Cold Fear coming to cinemas

By Ellie Gibson Published 10 April, 2006

Despite poor game sales.

Avatar Films has teamed up with Sekretagent Productions to secure the movie rights to Cold Fear, Ubisoft's survival horror adventure for PC, PS2 and Xbox, according to Variety.com.

Cold Fear was published last year and didn't sell too well, perhaps understandably. Like the game, the movie will follow the adventures of coast guard Tom Hansen, who finds himself set adrift on a whaling ship infested by aliens.

Sekretagent Productions has previously written storylines for other Ubisoft games, which apparently helped them to secure the license. The producers are seeking potential directors for the film before pitching it to the studios.

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Comments (23) Latest comment 6 years ago

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  • ecureuil #1 6 years ago

    Why? Just.. why??

  • alimokrane #2 6 years ago

    oh dear another one .... the game pretty much sucked in terms of gameplay. it had a good atmosphere but gameplay was mediocre at best .. so why on earth would make a movie based on such a game

  • Erinan #3 6 years ago

    *summons Uwe Boll* :o

  • sport #4 6 years ago

    tbf..it wasn't THAT bad...nice effects with the ship in the storm. No resi, but worth a few hours play

  • Triggerhappytel #5 6 years ago

    Why bother? I mean, seriously, will this really make the film studios any profit?! Or will it sink like another Alone in the Dark...?

  • Kami #6 6 years ago

    I actually liked Cold Fear (Horror fan in liking odd Horror title shocker!), I think despite some flaws it wasn't quite as bad as everyone made it out to be. I liked the effects and everything, and while certainly no masterpiece, gave me a good couple of weeks enjoyment.

    Then again, we all know how some of these titles transition to the big screen, so even I can smell this turd coming a mile off...

  • I_Have_The_Power #7 6 years ago

    Abandon Ship!!!

    :p

  • Triggerhappytel #8 6 years ago

    It will probably be like that really shit Jamie Lee Curtis/Donald Sutherland film Virus. It was about as enjoyable a slamming your cock in a car door.

  • Mr_Brown #9 6 years ago

    Why you ask... Because its easier and cheaper to make a shite game into a shite film, thats why...you need a special touch to make great games into bad films and that costs. Just ask Uwe Boll!
    Edited by 1 at 10/04/06 @ 14:23

  • Kami #10 6 years ago

    Triggerhappytel, that is awfully harsh. The film was watchable (absolute shite, I'll agree, but just about watchable).

    But the game of the film Virus... your statement fits that one perfectly. Simply a mammoth stinking pile of shite...

  • Aretak #11 6 years ago

    They should have picked up the license to Carrier instead. Now there was a sea-based horror game to be proud of.

  • hp_on_toast #12 6 years ago

    Virus? Bah - Deep Rising is the best silly horror on a ship film out there!!!

  • Xerx3s #13 6 years ago

    Deep rising +1 :)

  • smelly #14 6 years ago

    Hey hang on though.

    This film would have the potential to be BETTER than the game!

  • Lagto_Soa #15 6 years ago

    What about Ghost Ship? The one with Gabriel Byrne, not that toss with David Jason that was on last night. Mind, Ghost Ship was rubbish as well, I just wanted to feel clever by pointing out another 'shite horror on a boat' film.

  • Kronos #16 6 years ago

    I liked Cold Fear too..very atmospheric..a few good scares.. although I discovered much too late you could use environment features to kill things.
    Edited by 1 at 10/04/06 @ 15:17

  • Triggerhappytel #17 6 years ago

    "Because its easier and cheaper to make a shite game into a shite film, thats why"

    But the idea of making a film-of-game is that the game's fanbase will buy into the movie when it is released, aswell as film fans. But that is redundant here, as the game doesn't have a fanbase per se. Instead of paying Ubi however much to buy the licence, why not just save the money, write a plot/script yourselves (how hard can it be to write a run-of-the-mill cliche-ridden horror plot?) and pour that extra cash into the film itself?

    The point I'm trying to make is; how many people are going to say 'Ah! They've made a film of Cold Fear! I played the game, I'd gonna go & see that.' And I think the answer will be hardly anyone.
    Edited by 1 at 10/04/06 @ 15:38

  • smelly #18 6 years ago

    Ghost Ship was rubbish as well

    I like to call it "ghost shit"

  • Sko #19 6 years ago

    "It will probably be like that really shit Jamie Lee Curtis/Donald Sutherland film Virus."

    It'll be in the right sort of company then. That being a comic book -> movie conversion that went awry.

  • absolutezero #20 6 years ago

    Cold Fear seems to be enjoyed by the horror fanbase, which is understandable because they can see past alot of the problems and enjoy the game underneath. Much like another horror game called Obscure.

    Even I hated the game once it moved onto Oil Rig section, no map killed things aswell.

    Come back after Silent Hill and ask me what I think about the movie.

  • kangarootoo #21 6 years ago

    The aiming system in Cold Fear drove me nuts. It seems an odd choice for a film, given the plot isn't that original and its hardly a well known franchise.

    Oh yeah, and Deep Rising +2.

    EDIT: Actually, make that +3 for having the awsome Famke Jannsen in it.
    Edited by 1 at 10/04/06 @ 21:15

  • Skeletor #22 6 years ago

    Hi everyone...
    Well, the game was definitely no match for Resident Evil 4 but the things it did right would translate very well into a B-picture kind of movie. The atmosphere and the wheather effects of the game were pretty convincing. Several moments and the deadly environment reminded me very much of John Carpenter's The Thing, a very underrated SciFi/Horror classic. Maybe this surprises a few of you but I'm seriously curious about the movie adaptation.

  • Lagto_Soa #23 6 years ago

    I like to call it "ghost shit"

    No, that's when you have a big dump and turn back to look into the bowl and it's already vanished down the U-bend. You can't go assigning two meanings to the same piece of swearing, it'll confuse people.

    John Carpenter's The Thing, a very underrated SciFi/Horror classic

    Underrated? Doesn't everyone love The Thing?