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THE ROCK Hops In The Driver
Hey, everyone. "Moriarty" here with some Rumblings From The Lab.
The story broke in the trades yesterday. SPY HUNTER is going to be a movie, and The Rock is going to star in it.
Here’s a case where the source material is, more than anything, just a name. I remember loving the game in the arcade, but it’s not a story-heavy experience. It’s basically just... driving.
That opens the premise up to Universal and Chuck Gordon and Prime Universe doing pretty much anything. I hope they have fun with it. I’ve had some respected writers and directors in town tell me that they’re convinced The Rock is going to be the real deal, a movie star, and that it all just depends on how good his material is.
Let’s see a balls to the wall spy film free of the restrictions of being part of a long-dead franchise like Bond. This is what I want from xXx, and it’s what I would want from this film.
We’ll keep our ear to the ground and be sure to tell you when they sign a writer or director.
"Moriarty" out.
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Jul 23, 2002 11:11:18 AM CDT
Take a guy famous for his body & big muscles and put him in a mo
by wesley snipes
.. Just brilliant.
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Hollywood can't take GOOD game properties and make decent movies out of 'em... So they're going to take a game like SPYHUNTER - NO plot btw) and make a good movie? I think not. Bets anyone?
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Ok, so the first game never had a plot. The new one for PS2 could have a plot! Has anyone out there played the new game? Does it have a plot? Not that it matters much, The Rock would just SUCK the life out of any plot that was there anyways. "Can You Find The Plot, The Rock is Killing?!"
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Jul 23, 2002 11:45:10 AM CDT
A guy who willingly calls himself "Mecha-Ghidora" derides others
by wesley snipes
BWAHAHAHA! Classic.
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Yeah, Spy HUnter for PS2 had somewhat of a plot. It was still basically driving the whole game, but there was a story. This could definitely work cinematically. And I'm pissed about that because I was actually developing my own Spy Hunter story. Something that was gonna blow the hell out of Mission: Impossible and all the newer spy movies (although xXx looks decent). Oh well. Better luck next time, right?
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If you are making a movie that can't be based on anything more than the name of the game - I mean we're talking about a 2D driving game, no story, no fucking characters even - then why bother even calling it Spy Hunter? Call it something else, then you can be orignal. Do they think that this name alone is worth more than an original one. That's all they have, a name. Nothing in that game is unique -cars with guns and oil slicks - that's a 40 year old idea. You obviously have an original script, and storyline (OK, its probably not original - but it doesn't come from the game) so WTF? Just dumb - except for the licensing fees you can garner from the inevitable re-release of the game.
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My vote.... Lorielle!! I'd like to see the Rock smack her candy a$$!!! ;)
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Jul 23, 2002 12:34:20 PM CDT
...because Vin Diesel Rig already has his own spy franchise now
by empyreal0
Because of the the tie with the old video game, and all the Ben Hur-like cheaters who tried to kill you while on the road, I'm guessing this will likely be xXx meets Fast and the Furious. Expect lots of car-based gadgets and high speed chases.
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Is that cartoon what I think it is? I'm wishing I didn't put all that effort into figuring it out.
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why the rock? I doubt this has a plot.
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That, like, TOTALLY made the game.
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Jul 23, 2002 2:11:23 PM CDT
"Can you smell what The Rock has just done in the bathroom? beca
by abyss
I predict that this Spy Hunter vs Triple X thing, will be like Rock's "Mr Nanny" to Vin Diesel's "Kindergarten Cop". Put another way, it will be Rock's "Secret Agent Club" to Diesel's "True Lies". Or even Rock's "Santa with Muscles" to Diesel's "Jingle All the Way". There's no avoiding it- Vin Diesel is the new Arnold, and Rock is the new Hulk Hogan (both inside AND outside the squared circle).
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hey you guys your dumb. rocky is a bad ass mother fucker. he once again became the champ on sunday. last night he knocked the shit out of the mullet eddie guerrero. he could kick your ass to. so shut up and quit talking trash about rocky because hes my favorite wrestler. i also like goldust. hes a big movie star too. he makes a lot of movies. so does the big valbowski. just cause they are wrestlers you fucken geeks don't like them so your stupid cause real people think there great. oh and by the way, rocky's not famous for his muscles and body. theres a million wrestlers like that. he's famous because he's charismatic and funny.
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Jul 23, 2002 3:04:34 PM CDT
We might as well lap this one up. It's probably the closest
by scorpio2nd
I'm gonna listen to the theme song right now, i'll be back soon.
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No, not the flick with Eric Stoltz...no, not the Jim Carrey thing, but based on the old toys that the people my age, mid to late 20's, grew up with. Normal, everyday cars, trucks, and planes...transformed into mindless death machines all for the purpose of beating the crap out of each other with missles. Anybody remember the '57 Chevy named Hurricane with the howitzer gun? Bad, baby...bad!!!!!!!
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Jul 23, 2002 3:40:42 PM CDT
I think The Rock should be bald and Hulk Hogan should be the bad
by chaffro
"Whatcha lookin' at there, brother?"
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Jul 23, 2002 3:49:13 PM CDT
Ok, but if he Rock bottoms, and gives the people's elbow to
by sabretooth1974
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Jul 23, 2002 3:59:51 PM CDT
If they do it right and actually deliver, this could be the real
by liquidnitrate
What if it
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I don't know if this has been mentioned before but I was flipping throught channels a few months back and caught a piece of an interview on a pre-show for the MTV Movie Awards. I forget the name of the person being interviewed but he was an Afric-Amrican music video director. He stated that he is working with a studio, again I forget which one, to produce a Speed Racer movie. He also mentioned he wanted Jared Leto for the part. Anyone else see this?
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That guy directed DMX's first movie, and that's how Joel Silver discovered him - researching DMX's acting to verify his ability to relaunch Seagal's move career with modern "street" credentials for urban audiences. Only worked about as well as Copland for Stallone, since Seagal's disappeared again to tagteam muffdive with Sly. No idea how that affects Speed Racer, but Jared Leto's a lousy choice for a lead - I hope they relegate that blue-eyed cheddar-dreadlocked bastard to a pit crew, not Speed or Racer X. Too bad the Wachowskis are too busy to take over SR (or Spy hunter).
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The Rock didn't REALLY beat anyone up on Sunday. Hate to tell you this, but wrestling (or 'Rasslin') isn't real. There is no tooth-fairy either. Sorry.
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Jul 23, 2002 8:17:52 PM CDT
Openwound, thanks for the speed racer info, wasn't aware of
by scorpio2nd
How about Orson Wells as Miles Mayhem. What, he's dead, really, waaaaaaaaaaah.
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hey jabronis! the Rock says i will lay the smacketh down on all your spy asses....oh yeah and go rent Scorpion King when it comes out cause i need a reason to get the hell out of this other business.
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Jul 23, 2002 9:59:52 PM CDT
PREDICTION: ROCK DROPS WWE BELT TO BROCK LESNER, MOVES TO FILM N
by notchjohnson
PREDICTION FOR ALL YOU "MARKS" AND "SMARTS" - ROCK WILL DROP WWE CHAMPIONSHIP AT SUMMERSLAM TO BROCK LESNAR, FILM SOME NEW MOVIES, THEN COMES BACK TO FEUD WITH BILL GOLDBERG, WHO IS BROUGHT IN AS A "SECRET WEAPON" BY ERIC BISCHOFF (aka EAZY-E). Notch out.
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Give it a rest will you? Bond will be has stood the test of time because it has loyal fans- and it's damn entertaining.
And these "restrictions" Bond has? WHATEVER DUDE.
The Bond films have always been light-hearted adventure romps.
Not gore packed boring shootem ups, with muscle bound idiots taking their shirts off every five minutes.
Hell, Bond takes theses types of guys, outsmarts them- then wastes them!
These "new breed" of action heroes are left overs from the 80's. It was lame then, and its lame now.
Most of the fans of theses revamped "sword & sandal" epics films are closet homosexuals anyway.
The funny thing is, most you fools will be lining up around the block when the new 007 film comes out.
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Give it a rest will you? Bond has stood the test of time because it has loyal fans- and it's damn entertaining.
And these "restrictions" Bond has? WHATEVER DUDE.
The Bond films have always been light-hearted adventure romps.
Not gore packed boring shootem ups, with muscle bound idiots taking their shirts off every five minutes.
Hell, Bond takes theses types of guys, outsmarts them- then wastes them!
These "new breed" of action heroes are left overs from the 80's. It was lame then, and its lame now.
Most of the fans of theses revamped "sword & sandal" epics films are closet homosexuals anyway.
The funny thing is, most you fools will be lining up around the block when the new 007 film comes out.
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Some people here have expressed concern over the video game source material not offering up sufficient plot for a movie. Anyone see the Fast and Furious? Here we have brilliant marketing! Take the formula that had 17-year-olds all over North America skipping out on university so they could by a Honda Civic and hang out with their little 'gangsta' bretheren with their hoods up at the Wal-mart listening to eminem, and throw in a muscle-bound retard who successfully convinces trailer-trash and low-end suburbia everywhere that drinking protein shakes and raising an eyebrow constitutes charisma and talent and you've got a hit on your hands. With the terror threat the way it is. The market in the shape its in. what it takes to entertain and please the people in America illustrates exactly why this empire is at the beginning of its end.
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PMORANO...wrestling is just as real as geeky movies are! i got news for you punk. the tooth fairy came just last month and took my kid's tooth and gave him a fuckin dollar!!! so there! who else gave him the dollar? my wife? i don't think so. DBSRYYD...i know how to spell and write beter than you you dumb fuck. im a professional writer so fuck off. oh, sorry about the vengeance and raw spoiler, but if you want to fight, bring it! let's make it a boiler room brawl mankind style. don't forget you're brick. (i can spell words however i want, see! try it, its fun!)
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Jul 24, 2002 10:41:43 AM CDT
Aw, leave funguy alone... he's just a big rasslin' fan
by weedymcsmokey
The Rock needs you candy asses to see the Rock's films - see all the Rock's films, two three, four, five times. The Rock is sick and tired of throwing other guys around and constantly being on the road with big sweaty steroid freaks - The Rock is scared, scared that he'll be doing this shit forever, The Rock doesn't want to be Rick Flair - Flair looks... wierd, please help the Rock, help the Rock, help me (sob)............
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hey thanks for the support asshole. oh by the way, it's spelled Ric Flair, not Rick. No 'K'
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Didn't Saliva cut the music for the new PS2 version? I had thought it odd when I first heard rumor of such. Whatwith word of this, I'd be surprised if their tracks weren't also on the soundtrack. - - - - - - - Hey! I wonder if Weezer's "Hashpipe" will be the title track! ;-)
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Tooooo funny! Fun Guy Can't spell the Rick in 'Ric' Flair just like Rick Flair can't spell the Rick in 'Ric' Flair. You're not 12 any more - change the channel.
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Sorry, everyone. I was just having a bit of fun. Wrestling is simply a guilty pleasure of mine. I do believe, however, that The Rock has what it takes to become a movie star. He was surprisingly good in the Scorpion King, in my humble opinion. On the other subject at hand -- It really is quite amusing when you fellows get upset about grammatical correctness. When did anyone around here use the Queen's English? Our HEADGEEK most certainly does not set a very good example with his scrawlings, and you "talkbackers" are continually guilty of rule-breaking. I was mocking you.
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...and we will finally have the David Hasselhoff for the next generation that we have been waiting for.
Yes I smell what The Rock is cooking and it smells like Harry's funky red butt hairs.
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