Spy Hunter Movie details emerge

Author: Joe Martin
Published: 4th June 2007
Comments (11) Stumble
The Spy Hunter movie has been revived, with director Paul W.S. Anderson attached to write and direct.

The Spy Hunter movie has been revived, with director Paul W.S. Anderson attached to write and direct.

The Spy Hunter movie has suffered numerous and almost constant delays over the course of its development, so it's not that surprising that the film, which was originally announced in 2003, has only just had a writer and director formally attached to it.

Although the film seems to be edging its way out of production limbo, retro movie/game tie-in fans may want to hold off on their rejoicing for a bit longer, as the writer/director attached to the project is none other than Paul W.S. Anderson, the same Boll-alike who bought the movie versions of Resident Evil to life.

The Spy Hunter movie was originally planned as an John Woo action film that would make heavy use of CGI and star The Rock as the main character.

A new game was even released for the original Xbox and PlayStation 2 and was planned to tie into the movie's plot, although the movie got stuck in developmental hell and the game was released without the movie's support.

It's unknown whether Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson will still star in the revived version of the film, or how the plot will change now that Paul Anderson has taken over the roles of both writer and director.

So, can there ever actually be a good film based on a game or are they all doomed for failure? There are certain bit-tech.net writers who reckon the Doom movie was quite good, though those persons prefer to remain anonymous. Let us know your reactions over in the forums.
Quote g3n3tiX 4th June 2007, 13:13
What about Silent hill ? Not bad, was it ? Or is it me ?
Doom was worth seeing because of the 1st person sequence...
Quote HugoB 4th June 2007, 13:16
I'll put my neck on the block here and admit that as long as you ignored the fact that it was nothing like the games, the Doom movie was good.
Quote mikeuk2004 4th June 2007, 13:39
I loved the resident evil films. Cant wait for the next. Silent hill was also great, and Doom was good but not great. Mortal Kombat was also a great film and Street fighter. I love these films although I got to admit I have none of them on DVD yet. dont know why but I dont.

never seen Dead or Alive to judge that film although everyone says its crap.

Spy hunter was a ok game but got boring for me. There was a story to it?? to make a film?
Quote CardJoe 4th June 2007, 14:04
Forgot about Silent Hill - THAT was a good film/game adaptation. MK and Streeth fighter were awful though, lacking even camp appeal.

I liked Doom for what it was and thought the final fight was pretty fun. Resident Evil 1 will always hold a special place in my heart because it was the first full film I ever downloaded and I saw it 4 months before any of my friends. It was a passable film, but the second was just sooo goddamn bad!
Quote DXR_13KE 4th June 2007, 14:38
DOOM film was good, but not great, i liked it even if it had almost nothing to do with the game in terms of story
As for this.... i hope its good, video game -> movie conversions usually are not that good, and some times the reverse is also true.
Quote Bluephoenix 4th June 2007, 14:49
with how well 'the fast and the furious' did here before petering out I think this thing may well have some life in it.

people like fast cars and fancy driving, they also like james bond. if the director pulls it off right it could be a sleeper hit, if not then it will bomb harder than most movies.
Quote M_D_K 4th June 2007, 15:18
DOA was a good film lol :P
The first person sequence in doom ruined the film it was ok until it got to that bit, but then the Rock is a legend.
Residant evil series isn't half bad either its not the best film in the world but much like the others game movies its not half bad.
Quote mmorgue 4th June 2007, 15:19
Couldnt get on with Doom. Guess I couldnt separate the game expectations, etc. Too much unnecessary explosions, excessive gun fire sounds, etc. Just didnt sit with me.

To be honest tho, for me, the days of movies where every machine gun shows constant muzzle flashes with supersonic gunshot sounds, massive, massive explosions from simple grenades and cars that seem to blow up 4 times when someone throws a lit cigarette into a stream of petrol are tedious and boring to watch.

Wish they'd do movies where things were much more real. Gun shots having a quick, sharp "pop" rather than a .45 sounding like howitzer, grenades that just go bang and not look like a petrol bomb, chest exploding with gallons of blood when someone is shot, etc..

Damn you, youtube -- you're conditioning me expect my violence on a realistic level now!
Quote devdevil85 4th June 2007, 17:12
The DOOM movie sucked majorly and the storyline was soooooo bad. I always knew what was coming around the corner, except for that freaking awesome 1st person sequence which I wish was the length of the entire movie cause I could've watched that for hours. That was the ONLY good part of that movie...I can't stand The Rock... he gets under my skin....
Quote Xen0phobiak 5th June 2007, 00:27
Doom was a great film to watch, but a poor one to think about. Treat it as a fantastic B-Movie, but without Bruce :D
Quote pendragon 5th June 2007, 02:24
i rather liked the *first* Mortal Kombat movie ... incidently Wiki says it was a 'major success' ...I agree that the 2nd one was lousy and don't get me started with that live-action StreetFighter one *shudders*
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