you may have uncovered the eternal dichotomy of game-to-film adaptations there. The cyborg Hitler gunfight would please the hardcore early 90s shooter fans, but I doubt Roger Ebert and his colleagues would be singing its praises. |
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Fitzmogwai
13/09/07 @ 08:45
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You never know - mechaHitler might be the Ebert tipping point where he realises that games can be art too.
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4thVariety
13/09/07 @ 09:41
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If you take the original cover, then the choice is clear: KURT RUSSEL
http://www.mr-atari.com/afbeeldingen/jag... He is badass, can crack out one timers and he looks good with a gun. |
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How can anyone say Silent Hill was ruined?
The film took all the set pieces and ideas of the Games, and remixed them into a movie. After all, you can't say all Silent Hill games are identical, they are only 'grouped' together by the ideas, setting and ambient. Personally I think he got it right, It was horrifying, gruesome, bloody and the pace of it was quite right. |
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