Duke Nukem (TBD, 20XX)
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Duke Nukem (TBD, 20XX)
John Cena in talks to star in Duke Nukem.
I don't know how many of you have played Duke Nukem but I cannot fathom how they'll make this in this day and age.
I don't know how many of you have played Duke Nukem but I cannot fathom how they'll make this in this day and age.
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Re: New Films in Production, v.2
I can't argue with the casting but it still sounds like a terrible, terrible idea.
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Re: New Films in Production, v.2
Not that long ago there were some rumors that Cena was going to star in the HBO reboot of Watchmen.
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Re: New Films in Production, v.2
I generally can't see Cena as an actor in general.
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Re: New Films in Production, v.2
What cultural currency does Duke Nukem have in 2018? Ridiculous.
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Re: New Films in Production, v.2
Then he's doing a good jobMoonlitKnight wrote:I generally can't see Cena as an actor in general.
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Re: New Films in Production, v.2
90's nostalgia cash-in. That's what people are all hoopla about in 2018, right?mfunk9786 wrote:What cultural currency does Duke Nukem have in 2018? Ridiculous.
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Re: New Films in Production, v.2
I can only see Nukem working as satire. If it's played straight it's not going to go over well given that the Nukem character was just a conglomeration of 80s action hero tropes and didn't rise above those references.
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Re: New Films in Production, v.2
I'd argue it's even less than a conglomeration - it's a distillation of all the worst elements. The infamous hive level in Duke Nukem Forever is more horrifyingly tone-deaf than anything else I can think of in a video game this side of Custer's Revenge. Played straight, it would get (rightfully) slaughtered by critics. Played as satire, who is its audience?Murdoch wrote:I can only see Nukem working as satire. If it's played straight it's not going to go over well given that the Nukem character was just a conglomeration of 80s action hero tropes and didn't rise above those references.
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Re: New Films in Production, v.2
In 20XX, all the cards will fall into Duke Nukem's place.mfunk9786 wrote:What cultural currency does Duke Nukem have in 2018? Ridiculous.
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Re: New Films in Production, v.2
I don't know, but it can't be any smaller of a pool than the one craving a Duke Nukem movie in 2018.soundchaser wrote:I'd argue it's even less than a conglomeration - it's a distillation of all the worst elements. The infamous hive level in Duke Nukem Forever is more horrifyingly tone-deaf than anything else I can think of in a video game this side of Custer's Revenge. Played straight, it would get (rightfully) slaughtered by critics. Played as satire, who is its audience?Murdoch wrote:I can only see Nukem working as satire. If it's played straight it's not going to go over well given that the Nukem character was just a conglomeration of 80s action hero tropes and didn't rise above those references.
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Re: Duke Nukem (TBD, 20XX)
Rather than playing it straight or as a satire, isn't it more likely they'll go the Deadpool route?
I played Duke Nukem 3D as a kid and was disappointed to discover on growing up that all of Duke's best lines were plagiarized from They Live and the Evil Dead films.
I played Duke Nukem 3D as a kid and was disappointed to discover on growing up that all of Duke's best lines were plagiarized from They Live and the Evil Dead films.
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Re: Duke Nukem (TBD, 20XX)
Goddammit I have to see this now