March 8th, 2008 ~ They were all dead.
First Look At Mark Wahlberg As Max Payne
Shooting has just started of the film adaptation of Max Payne, and a first look at the movie’s main character is now available. As usual we are not too excited about the film, as every recent game to film translation has left us sick to our very stomachs, but with some people of quality partaking in the project it has a chance of impressing.
Mark Wahlberg will take the roll of Max Payne, and although he does not look much like the character I am sure we could have been stuck with much worse. Better news comes from the fact that John Moore will be directing. He did not do that bad with his effort in Behind Enemy Lines - although Flight of the Phoenix was less impressive. There is a bit more bad news though, as recent reports hint that the film is trying to achieve PG-13 rating, and we just can’t see Max’s character been portrayed correctly under the confines of that rating.
It is currently unknown if the movie with keep the heavy film noir and slow-motion scenes of the game intact, or if it will instead adopt it’s own approach. However, it is not scheduled to be released until sometime in 2009 so we still have loads of time to find out, and then complain if necessary.
Chelsea Scoular
March 21st, 2008
I’ve seen almost every movie he has been in, and in each of them he was great so i think that he will be great in this movie!
Anepo
March 22nd, 2008
just because its old doesnt mean it sucks Ben. Try to develop some taste or actually intelligence before judging by age.
Ben
March 22nd, 2008
I never said it would suck, nor that I didn’t like the game! No implication to the contrary was intended. My favourite games are much older than Max Payne.
Not wanting to generalise too much but over the last few years mainstream Hollywood is lacking new ideas so they’re looking to find material that has wide appeal, so why not cash in on the popularity of videogames? This is what I was talking about, not the quality of the game.
Now, if you look at the likes of Doom, Resident Evil and Hitman, they were good games because of the action. But all were translated without any added intelligence, indeed most of what they did have was lost in the process. If one was to predict the film’s quality, historically the above games show there is every reason why Max Payne the film will suck, as no matter how good the original material is they seem get it wrong.
I hope it won’t suck, not least for the fact its quality be used to judge videogames as a whole. With all the current criticism about violent games the last thing the games industry needs is a crap film glorifying violence.
Guy
March 28th, 2008
I think that if they wanted to go with look a likes then Johnny Noxvile would of been a good pick for just looks not the whole acting part…but for acting i think that Mark is a good pick i might have even taken Matt Damon after him being in the Bourne movies…but i think that Mark will do a fine job…but i do think they need to bump the rating up to R.
André Couture
April 17th, 2008
The all-star cast is an early hint as to how shallow the writing is going to be. Big names with faces everyone will recognises with a storyline goldfish can understand are typical of movies made to sell. They even had to invent caracters to be able to add Chris O’Donnel and Beau Bridges into the fold. Who can take a guess at how much these two will interfere.
It’s such a shame because the game delivered quality material on a silver plater. I’ll be looking foward to the indie flim, Payne and Redemption, but not this one.
I think the only good game that was made into a good movie was Silent Hill.
Floodland
April 17th, 2008
Just like Hitman, completely wrong man for the role. Hope the gaming community’s bracing itself for disappointment.
bob
April 17th, 2008
Silent Hill was terrible!!!!!!!
Jesus - they should have had the Japanese game developers make it. Japan does horror sooo much better than the US. Far more psychology, far less ‘booo!!!’
John More
May 10th, 2008
I will not disappoint…I hope… DarkZero fans or visitors are not to be fucked around with
me
May 30th, 2008
Max Payne already was made like a movie.
Usually they just have to copy the games style and story and they already have a great movie without thinking a lot on their own.
But I guess they won’t, they won’t make a real film noir, they won’t catch the spirit and atmosphere of the game, they will make a standard hollywood movie.
That’s not fair!
Now they only have to make a miserable Deus Ex movie and they destroyed all big games with story.