Movie Based On DEAD RISING Video Game Series In The Works At Legendary Pictures

Movie Based On DEAD RISING Video Game Series In The Works At Legendary Pictures

Legendary Pictures have today announced that they are moving ahead with a big screen adaptation of Dead Rising, the popular video game franchise which could just be the perfect launching pad for a new series of zombie movies. Hit the jump for further details...

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By JoshWilding - Jun 19, 2014 06:06 PM EST
Filed Under: Video Games

It has been revealed today that Legendary Pictures are financing and producing a movie based on the video game, Dead Rising. Crackle will distribute the film, while Content Media will sell the international rights. Tim Carter has been tapped to pen the screenplay, while Transformers' Lorenzo di Bonaventura is set to exectutive produce. Carter will also produce the movie alongside Tomas Harlan, and their company, Contradiction Films, actually produced Mortal Kombat: Legacy, another video game adaptation. Dead Rising is described as being set during a zombie outbreak, as four characters must outrun the disease's spread and search for its origins. "We are excited to be working with Legendary and Lorenzo, who have both created immersive properties for fans around the world," Carter and Harlan said in a statement. "As avid players of the game, we're extremely thrilled to take the popular franchise that millions have embraced and give them the opportunity to experience it on a new platform." What do you think?
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OpticBlastWins
OpticBlastWins - 6/19/2014, 6:32 PM
I enjoyed 2 and 3 but come on they have to of run out of good zombie stories for film by now
aevelasquez
aevelasquez - 6/19/2014, 6:42 PM
Of course it is. What in the actual [frick].
GhostDog
GhostDog - 6/19/2014, 6:47 PM
More Zombies......
SuperCat
SuperCat - 6/19/2014, 6:57 PM
Gotta see a trailer before I decide if I'm going to see this or not.
thwpsnkt314
thwpsnkt314 - 6/19/2014, 7:03 PM
I'm all for zombies but "four characters must outrun the disease's spread and search for its origins" makes me think of left 4 dead instead of dead rising. I still wanna see this but I'm just hoping its set in the mall, frank the photographer is the main star, he combines certain weapons, uses the showerhead on a zombie and blood shoots out of it, and there's loads of Capcom references like the megaman blaster or the tron bon minion mask.
OneBadDay
OneBadDay - 6/19/2014, 7:10 PM
But Dead Rising got sued by the company that made the newer Dawn of the Dead movie because it was too similar.
TheAmericanPatriot
TheAmericanPatriot - 6/19/2014, 7:15 PM
Bruce Campbell for Frank West!
JillyMcBeam
JillyMcBeam - 6/19/2014, 7:21 PM
I would only watch this for one actor.
Batmantis
Batmantis - 6/19/2014, 7:40 PM
Wait..CRACKLE?

Also, Why?
HULK2099
HULK2099 - 6/19/2014, 7:47 PM
Another Capcom Zombie game heading to the big screen... hopefully this is better than Resident Evil
eleven59
eleven59 - 6/19/2014, 7:53 PM
@hulk

Zombies? Cap com? Movie? Maybe they'll call it.. Resident evil: dead rising
DefcoN
DefcoN - 6/19/2014, 8:08 PM
Could work, the game is really entertaining, but I'm actually more interested in The Last of Us movie
Demongod20
Demongod20 - 6/19/2014, 8:30 PM
@ ManCalledSting

The sad thing is the Resident Evil movies in Japan are more popular than the Avengers. That's why Capcom was trying to make the games more like the movie.
maninfinesuit
maninfinesuit - 6/19/2014, 9:27 PM
He's covered wars, you know.
maninfinesuit
maninfinesuit - 6/19/2014, 9:29 PM
And seriously, get Bruce Campbell on this as Frank. Out the door, this has niche-y cult classic written all over it. Bruce is the perfect man for the job.
mgeoff88
mgeoff88 - 6/19/2014, 10:02 PM
Oh wow, I had a lot of fun with the first two DR games. I haven't played the third one yet.

If this movie follows the video games closely(unlike the RE movies...), this could turn out great.

"As avid players of the game, we're extremely thrilled to take the popular franchise that millions have embraced and give them the opportunity to experience it on a new platform."

They had me at avid players.
loki668
loki668 - 6/19/2014, 10:25 PM
Well, Uwe Boll could use the work, I guess.
loki668
loki668 - 6/19/2014, 10:25 PM
When are we going to get that gritty re-imagining of Tetris that we've been waiting for?
AdamX
AdamX - 6/19/2014, 11:03 PM
TETRIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
MightyZeus
MightyZeus - 6/20/2014, 12:05 AM
Why isnt there a tv show or film being developed and based on The Elder Scrolls? Seriously, Skyrim is amazing and would be great for tv or film adaptation and it has a popular following.
DaniDeSanta
DaniDeSanta - 6/20/2014, 12:31 AM
Very excited! Also, you guys are right: BRUCE CAMPBELL SHOULD BE CAST AS FRANK WEST!
SimyJo
SimyJo - 6/20/2014, 4:46 AM
Lets face it.... can't be any worse than than the shitty Hollywood adaptation of World War Z
SimyJo
SimyJo - 6/20/2014, 4:47 AM
CyberBishop
CyberBishop - 6/20/2014, 5:47 AM
As long as it is not rated PG and has some good gore and blood it might be decent.
Carl
Carl - 6/20/2014, 5:52 AM
NOOOOOOOO!!
they are to good of games for the silver screen.
Yazuka
Yazuka - 6/20/2014, 12:39 PM
Well, time to dig up my old photoshop from 2007! Sorry, I don't know how to embed images here.

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e180/Yazuka83/Photoshop/poster_dr_yazuka.jpg
maninfinesuit
maninfinesuit - 6/20/2014, 12:46 PM
Colin Farrell.

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