So you’ve all heard of the immersive, highly popular videogame “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2,” right? Chances are, most of you not reading this damn article are playing it as we speak. Well, looks like Keith Arem, the dude who directed the $3 billion grosser is now trying his hand at feature filmmaking. And his first project looks to be the post-apocalyptic contagion film FROST ROAD (so says THR).
Arem also wrote the screenplay for the film, which concerns the survivors and victims of an invisible contagion in a small coastal Eastern town.
At the prospect of bringing this project to life, Arem confided: “I’m extremely excited about this story, and thrilled to have the opportunity to bring the skills I’ve honed in the game industry to the big screen. There’s an incredible talent pool currently working in the game industry, and I hope that the success of ‘Frost Road’ will give other creators the chance to show what they can do on a wider canvas.”
Hmm. Not really sure how I feel about all this. At least Arem corralled such genre vets as Lance Henriksen, Keith David and to a lesser extent, Barry pepper to voice roles in his video-game. He also did the same with 50 Cent, so I don’t know, you be the judge!
FROST ROAD is an Avenue Pictures production.
Bob Altman’s film SHORT CUTS (starring Jennifer Jason Leigh) was also an Avenue Pictures production.
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