Duke Nukem Movie

[Sharpie]

hey guys i know that the DN movie got canned but when the DNF game comes out do you there would even be a remote possibility of the movie being revived? If you think yes state what elements the movie should have that DNF should have.
E.g: i think the Dnf movie should be based in Vegas like the game is etc.

I think DN: Movie should be based on DN3d... And it should be 2 films: the first covers the 2 first episodes(the end: after kill the overlord and shit in his neck the sorrounding screens shows the DN3d final boss and tells duke what we saw in the game and bla bla bla, Duke says something to him and the film ends) and the second the third and the expansion(The start: duke going to earth with flashbacks about the 1st film, gets to earth and starts the first level of the third episode). Then it can be a trilogy if the third is based on DNF... after 11+ years of devel... filming. XD

[TheUnbeholden]

yer my duke substitute got deleted..... 3d realms are so mean

anyways yer after duke nukem forever maybe it will get revived.

thats wat im hoping will happen with the alien vs predator 3 game. after the alien vs predator 2 movies comes out it will prompt a 3rd movie with a 3rd game...

anyways im sure the duke movie is still alive but in hibernation

[alexgk]

There's a Doom movie, so I demand a Duke Nukem one

[legsbrogan]

Duke vs Freddy vs Jason

[Joe Siegler]

There never was a Duke Nukem Forever movie. Ever. It was a "Duke Nukem" movie.

This isn't the forum for that. Please use the "Duke Nukem" forum for that. Thank you.

[FireFly]

At the request of the thread starter, I unlocked and moved this thread, so discussion can continue on the Duke Nukem movie.

[Micki!]

So, Howie Long as Duke..?

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I Wonder how voice acting will be handled... Aside form fidning the perfect actor, it's actually the voice that is Duke as we know him (that would be Jon St. John, to the unbeknown here) Must the actor be a trained voice actor along with his movie acting skills, to be an acceptable Duke..? There probably are otehrs who can imitate Duke's voice to near perfection, but this person would need to be a great actor as well, and look more or less like Duke (body-wise that is... Make-up will do the face i guess...)

I find it hard to imagine all these 3 things to be found in one actor though... To sumarize, It's the acting skills, the body-(not face) and the voice i mean

[Bonesnapper]

Well Physical Appearance can always be changed, especially if youre a rich actor with a lot of money. So definitely, he needs to be similar, BUT the sound and attitude should be first and foremost.

[necrophilissimo]

I actually would want Duke Nukem movie to be mix of the two first games (DN and DN2). The reason I like Duke so much is how he evolved from the typical game hero of the first game into super-ego-super-hero celebrity after he saved the day. I always imagined the movie would've featured DN1 as short, James Bond styled intro and then, after the title sequence, would come Duke "the bad-ass celebrity" Nukem saving the world from alien invasion as the main feature.

[Altered Reality]

Why not choose a not-so famous actor who has the look and can lipsync to Jon St.John saying Duke's lines?

[Hellbound]

That's right

I was searching for Howie Long pics and I found this.

[Sharpie]

who do you guys think would be a good candidate for replacing Howie Long as Duke Nukem if a new movie does go into production?

[Sang]

How about an animation Duke movie? All your actor problems solved and you still get an equally cool movie. (and if you think "but animations are for kids" -- go watch some of those dark Japanese animation films and be surprised)

[Micki!]

Originally Posted by Sang

How about an animation Duke movie? All your actor problems solved and you still get an equally cool movie. (and if you think "but animations are for kids" -- go watch some of those dark Japanese animation films and be surprised)

I suggested that once before too...
But on a second thought, that wouldn't be "movie" enough for my taste...

It's like a prerendered gameplay video... i'd rather have live actors, with REAL skills... (and hoping for a great movie because of that)

[Bonesnapper]

Originally Posted by Sang

(and if you think "but animations are for kids" -- go watch some of those dark Japanese animation films and be surprised)

I lol'ed.

[Commando Nukem]

Originally Posted by Joe Siegler

There never was a Duke Nukem Forever movie. Ever. It was a "Duke Nukem" movie.

This isn't the forum for that. Please use the "Duke Nukem" forum for that. Thank you.

True enough, though I would have to disagree that theres no connection, afterall DNF and the Duke Nukem hype of the middle/late 90s is what sparked Hollywoods interest right?

[Valherran]

There wont be a Duke Nukem movie anytime soon, if Half-Life hasnt been a movie yet, then Duke Nukem is farther back in the line. As for what kind of movie it should be produced as, IMO, it should be an all CGI movie like Final Fantasy Advent Children, except not as japanese looking, you get my drift right?

[Hellbound]

I don't know why HL movie would be made first... Duke is more 'personic' than Gordon and DN3d is much older and much more cult game than HL. So I don't understand your point.

[Bonesnapper]

Because, Popularity goes into play.
It has to make money. No one makes a film that wont make money. Why do you think so many comic book and old tv show movies suck? They just want to make money rather than take a risk.

[Valherran]

Exactly my point, there are for more Half-Life fans than there are Duke fans, and thats because Sierra has been producing their HL saga since it came out, 3D Realms on the other hand, hasnt made another Duke game since...geez i cant remember!

[Bonesnapper]

Originally Posted by Valherran

Exactly my point, there are for more Half-Life fans than there are Duke fans, and thats because Sierra has been producing their HL saga since it came out, 3D Realms on the other hand, hasnt made another Duke game since...geez i cant remember!

3DR HAS been producing the Duke Nukem series since it started. 2002 really isnt that long ago.

The point was, even game series that have newer games just arent popular outside of hardcore geek communities. And we all know Geek is popular, if you can bastardize it. And 3DR definitely wont let that happen. I mean we would have had the movie YEARS ago if they just let anything happen.

[Altered Reality]

Originally Posted by Sang

How about an animation Duke movie?

How about no? An animated Duke movie would inevitably look like crap.

[Valherran]

Originally Posted by Bonesnapper

3DR HAS been producing the Duke Nukem series since it started. 2002 really isnt that long ago.

The point was, even game series that have newer games just arent popular outside of hardcore geek communities. And we all know Geek is popular, if you can bastardize it. And 3DR definitely wont let that happen. I mean we would have had the movie YEARS ago if they just let anything happen.

This is true but 3DR didnt do much to advertise their products and send the appeal of their games to the consumer, Half-Life on the other hand, did advertise ALOT, and thats what made it popular, and the fact it WAS a damn good game. And i still say a Duke Movie should be done in CGI format.

[Bonesnapper]

Originally Posted by Valherran

This is true but 3DR didnt do much to advertise their products and send the appeal of their games to the consumer, Half-Life on the other hand, did advertise ALOT, and thats what made it popular, and the fact it WAS a damn good game. And i still say a Duke Movie should be done in CGI format.

3DR has done quite a lot of commercials, I dont know wtf youre talking about.

[Sang]

Originally Posted by Altered Reality

An animated Duke movie would inevitably look like crap.

Why would it?

[Valherran]

Originally Posted by Bonesnapper

3DR has done quite a lot of commercials, I dont know wtf youre talking about.

Not really, with all the TV i watch, i have NEVER seen Duke preview on TV, but i do see HL advertise all the time.

[Bonesnapper]

Ive never seen an HL commercial.
Also, you dont make commercials for a game that doesnt exist, so you wont see commercials any more.

Use common sense. You dont see commercials for something unless its new.

[Dopefish7590]

they do have commercials... just not on tv, you can download them on the downloads page

[Altered Reality]

Originally Posted by Sang

Why would it?

Because that's just the way animation looks. Quick-drawn lines enclosing monochromatic areas, versus lots and lots of detail.
Compare this...
http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/1...onewarsbu8.jpg
...to this:
http://img164.imageshack.us/img164/6421/rotsak6.jpg
It is undeniable that the snapshot from the movie looks a lot better than the snapshot from the cartoon, just because it's from a movie, and even the parts that weren't actually there when the scene was shot were modelled with the aim to make them look photorealistic.

[DavoX]

I think you're confusing cartoons with CGI WITH 3D MODELS LIKE THE STARCRAFT 2 TRAILER.

[Bonesnapper]

CGI = Computer Generated Imagery.
I dont want anything animated. I want live action. And Im sure 3DR would as well.

[Valherran]

Im sure we all would, its just that finding a good candidate to play as Duke is going to be kinda hard...Cuz the actor has to look EXACTLY like the model in the game, Howie Long was a good find though...

[ShadowBlade]

If I was the director of the official Duke movie, I would cast Hugh Jackman as Duke Nukem. Just watch the X-Men movies. Wolverine is as bad-ass as Duke and Jackman is perfect for it.

I would do a Duke Nukem trilogy which combines the most important Duke games :

- First movie based on Duke Nukem I : Duke fights the Doctor Proton and his army of robots

- Second movie based on Duke Nukem II and Time To Kill : Duke is abducted by aliens but he manages to escape. Unable to kill him, they will then go back through time to eliminate his ancestors

- Third movie based on Duke Nukem 3D : Aliens decide it's time to invade earth even if Duke isn't dead which will be a big mistake

This is my vision of a good Duke trilogy.

[Bonesnapper]

Scratch Time To Kill and replace it with Zero Hour and that might be pretty solid.

[Sang]

Originally Posted by Altered Reality

Because that's just the way animation looks. Quick-drawn lines enclosing monochromatic areas, versus lots and lots of detail.
Compare this...
http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/1...onewarsbu8.jpg
...to this:
http://img164.imageshack.us/img164/6421/rotsak6.jpg
It is undeniable that the snapshot from the movie looks a lot better than the snapshot from the cartoon, just because it's from a movie, and even the parts that weren't actually there when the scene was shot were modelled with the aim to make them look photorealistic.

no you see

animation can also be detailed and not look crappy

Besides that Duke is a bit of a cartoony character anyway, it wouldn't look completely out of place.

[Quakis]

Because that's just the way animation looks. Quick-drawn lines enclosing monochromatic areas, versus lots and lots of detail.

I hope you don't mean animation as a whole. With enough effort put into the production it could look pretty decent, I mean the Japanese can do it right?

e.g. - Devil May Cry;

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2.../dmc_anime.jpg

ps: Before you bring it up, I'm talking about animation quality. Not having a Duke Nukem anime.

[Valherran]

Sorry to say, but Hugh Jackman looks nothing like Duke, appearance is one of many main keys for this kind of movie.

[Bonesnapper]

Appearance can be modified.
Case In Point- Christian Bale:
Top Picture is from the Machinist, the bottom is from Batman Begins, movies that were released within months of each other.