The Max Payne movie starts shooting in March. Oh video game movies… will they never learn? For years it has made me chuckle when even a new video game movie, and I warn that it will most likely suck because, well, all video game movies suck. But each time without fail, some fans of whatever game it is, vehemently defend it with assurances that THIS TIME it will be different! And guess what… it ends up sucking. Max Payne will be no different, even with Mark Wahlberg.
But as mentioned, it looks like it’s set to go into production in Toronto within the month. The following is from our friends over at Ropeofsilicon:
The question with this film is whether or not it will be a repeat of the disastrous Hitman or an actual good film. I have to assume Wahlberg wouldn’t want his rising star to come crashing down after the success with The Departed, but actors make some weird choices sometimes following major ups in their careers. I point to Catwoman as Exhibit A and Aeon Flux as Exhibit B. With that, I rest my case.
Max Payne is a great concept for a story, but being what it is, I have no hope for it having any quality whatsoever. There is always hope, and I’ll certainly give it a shot… I just won’t hold my breath.
