Production is underway on the movie adaptation of Capcom's ever popular Monster Hunter series. In the wake of Monster Hunter: World - not only the best selling in the series, but the publisher's best selling game ever - things appear to be going well on the film side, with Resident Evil director Paul W. S. Anderson calling the shots. However, a photo from the set is making us question the direction of the movie:
This is Sergeant Marshall, and he's a soldier, and he's carrying an automatic rifle. He'll apparently travel through some sort of mystical portal into the Monster Hunter world, where he and another hero will work together to take down, er, monsters. We don't know why the film has to include modern weaponry when the games are famed for their awesomely elaborate and oversized swords, hammers, and axes. Hollywood, right?
The movie is still a while away, so you never know -- it might turn out to be something decent. It just seems a little out of place to feature characters like the guy above. We'll see.
[source eurogamer.net]
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"We don't know why the film has to include modern weaponry when the games are famed for their awesomely elaborate and oversized swords, hammers, and axes."
So call of duty players can understand how the monster get killed. Just missing a (non-American) football and a pokeball so everyone can partially understand what's going on.
Why you do this, Mr. Anderson?!
My already low expectations just got lower.
Ok fail.... 😑
@WanderingBullet Did you see the last Resident Evil movies. 😋
Because Paul W. S. Anderson managed to even remotely capture the feel of Resident Evil for his movies? Frankly I have no idea how this guy keeps getting hired, he's borderline incompetent when it comes to filmmaking
@Flaming_Kaiser Only the first the one. Tbh, I forgotten what the story was about but what I do remember is that the movie was bad.
The fact that Paul W. S. Anderson is still allowed to make video game movies really shows that Hollywood has learned absolutely nothing from their past mistakes with video game adaptations
Monster Hunter's movie cast.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNq5uSy4Mcw
Maybe casting Jack Black will improve the movie.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRSpaLObDL4
You know who would be a much better fit for a Monster Hunter movie? James Cameron or Guillermo del Toro or Peter Jackson those are the only directors I think could pull off a good MH movie
That header/strapline combo is why I love Push Square.
Hopefully he can call in airstrikes through the portal as well. And chase the monsters using a motorcycle, constantly swearing at them as he pulls wheelies.
Oooooh yeeeah, so so cool.
Great. I'm guessing the movie will force us to sympathize with generic military soldiers where all they do is shouting boring exposition instead of, you know showing giant monsters beating the crap out of other giant monsters.
Good grief, this will be Transformers ALL over again, isn't it?
@WanderingBullet And that was the best one.
@MadAussieBloke
Boulder punching confirmed.
It's probably due to not being able to find an actor that can wield a 10 foot long, 500 pound sword.
Add in some big explosions and some high speed cards and I may actually watch it.
Maybe he will quickly run out of suitable ammo for that modern day gun, then spend the next few hours of the movie grinding lower levelled monsters to get enough materials to craft a gunlance.
Anderson is a terrible Director and utterly misses the point of Monster Hunter. The movie should emphasise scale and a struggle to take down menacing creatures. Populate the world with guilds and a history, tell an epic tale of strong monster hundreds banding together to defend a town or something. There’s so many places you could go other than this absolute horsetwaddle of a plot
🤦♂️This movie it's gonna be trash but hopefully it helps the franchise to get more recognition in some way right
Oh nooooooes! Res evil films are trash... It's Mario movie all over again. Couldn't Capcom approach lucasfilm or the director who's making the new Godzilla movie coming out next year.... Sigh.
@crimsontadpoles Exactamundo, my thoughts exactly.
@ellsworth004 So, All the actor needs to do is take a Might Pill. You remember the effects right? "Temporarily endows you with the strength of a mighty god. Potent!"
This sounds like Super Mario Bros. movie levels of bad. I'm in. Grabs popcorn.
Why am I not surprised? Still I'll probably end up watching the film anyways XD.
Hollywood oh Hollywood....
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