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Remember Dwayne Johnson's sad adaptation of the first-person shooter game Doom? Well Hollywood isn't about to let that terrible franchise die out, like other 90s fads. In fact, Universal wants to reboot the Doom movie series — in 3D. More »
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Global warming affects all of us, but that doesn't mean it'll unite the world. If anything, it'll split the planet in two: Storms in the northern hemisphere will follow a very different pattern than storms in the southern hemisphere. More »
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Every major studio hopes the films it showcases at Comic Con this year will be major hits. But if history's any indication, some of those movies will tank. Here are the biggest turkeys Comic Con has seen in years past. More »
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Any movie that starts with Morgan Freeman's cask-aged voice, telling us we're screwed, is off to a great start. Many science-fiction movies open with voiceovers, which prepare you for greatness... or bombard you with backstory. Here are 50 of our favorites. More »
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Id Software has hired acclaimed novelist Graham Joyce to "contribute to the storyline" for Doom 4. Does this mean a plot? Characterization? Just as long as there's no genetic-evil-sensing tongue, like in the movie. [ZDnet] More »
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Dystopian-future video game Bioshock will soon be a movie from Universal Studios, directed by Gore Verbinski (Pirates of the Caribbean). Finally, a video game movie that has a chance at holding the audience's attention. According to Variety, this is the biggest video game-to-movie-deal since the abortive Halo film. At least we'll get to see the unraveling of an underwater dystopian society gone mad, with sea slugs and diver gear. Could this be the first decent video game movie ever? Click through to decide for yourself. More »
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Doom is one of those rare naratives that works both as a violent video game and a violent movie. Here, in the film version, you can see why. A weird virus/mutation/science whatsit has gotten loose in a research station on Mars. It's turning everybody into angry monsters who shoot tongues. But that's not all: apparently the shooting tongues have the ability to tell if you are evil or good based on your genetics, and will target you accordingly. Here you can see the full bizarre wonderfulness of the tongue-shooter, who is chasing after one of the researchers and a military guy, but gets stuck in a forcefield. More »
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