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Get The Pitchforks Ready, David O. Russell Talks About The Uncharted Film Once Again

Submitted by Ian Fisher on Wed, 02/09/2011 - 20:15
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I know it’s probably all unintentional and that the man means no harm, but it almost appears that whenever David O. Russell publicly speaks about his forthcoming live-action adaptation of Uncharted that he immediately puts his foot in his mouth.  As has been chronicled thoroughly on Shogun Gamer, Sony Pictures (WOW what a surprise!) attained the film rights to Uncharted and subsequently pegged director/writer David O.

Mark Wahlberg comments on the recent Uncharted movie rumors

Submitted by Ian Fisher on Sat, 01/08/2011 - 07:42
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When it comes to the live-action Uncharted movie, things just aren’t looking good.  After getting a glimmer of hope that the project won’t be utter crap when it was claimed that the earlier plot and casting news was incorrect, it actually turns out that those comments were compl

Uncharted: The Movie still seems to be happening

Submitted by Ian Fisher on Sun, 10/10/2010 - 12:49
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As it was announced over a year ago, a film adaptation of Sony’s hit PS3 game Uncharted is still going forward. In fact, despite previous rumors, the film is moving along faster than we thought and could ultimately hit theaters within the next two years.  Hmm, do I see a potential Uncharted 3/Uncharted PSP2 release to tie-in with the movie?  If past Hollywood synergy is anything to go by I wouldn’t be surprised if it does happen.

Capcom announces another Resident Evil movie

Submitted by Ian Fisher on Tue, 09/14/2010 - 05:33
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If the live-action Resident Evil movies aren’t your cup of tea, then perhaps today’s announcement will be considered good news. Capcom has announced Resident Evil: Damnation, the follow-up to the 2008 CG film Resident Evil: Degeneration.

Resident Evil: Afterlife [Movie Review]

Submitted by Ian Fisher on Mon, 09/13/2010 - 09:18
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Overall Feeling: 

Resident Evil: Afterlife is by far the most cohesive RE movie release so far. The film does a nice job of balancing certain elements from the video games while injecting them into the film world occupied by Alice. Featuring 3D effects that are good and aren’t too gimmicky, the action is good and for once the script isn’t terrible or ill-conceived. Resident Evil: Afterlife may not be the RE film that gives us a 1:1 match of the video games but it accomplishes enough to stand on its own merits.

The Pros: 

The action is so over-the-top that it’s hard not to be amused and entertained, especially keeping in mind what has been presented in the RE video games. Director/writer Paul W.S. Anderson does a nice job with managing the action and for once the script won’t induce constant head shaking while viewing. No shaky cams during action scenes = YAY! The 3D effects are decent and don’t feel too gimmicky. The music from tomandandy is worthy of buying from iTunes.

The Cons: 

It would’ve been nice if there was more character development for characters like Alice and Chris Redfield. The 3D effects are executed well but it would’ve been nice if they were used a bit more naturally instead of being so in your face at times. The middle section of the film drags a bit. While the action is plentiful, the film could’ve benefitted from one more “boss battle” type action scene. Did the movie really have to end on another cliffhanger?

ShogunGamer.com Rating : 
7

For having stories that are often full with various cinematic homages or plots that are ripe for a live-action retelling, the Resident Evil film franchise hasn’t exactly lived up to its potential so far.  The three Resident Evil films that have hit cinemas in the past eight years haven’t been on the same horrific level as other video game adaptations such as Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li but they’re still not the same masterpieces of zombie action goodness that fans of the games have been wishing for.  A major source for some of the fan outcry with the Resident Evil movies

Resident Evil: Afterlife poster does its best to mimic 3D

Submitted by Ian Fisher on Wed, 07/28/2010 - 05:35
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Love it or hate it there’s a new Resident Evil film coming out in September. Once again featuring Alice (Milla Jovovich) as she takes on the Umbrella Corporation, Resident Evil: Afterlife (catchy name) is most likely the final installment of the RE film franchise featuring Alice and friends. So what better way to end things than jumping aboard the 3D bandwagon?

The Metal Gear Solid movie is officially dead for the time being. YAY!!!

Submitted by Ian Fisher on Mon, 01/11/2010 - 08:38
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The planets must’ve aligned as the live-action film based on Metal Gear Solid looks to be not happening anytime soon.  Last we heard in the saga of the MGS movie director Paul W.S. Anderson (Mortal Kombat, Resident Evil) expressed some interest in tackling Solid Snake’s big screen debut. Perhaps that’s why Konami seemingly saved the day for gamers by putting the kibosh on the project.

Another not so good update on Spider-Man 4

Submitted by Ian Fisher on Wed, 01/06/2010 - 16:56
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A few weeks ago a rumor came out that production on Spider-Man 4 was halted due to creative differences between Sony Pictures and director Sam Raimi. Well it looks like those rumors were true and things may be a bit more dire than we thought.

[Rumor] Production on Spider-Man 4 halted

Submitted by Ian Fisher on Thu, 12/17/2009 - 09:53
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Last week we got our first piece of info on Spider-Man 4 in the form of a casting update for the potential villains. Aside from the rumor that the character of Felicia Hardy aka The Black Cat, rumored to be played by Ann Hathaway, would be turned into a new villain called the Vulturess the majority of people were happy to hear that John Malkovich would be possibly portraying the Vulture. Well it seems like everyone was happy about aside from Sony Pictures.

Casting news on Spider-Man 4

Submitted by Ian Fisher on Tue, 12/08/2009 - 11:13
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Iron Man 2, Thor, Captain America, and The Avengers aren’t the only Marvel superhero films coming out in the next few years as there’s also a fourth Spider-Man film via Sony Pictures planned for 2011.  While the news that director Sam Raimi would once again be telling Tobey Maguire what to do as Spider-Man isn’t new since it was announced some time ago it almost seemed like everyone forgot we had another tale of New York’s web slinger in production.

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