Mark Wahlberg is the New Max Payne
Posted by Stephany on Friday, November 9th, 2007 at 10:40 am under Gamer Life, Games, Games Industry, Rockstar
Yes, you heard me right - Mark Wahlberg, a.k.a.Dirk Diggler/Marky Mark/Izzy Cole (ad nauseam) will be playing Max Payne in the new motion picture to be directed by John Moore (Behind Enemy Lines). According to Variety online, the live-action adaptation of the bestselling Max Payne franchise from Rockstar Games will begin filming early next year.
That is all fine and dandy, I mean Mark Wahlberg is a decent actor, despite being Calvin Klein’s favorite underwear model, and hopefully the director and movie studio will not turn the great Max Payne into a steaming pile of… well you know. What I want to know is, when the hell is Max Payne 3 going to come out? With Rockstar getting a movie made about our favorite noir hero, hopefully a new one will be in the works - and have NOTHING to do with the movie.
Thanks: Variety Online
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November 9th, 2007 at 11:17 am
Oh great, another movie my wife can drool over.
November 9th, 2007 at 11:53 am
What does Rockstar have to do with max payne?
November 9th, 2007 at 12:08 pm
I'm with ya, when is the next Max Payne coming out?
November 9th, 2007 at 12:26 pm
???? - Because Remedy Entertainment is affiliated with Rockstar Games.
http://software.filefront.com/Max+Payne/;372;/Software_Information.html
http://software.filefront.com/Max+Payne+2+The+Fall+of+Max+Payne/;97;/Software_Information.html
November 9th, 2007 at 4:12 pm
hmm I forgot that rox was the…. producer? And maybe owns the rights to the name. But when you speak about games… who cares a **** about who produces/publishes them. No matter how good they are, the game is made by developers
November 10th, 2007 at 12:49 am
Remedy is far too busy turning Alan Wake from a tech demo into a game. Since Rockstar owns the Max Payne IP, they could technically do whatever they want with it… like hand it off to another developer.
Being the huge Max Payne fan that I am, I'd rather wait until Remedy frees itself up to dedicate itself to any possibility of a Max Payne sequel. Any other developer trying to tackle a Max Payne sequel would have a lot to live up to. Fans being rabid dogs and all…