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hi guys you know me.
i have been looking at gw stock. warhammer 40k alone has a reserve 50million(not included rainy day supplies.
lord of the rings movie cost 30million to produce. made over 60million. nuff said gw make a movie or i know a good hitman

Seriously though, I don't think this counts as either news or rumours.

No they shouldn't, they would have the guy that did the house of the dead movies, and it would just boil down to slaaneshi cult members at a rave.

Oh, gawd, not again. Not gonna happen. Enjoy Mutant Chronicles. Prolly closest you're gonna get.

IB4TL

isnt there already a few threads like this?

sexiest_hero wrote:No they shouldn't, they would have the guy that did the house of the dead movies, and it would just boil down to slaaneshi cult members at a rave.

His name's Uwe Boll. I blame the German movie industry as they're the one's who keep giving this man money.

Uwe is a filthy neo-nazi who gets his money from hidden nazi gold.

GW should not blow money on a movie that will blow anyway. If they want to waste money they should either build a bigger office with an even bigger golden marine statue out front or expand the LotR range even further.

I think there is sufficient background material in the 40K universe to build a good story, but I don't think a 40K movie project would attract the right writing talent to develop the material into anything approaching quality (Q. How many standout 40K novels are there? A. None). A 60 min computer animation is probably the best we can hope for.

No matter what you take in movie format it will divide opinions. The fans might disagree with the portrayal of their stuff, non-fans might become alienated by the background and producers will royally feth things over by making changes to the background to make it more feasible for Hollywood.

Please use proper punctuation and capitalization when posting here on Dakka.

Thank you.

Also, wrong forum. This is neither news nor rumors. As we don't have a "threats" forum, I'm moving it to Discussions.

I really doubt that the lord of the rings cost 30 milllion.

BrookM wrote:expand the LotR range even further.

I agree. I'd like to get a box of just last alliance elves including plastic spearelves!

We all know that books are better than films, i rather they release some new books than throw away money on a film.
ok, it could be good advertising and get a few more people into gaming, but it could also result in alot of young children being beaten out outside the cinny for watching it

Crablezworth wrote:I really doubt that the lord of the rings cost 30 milllion.

"Jackson's plan to film the movies in New Zealand and employ his own special effects studios pleased New Line, and they increased the project to three films. In an unprecedented move, they agreed to let Jackson direct all three films at one time. His budget was $270 million, and filming took nearly fourteen months." - http://www.sparknotes.com/film/lordoftherings/context.html

"Jackson, a relatively unknown director who seldom stepped foot outside New Zealand and who was best known for quirky, low-budget films, was given a $270 million budget. The cost ultimately climbed to $310 million. " - Time Magazine Online

they could do it, cheap to. just feed some film students pizza and beer while they make some sort of animation.

but honestly, any movie they made would probably end up like something scifi channel churns out