[Grisham]

Duke Nukem, the 1990s video game that helped popularize the first-person shooter genre, is getting the feature film treatment.

Legendary Entertainment, the company behind Dune and the Godzilla monster movie series, has picked up the movie rights from Gearbox, with Cobra Kai creators Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg on board to produce.

Legendary will also produce, as will Jean Julien Baronnet (Assassin's Creed) of Marla Studios, which specializes on video game adaptations. Heald, Hurtwitz and Schlossberg are producing via their banner, Counterbalance Entertainment

‘Duke Nukem’ Movie in the Works From ‘Cobra Kai’ Creators, Legendary (Exclusive)

Hollywood has flirted with adapting the '90s video game for years.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

 

[Rock And Roll]

I try not to be cynical in these threads but given the source material and Hollywood's current climate I can't help but think Duke is going to be severely neutered.

That being said, Top Gun was dope and a return to the 80s/90s blockbuster films and is raking in cash, so maybe they'll take a hint about what audiences want to see.

 

[cryptoadam]

LaQueisha Nukem here we come.

 

[Eneru]

It's time to kick ass and chew bubble gum and I'm all outta gum.

 

[zebraStraw]

It's time to kick ass and chew bubble gum and I'm all outta gum.

I wonder if they can get away with that in the movie. (It's from They Live)

 

[Optimus]

It's time to kick ass and chew bubble gum and I'm all outta gum.

It's time to kick white ass and chew culturally appropriate bubble gum...

 

[Vyse]

I wish it were a CG animated movie (a la' Resident Evil Degeneration, Damnation etc) with Jon St. John returning to voice Duke Nukem. We need more CG animated movie adaptions of games, not only live-action ones.