Well, it is a weird choice considering their history in games, but maybe by looking at the film as its own thing it won't be that strange for fans. I'd rather just avoid any romance in RE films if it was up to me, but if it's already in there, i just hope it's not something which will take too much of a plot or time.
Hmm, interesting. Maybe somebody at Constantin or Capcom had list of things which were to be included in the film. It would also maybe explain why McElroy has a Story By credit in the film, although from what i can tell there are very few similarities between his script, Romero's and final film. Does McElroy's script also has Jill and Chris as couple?
Oh absolutely, i remember thinking how awful the dialogue between Jill and Chris during their love scene is. But some of the "tough and badass" dialogue and lines between all team members later in the script was also pretty cheesy, but nothing can beat Romero adding Night Of The Living Dead reference, that part always made me laugh. I still can't believe McElroy's script was THAT bad though, i mean i would expect at least the dialogue to be decent. Seems like in late 90's he had his up and downs, but Spawn, Left Behind and Ecks Vs Sever did had other writers besides him, so i can't blame just him for those films.
Friend of mine pointed this out one time, i don't know is it true or mistake, but didn't Marcus showed up for the first time in Resident Evil Zero, in 2002? If that's true, what are the chances that somebody at Capcom remembered John Marcus from Romero's script and added similar character in that game...
Romero was given access to information. Most likely, by 1998 they may have had initial information for Zero. Zero came out on the GameCube, but was originally being made for N64. It's possible that development was worked on as early as 1998.
It sure would. And it's probably just a coincidence, but i think Anderson took the "Acid Trap" scene from Romero's script and did his own version of it with "Laser Hallway" scene in the film, considering how similar both scenes are. Not saying he stole it or anything, it's something which always happens when different writers work on same story/script, take what they like from previous draft and add to their draft and maybe re-work it slightly.
Congratulations on getting the assignment and still getting praised for your work. Projects come and go in this industry and money people can change their minds overnight. Not bad for someone who is not Martin Scorsese and should just stick to his little indie movies
Thank you. Means a lot. Great thing is, the executive has my name and contact info, so you never know what the future holds. I'm moving on to my documentary, and I have two other projects ramping up right behind it. So, no loss. There's a little bit of disappointment... those that read it (especially MK fans) loved it and felt it would have improved on what they didn't like about the new movie.Congratulations on getting the assignment and still getting praised for your work. Projects come and go in this industry and money people can change their minds overnight. Not bad for someone who is not Martin Scorsese and should just stick to his little indie movies
MK is an important franchise and the owners are always going to win: you were very lucky to work on it for a while. I know people who would've sold their families for the same opportunity.
Hey, I hope so. Although my expectations are low, I am still curious to see what they did. I was pretty disappointed that Capcom dedicated its entire spot at the TGS to Monster Hunter this year...on the 25th anniversary of RE, no less...even though I was pretty skeptical about the rumors circa the "Welcome to Raccoon City" trailer being shown there: it's a gaming convention after all, not even a mixed event like the Comic-Con, and Capcom, although involved, is not the lead production company on the movie.
Dude, I was referring to the 16 million euros budget of that particular movie. And you have to factor in huge differences in wages, labor laws, and fiscal benefits, not just the exchange rate. That movie takes place on a period cruise ship (it is set in the 1950s if I am not mistaken) and the whole thing was being built on a sound stage: how much do you think the same thing would cost in Hollywood? Ever heard of American movies like Hellboy, GI Joe, Alien Vs Predator and whatnot shooting in Prague or Budapest because it's cheaper over there?
I have only seen a few of his
Actually that is/was a thing about filming in Prague. That Doom: Annihilation movie from 2019 was filmed there for cost reasons, and back in 2006 to 2008, the third Mortal Kombat movie planned to film in Prague after Hurricane Katrina destroyed the sets that were built in the US. Threshold eventually lost the rights after the game was sold to WB.
. 'Aliens' comes to mind there.
