Movie executives and scriptwriters have been trying to turn games into movies for decades. The last few years have seen some notable successes–Sonic, Detective Pikachu, Netflix’s Castlevania series–but so many others have missed the point. The latest example comes from a newly-leaked script for a Deus Ex movie that never made it to production (via…
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While the Uncharted movie largely charts its own path with an original story different to Naughty Dog’s game series, there are a handful of easter eggs and game references for eagle-eyed fans to keep a lookout for. And not only that, but it ends with a post-credits sting that teases a sequel that might actually…
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Uncharted Movie Hits $44M, Has Fourth-Biggest Start For A Video Game Movie In US History
by Tech NewsSony’s Uncharted movie opened this weekend, and it did very big business at the box office, becoming the fourth-biggest opening of all time for a video game movie.Uncharted is projected to make $44 million for the Friday-Sunday period and $51 million for the four-day Presidents Day long weekend. It’s the fourth-biggest opening for a movie…
There were a lot of great movies released in 2021, but Denis Villeneuve’s Dune was GameSpot’s favorite.By Dan Auty on December 27, 2021 at 7:00AM PST 2021 was the year that we finally got to see most of the blockbuster movies that should’ve been released a year earlier. The pandemic led to dozens of films…
They wish you a Merry Christmas! Every year, fans watch their favorite holiday films on repeat — including It’s a Wonderful Life…
Hong Kong director John Woo helped kick off the Hong Kong action movie revolution before heading stateside to make movies like Face/Off, Mission: Impossible II, and Paycheck. Now, 18 years later, he’s set to return, directing Joel Kinnaman in a new project called Silent Night, Deadline reports.The film will star Joel Kinnaman (The Suicide Squad,…
After years of false starts, it looks like DC’s Batgirl movie is finally moving forward. has reported that Leslie Grace (In The Heights) has been tapped to play the lead role of Barbara Gordon.The Batgirl film is slated to head directly to HBO Max at some point in the future. Initially announced as a Joss…
Gearbox boss Randy Pitchford is once again reminding people that the Borderlands movie is not directly connected to the video games and is not officially canon.Writing on Twitter, Pitchford said the movie exists in what he’s calling the Borderlands Cinematic Universe, which is separate from the games themselves. This is not totally unlike the Marvel…
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Borderlands Movie: Kevin Hart Says The Film Is Visually Unlike Anything You’ve Ever Seen
by Tech NewsActor Kevin Hart is playing Roland in the upcoming Borderlands film, and now he has shared some insight on his character and the movie overall. Speaking to Collider, Hart said the film represents a change of pace for him in that his character isn’t expected to bring a comedic element to the movie.”It’s all about…
A Batgirl movie is in the works for HBO Max, says, and it will be directed by the duo behind last year’s breakout hit, , Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah.This particular movie has been in and out of development for several years, dating back to 2017 when it was initially announced that Joss Whedon…