Category: "Film and TV"

Brett Ratner Wants to Make Guitar Hero Movie About Small Town Kid … Blah Blah Blah

In an interview with MTV News, director Brett Ratner, expressed his interest in making a film based on Activision’s extremely successful Guitar Hero franchise. “I love Guitar Hero and I think it’s a part of pop culture … I would love to do a Guitar Hero movie, if Activision would ever let me. I’m trying [...]

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The Castlevania Movie Might Not Suck

Having made the only videogame movies that have so far been close to not sucking (those being the original Mortal Kombat and Resident Evil), Paul W. S. Anderson is also producing the upcoming Castlevania movie. The Internet was abuzz with early negativity based on the rumors that the movie would not feature the iconic whip [...]

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Call Ripley’s — This Woman Is Not Real!

This is Emily. Emily is a 27-year-old PR rep working in Los Angeles. She likes beef jerky and has a soft spot for videogame nerds. Actually, I completely made that up. In fact, everything about Emily is a complete fabrication. This image and the following video featuring “Emily” are completely computer-generated.

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Still a Ghost of a Chance for Ghostbusters

No, this has nothing to do with the game or the movie, but who cares! An article over at The Cut Scene hints that Sony Pictures, the IP owners of a certain Ghostbustin’ franchise, are still very much planning on releasing the Ghostbusters game, but… pretty much didn’t say anything but that. The Cut Scene [...]

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Mark Wahlberg Proves Wii Isn’t Real Gaming?

After a conversation with our own Dan Landis, who reported just a few minutes ago that Marky Mark Walberg injured himself while playing with his Wii, I simply had to take the opportunity to “wii-examine” the statement Mark made not even two weeks ago. A reporter for People Magazine asked the underwear model, turned rapper, [...]

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Mark Wahlberg Injured by Unruly Wiimote

Mark Wahlberg was spotted with his hand wrapped from a recent injury. Did he bust himself up during one of his diving slo-motion gun battles on the set of Max Payne, or perhaps from punching someone in the face with extreme Funky Bunchedness? Nope, turns out he took a crack on the wrist doing something [...]

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Dark Knight Trailer Spoof

Check out this funny Dark Knight trailer spoof created by Evil Iguana Productions. Five minutes of your time well spent. The last 10 seconds may be a slight spoiler for anyone who hasn’t seen the movie yet, although we are pretty sure that everyone on earth has seen it at least twice by now. Enjoy.

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Max Payne Movie Will “Make You Feel Like You ARE Max Payne”

The cast and director of the upcoming game-to-film adaptation of Max Payne gave a little Q&A at the San Diego Comic-Con this past weekend.  Marky Mark discussed how he was really looking to kick ass again, and the director, John Moore, expressed how he intended to break the mold of videogame movies and make sure [...]

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Mark Wahlberg Won’t Play Max Payne Video Game – Cites Addictive Personality

Mark Wahlberg, the actor slated to play Max Payne in the upcoming film based on the popular video game franchise, states that he has not played, and will not play the video game. Why? Because he says he has an addictive personality, and that, combined with his other adult responsibilities, simply won’t mesh well. In [...]

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God of War Movie Details Surface

God of War fans looking for some sort of film confirmation at this years Comic-Con, had a bone thrown their way in the form of a tiny leak courtesy of MGM’s “Robocop Reboot” press release. Below is a snippet from the release: “David Self’s credits include 13 Days and Road To Perdition. He wrote God [...]

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EA Releases Dead Space: Downfall Trailer

Dead Space is easily one of the highest anticipated games to be released this fall, and definitely the most anticipated horror game. The game’s atmosphere and premise brings chills to my spine, and the beautifully-made trailers don’t help in lowering my anticipation for EA’s latest. However, not being content with a bone-quaking horror game itself, [...]

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E3 08 Video Interview: David Hayter Talks Lost Planet Movie, Attraction to Heroes, & More…

Ripten catches up with with David Hayter, the voice of Solid Snake, to talk about writing the screenplay for the upcoming Lost Planet movie and about the nature of heroes in society.  We got heavy!

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WhipTen: Castlevania Script Review

Aint It Cool News and CC2K have brought us the first ever script review of Paul W. S. Anderson’s new Castlevania movie, and it’s about as ugly as Medusa. The reviewer predicts, “I have no doubt it will crash and burn like so many of its predecessors.” Harsh words, and a bad omen for the [...]

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Star Wars Kid Has Met His Match — Introducing Halo Kid

You are about to witness what is quite possibly the dorkiest video you will ever see. A youngster with an obvious and almost sickening love for Halo has taken it upon himself to craft a MJOLNIR suit and a full arsenal out of what appears to be cardboard, styrofoam, and lots of tape. Halo Kid [...]

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Famous Movie Scenes Remade Using GTA4

Remember the end of Reservoir Dogs when everyone is suspicious of the next guy and they all shoot each other?  Remember the scene in American History X where Edward Norton caps a bunch of dudes with his nazi wrath?  Wouldn’t it be neat to see those scenes remade in Grand Theft Auto 4?  Well, it [...]

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