Doom The Movie News

Universal has acquired the film rights to the movie and they are saying that the script is about done. Doom will not be based on any of the three games in the series but it will be a stand alone story in the Doom universe.

Todd Hollenshead is the CEO of Id entertainment, the publisher of the Doom series and he says, "I want to see the movie be true to what the legacy of the Doom games mean to fans. Scary, intense, lots of action, and consistent with what we've done in the games. However, movies and games are different media, so some things will and should be different. I'm not looking for Doom 3: The Movie and that's not what it will be. The script is not based on the Doom 3 story, but is based on the Doom universe, so fans will see plenty in the movie that they will recognize from the game."

Universal has begun pre production and casting is underway. The rumor that The Rock has been cast for the movie has recently been squashed but they do have a first time director, Enda McCallion. No release date as of yet but they hope to get the movie out before the end of next year.

Today we have had a sudden surge of video game based movies.. Odd really... and scary now that I think about Uwe Boll directing again.

Props to "MacReady" for the scoop