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Phil and Grant Mitchell as leads?

EA has confirmed plans to make an Army of Two film with Universal Pictures.

Bourne Ultimatum co-writer Scott Burns will handle the adaptation, while producer Scott Stuber drives the project forward.

Production will start next year, and Burns talks of the story as a "smart thriller that has real implications in the world we live in today".

Army of Two, the game, came out back in March and was an enjoyable romp based around co-operative shooting.

The story revolves around two army men who get caught up in private military company shenanigans that involve lots of killing to sort out.

Head over to our Army of Two review to find out more.

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The-Bodybuilder #1 3 years ago

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I call first dibs on this one.
Any way to pre-order a ticket. The question now is which movie will be worst; this or the street fighter movie?

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Rowlsten #2 3 years ago

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FFS the industry is being pillaged!
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andywilkie35 #3 3 years ago

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LETS TALK CASTING I think that would prove entertaining

I reckon for the fat one it'll be Vin Diesel or The Rock
For the cocky cunty one I reckon Colin Farrell

Guaranteed that I won't watch it as a result
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lambtron #4 3 years ago

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Phil and Grant it is.

You lavvvvvved it you slaaaaaggggg!
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kcorb #5 3 years ago

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This will be hot.
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Freek #6 3 years ago

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A smart thriller? So nothing to do with the game then.
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Redeye #7 3 years ago

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Potential film-better-than-game shocker.

Potential Razzie-winning-failfest non-shocker.

Place your bets.
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makeamazing #8 3 years ago

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Ah yet another game movie to endure.....
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bad09 #9 3 years ago

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Seriously, how the hell did the pile of bile that is Army of Two get a movie??????

Did army of two actually have a story anyway? I traded that garbage after just one or two levels so not sure myself!
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skyman #10 3 years ago

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My guess is that this will be another Rambo stylish movie .
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Dante_Cubit #11 3 years ago

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This is about as good an idea as a film based on Jet Set Willy. Hopefully they will retain the massive levels of homoerotica that appeals to its intended audience.
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Tomo #12 3 years ago

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Worst idea for a film ever.
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dudefella #13 3 years ago

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Scraping the bottom of the proverbial barrel now. Damn.
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hiddenranbir #14 3 years ago

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Brokeback style!
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JahB #15 3 years ago

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i hope they hire uwe boll.
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Muddtallica #16 3 years ago

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Aww, I thought you were serious about Phil and Grant Mitchell. I'm all disappointed now.
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Skurmedel #17 3 years ago

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Cash-in.com
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wellzy4eva #18 3 years ago

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I woulda preferred Kane and Lynch myself.
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t8yman #19 3 years ago

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I hope hollywood dies. they moan about piracy killing the industry? they are doing a damn fine job killing it themselves.
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Emth #20 3 years ago

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Why oh why oh why.
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Kyledanutmeg #21 3 years ago

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This could actually turn out quite good for once from (Game to film) Decent producers and money will be thrown at it.
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pbz #22 3 years ago

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uwe boll ftw!!!
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captainrentboy #23 3 years ago

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Sooo, this will basically have the same plot as about 15 million other generic action films out there. Fuck me, I can't wait.
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RedSparrows #24 3 years ago

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what
a duo take on evil bad guys in an action film
circa always
rubbish
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wingzerosys #25 3 years ago

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I'm expecting EA announcing a Dead Space movie, the game is fucking awsome (one of the best Sci Fi/survival horror's out, it's better than Res 4 and Bioshock) but the film would be kinda like Event Horizon cross Aliens.

AoT was pretty good, ok it may have been short but the chemistry between Salem and Rios was awsome, they worked well together, they took down terrorists and they were even double crossed, but they got the job done and got paid handsomely (sp) for it.

The game featured real life stories like 9/11 and I think that's what the film will focus on, stuff like Afganistan and Iraq.

The new Street Fighter movie is just based on Chun Li, yes she's hot but it'll suck, it will probably be about her past and about how M. Bison killed her father, they'll never beat the awsome SFII animated movie, that kicked ass.
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wingzerosys #26 3 years ago

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Cast:

Well we need a bigish bald guy, maybe Vin Diesel or the bloke who played Ben Grimm in Fantastic 4.

A young good looking bloke who's cocky and funny, I have no idea.

I'm Expecting a Kane & Lynch movie in the near future, just like I did with Hitman and Max Payne.

Now where the hell is the MGS film.

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louyfitz #27 3 years ago

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So they withdraw the Halo movie, and give us this?

Considering most reviews stated that gameplay was good but the story sucked, i would have thought that taking away gameplay to just leave story wasn't a very good idea.

I would rather have movies of:

Condemned
The Darkness
Halo

At least I liked those stories to begin with.
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actionfitz #28 3 years ago

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This Sounds like a Job for...
UWE BOLL!!

seeing as the makers of Max payne couldnt even scrape something decent together from good source material...
lolstraighttodvd-much?
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