Millions of devoted fans worldwide have been spellbound by the dark invention of its adventures . . . have awaited its every incarnation with urgent anticipation . . . and have devoted countless hours, days and weeks to conquering its hidden mysteries: Doom.
When the home-computer game "Doom" was first launched in 1993, no one could have foreseen the legion of fans it would create and the mania surrounding its every new permutation. "Doom" and its successive installments have transfixed gamers worldwide for over a decade and have sold millions of copies (while chalking up an unprecedented tens of millions of downloads as shareware). It is, simply, the most explosive home-computer game franchise phenomenon in history.
Now, the game that made history is jumping from computer screens to the motion picture screen: get ready for Doom. Set countless years in the future and told in the hyper- kinetic, kamikaze style that made its gaming predecessor a global phenomenon, the science fiction action adventure Doom takes the viewer to the far corners of the galaxy with a fully-realized vision of a dark and disturbing future.
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October 12, 2006: Videogames-To-Flix #23:
VIDEOGAMES-TO-FLIX is a JoBlo.com column showcasing reviews of videogame translations of Hollywood
films (or games soon-to-become Hollywood movies). With both industries getting
closer and closer, and videogames, in general, getting so much more...
October 21, 2005: INT: Rosamund Pike:
From Bond
girl to…Doom girl? British actress
Rosamund Pike, who first made a name for herself in the States with her
performance as one of 007’s ladies in DIE ANOTHER DAY, dives headlong into a
testosterone-fueled world of Marines and monsters...
October 20, 2005: INT: The Rock:
Dwayne
"The Rock" Johnson is well on his way towards making folks forget that
he ever was a professional wrestler. Lauded by critics for his standout
performance in the otherwise disappointing BE COOL, he's quickly building an
impressively...
October 20, 2005: Review: Doom:
" ...if
you dig DOOM, the game, you like Rock, the man, and you enjoy your
blood, guts, violence, monsters and big f*ckin’ guns…sign
yourself up on the dotted line... "...
October 17, 2005: Buy the Doom gun!:
Alright, so the gun
doesn't actually work , so don't expect to pull it off your
shelf, scurry about the corners of your house and shoot away the
undead from beneath the...
October 13, 2005: 7 Doom clips:
DOOM seems to be one of those love it or hate it movies. I'm a sucker for brainless action, esspecially of The Brucks (re: Jerry Bruckheimer) variety, so I get the feeling I'll be in the former
category. However, they seem to be playing up this...
September 26, 2005: New Doom poster!:
I wasn't sure what to think at first after the first trailer, but after seeing some more of the film, I think Universal's got something good with DOOM. That's more a guess than anything else, but I like that they kept things relatively faithful to the game and...
September 19, 2005: Cool new int'l posters:
The dudes over at
IMPawards.com were working overtime this weekend and managed to
scoop 4 cool new international posters, including two nifty ones
from this week's CORPSE BRIDE, as well as a couple of German...
September 7, 2005: The Doom one-sheet!:
Well, a
lot of folks seem to have dug the latest DOOM
trailer that most recently hit the Net, with its emphasis on the
whole "first player" aspect and all, and today, thanks to
a cool...
August 25, 2005: New Doom trailer:
I was not very impressed by the first trailer that hit the web for DOOM . It just seemed so...derivative. But this latest one, that has just premiered on Yahoo! Movies, is much, MUCH better. We get a feel for the first-person aspect of the movie and how that...
August 9, 2005: Cameron back to Alita:
Not too long ago, there was some doubt as to whether James Cameron's next movie would be the sci fi actioner
based on the Japanese anime story BATTLE ANGEL ALITA or the mysterious PROJECT 880 that seemingly came out of nowhere. Well, a recent article...
July 27, 2005: Doom trailer online:
From what I understand (I unfortunately wasn't there to see it first hand) there were two bits of footage shown from DOOM at the Comic-Con. There was the trailer, which is online now, and another clip that showcased the "first person shooter" style made popular...
July 5, 2005: Latest new photos:
A handful of new movie pictures were
added to the site today including a slew from THE ISLAND (which yes,
is looking cooler and cooler every day), DOOM starring the Rock and
THE LEGEND OF ZORRO, which much like...
May 3, 2005: New Doom pics:
Id Software, the company that made "Doom", have released three pics from the upcoming feature adaptation of the ultra-violent game starring The Rock. They
aren't too exciting but it's something and since the movie's not coming out until October 21st, it'll...
March 9, 2005: Rock talks Doom/Bravo:
The folks over at Empire Online recently managed to squeeze a few juicy tidbits from The Rock about two of his upcoming projects - the action video game
adaptation DOOM and the cartoon comedy (one of the funniest animated shows on
tv, methinks)...
March 8, 2005: 1st Doom pic online:
I'm still a little confused about this upcoming DOOM movie. So The Rock isn't the star, but he's starring in it... I thought he was going to be playing the villain but here, in the first picture from the film, he seems to be posing alongside the heroes. So why...
January 28, 2005: Rock's upcoming slate:
Soon enough, a lot of people will be smelling what The Rock is cooking. This year he's got about five films coming out including BE COOL , SPY HUNTER , DOOM , and JOHNNY BRAVO. On top of all that, he's also currently filming the sports drama GRIDIRON GANG....
September 15, 2004: Rock, Urban Doom-ed:
Universal's filmed adaptation of popular video game DOOM is set to begin production this October with Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Karl Urban starring. As reported last week, Andrzej Bartkowiak (CRADLE 2 THE GRAVE) will take directorial duties from Enda...
September 10, 2004: Doom finds new leader:
The Universal adaptation of the popular first-person video game DOOM has found a new director. Andrzej Bartkowiak (CRADLE 2 THE GRAVE) will continue to test my spelling abilities as he signs on to replace Enda McCallion as the director of DOOM. McCallion, who...
July 7, 2004: Is Rock Doom-ed?:
The Rock is over in England promoting his film WALKING TALL and sat down with Empire Online to talk about his upcoming schedule. You've probably heard about SPY HUNTER, Rock's adaptation of the popular videogame with John Woo directing, and the star has nothing...
