After years of rumours, false starts and development hell, it seems that the cigar-chomping, gun-toting, shades-wearing, alien ass-kicking Duke Nukem might finally be on his way to the big screen courtesy of Cobra Kai creators Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg. As reported by Deadline, Legendary Entertainment has acquired the movie rights to the […]
Assassin’s Creed producer developing Duke Nukem movie
Earlier this year it was announced that WWE Superstar John Cena was in talks to team with Michael Bay’s Platinum Dunes and Paramount Pictures for an adaptation of the cult video game series Duke Nukem. Well, if that was something you were looking forward to, we’ve got some bad news for you as Variety is […]
Duke Nukem producers looking to Deadpool for the tone of the movie adaptation
Back in January it was revealed that WWE Superstar John Cena is on board to play the title character in an adaptation of the cult video game series Duke Nukem for Michael Bay’s Platinum Dunes. During an interview with CinemaBlend, producers Andrew Form and Brad Fuller have been chatting about their progress with the video […]
John Cena is honored to play Duke Nukem, thinks that it is a “very fragile franchise”
It came as a surprise when Paramount and Platinum Dunes announced that they would be adapting Duke Nukem for the big screen with John Cena attached to star. Not surprising that Cena was attached — honestly, who else could play him? — but that Duke Nukem would be making a comeback after the poor reception […]
John Cena in talks to star as Duke Nukem for Michael Bay
The videogame to movie debate is a tale as old as time, but if there was ever a more perfect marriage of material than Michael Bay and Duke Nukem, then somebody had better announce David Ayer and Grand Theft Auto before this sentence is finished. The Hollywood Reporter have revealed that the flat top sporting […]
Wonder Woman crosses $500 million, Spider-Man spin-offs in MCU, Duke Nukem movie update and more – Weekend News Roundup
SUCCESS WOMAN After a fantastic opening weekend and even better follow-up (where it only fell 45%), Wonder Woman was finally knocked off the top of the US box office this weekend by Cars 3. However it wasn’t all bad news. The movie earned another $40 million and its worldwide total is now $571 million. It’s […]
Duke Nukem film is close to moving forward, says Gearbox Software
It’s been twenty years since the possibility of a live-action Duke Nukem movie was first mentioned, and after several failed attempts, it seems that Hollywood is ready to take another crack at bringing the cult video game character to the big screen. “We’re working on Duke Nukem,” said Gearbox Software CEO Randy Pitchford at E3 (via […]
