UPDATE: Well, it turns out that filming has actually wrapped a few weeks back, as per Amy Manson’s Instagram. Thanks to Zak for the heads up. Original story follows…
Back in April, news leaked online that Universal Pictures was developing a straight-to-video reboot of its video game adaptation Doom, and now an official Twitter account for the project has launched, which reveals that filming is underway.
The newest #DoomMovie starring @AmyMansonLondon and @LukeAllenGale is now in production. Follow us @DoomMovie on Facebook & Instagram for more behind the scenes content. pic.twitter.com/shCYqNIn9B
— Doom Movie (@DoomMovie) June 26, 2018
While details on the new Doom movie are being kept under wraps, we do know that it is being produced by Universal’s non-theatrical division Universal 1440 Entertainment, with Tony Giglio (Timber Falls, Extraction, Chaos) directing and Amy Manson (Once Upon a Time) and Luke Allen-Gale (Dominion) starring in the cast.
Universal’s first attempt at bringing Doom to the big screen came in 2005, with Andrzej Bartkowiak directing a cast that included Karl Urban, Dwayne Johnson and Rosamund Pike. It was met with a negative reception from fans a critics and bombed at the box office with just $56 million worldwide from a $60 million budget.
Gurpreet Bhatia says
Not a huge fan of reboots or rehashes of tv series from a past with Chips, Baywatch and Ghosbusters being casing points amongst many. However, in the case of Doom, recalling how bad the original was then surely lessons have been learnt and it should be a tad better (I hope!).
Mr.Sixes says
“Surely” haha
The Truth Will Set You Free says
Awesome! Can’t wait!
Tideriongaming says
Couldn’t do much worse than the first one…
*Never say Never…*
Mr.Sixes says
If she’s the Marine they already messed up as much as they did with Urban’s “reaper” character. Marine should be like Urban’s Dredd. Faceless, always masked, when they doesn’t wear their mask don’t show the face. The Doom Marine/Doom slayer is a symbol more than a person and depending on how you view those attachements from Doom 2016, may not even be much of person in actuality
Angel Gomez says
Doomslayer is not the Doom Marine, and isn’t human. Possibly martian or a entity from Argent D’nur. Having a personality in film is fine as long as its done right. They already killed it by making Doom Guy a female. Cause Doom guy is not a female in any of the canon games especially the new canon in doom 2016.
Mr.Sixes says
Actually there’s some implication depending on lore that the Slayer is the doom guy, or at least the doom RPG version of the doomguy who slipped through reality.
Edit: this comes from the Quake Champs bio for him.
MisterButterfingers says
This is going to be so bad and I’m going to watch the fuck out of it.
BLAZED SHINOBI says
so they cast female lead instead creating an origin story for “doomguy” and casting a bad ass male lead that would give the character depth. this looks like absolute trash. it’s like all hollywood knows how to do is take anything white males love and bash it over the head until it is dead at the alter of sjw inclusive feminist garbage. i hope it fails miserably.