Dead men is a dark and gritty drama featuring two men, one is a flawed mercenary and the other a medicated psychopath. The borrowings from these, it must be said, are often rather. Louis and inspired by the old chain of rocks bridge. This is the graphic novel equivalent of the first ghost rider film, could have been so great but sadly the ball has been dropped. The last update implied jamie foxx and bruce willis would lead as the eponymous bad asses, with director f. James seth lynch or simply just lynch, was born on january 6th, 1966. Willis plays a mercenary who gets framed, and then is broken out of prison by his former mates, whove kidnapped his wife and daughter, and give him 72 hours to recover a doomsday device. Well, arguably, butler possess the sort of nononsense macho presence that could work alright for kane, whereas diesel has the charisma and character actor chops see. Both kane and lynch are unable to remain in one place for more than a few pages before someone starts shooting at them again, and they travel from south america into the caribbean sea on their way to try and reach the safe harbor miami only to get caught by international bounty hunters and flown to europe where the fight continues in london and. The story follows kane, a death row inmate who, along with a schizophrenic killer named lynch, is sprung by kanes former team so that he can retrieve a stolen fortune. I remember bruce willis and jamie foxx were signed on and it like, halted production. Dead men is a 2007 video game developed by danish company io interactive.
Kane and lynch rob a local bank where the money is being kept. Dog days is an interesting beast because it really shouldnt exist. Dead men is a 2007 thirdperson shooter video game developed by io interactive and published by eidos interactive in north america and pal regions, and spike in japan, for microsoft windows, playstation 3 and xbox 360. Gerard butler, who starred in millenniums hit olympus has fallen, in talks to star as kane, with f. The mobile phone version was developed by kiloo and published by eidos mobile. No word yet on when this might film or even if this iteration will come together, but. Because some of them will clearly, clearly never get made. Dead men is a premise with promise, and if youve been waiting patiently for a game to really dive into the whole crewbased heist tale concept, you might be able to look past some. Nov 06, 20 when rumours begin swirling about certain video game movies i just roll my eyes. I bought kane and lynch 2 via steam and downloaded it. Dead men original soundtrack was composed, arranged, and produced by jesper kyd and released on november 23, 2007. Dog days is a gritty, violent, and visceral shooter that looks as though it has been filmed at street level with a handheld camera. Nov 30, 2018 lionsgate adapts the videogame kane and lynch into a feature film. The game follows criminals adam kane marcus and james seth lynch, who reunite in the city of shanghai, china for an arms deal.
Gary gray is in talks to direct the big screen adaptation of the eidos video game kane and lynch. It tells the tale of one adam kane marcus voiced by brian bloom, a mercenary associated with the mysterious and feared the7 group, who specialize in overthrowing countries. A pair of death row inmates, a mercenary named kane and a schizophrenic named lynch, escape during a prison transport and team up to retrieve a stolen fortune. Dead men will immerse players in a crime drama with unflinching action. Nov 17, 20 the story follows kane, a death row inmate who, along with a schizophrenic killer named lynch, is sprung by kane s former team so that he can retrieve a stolen fortune. Butler is reportedly in discussions to play kane, while.
He formerly managed a warehouse in milwaukee, wisconsin before being arrested and convicted of the murder of his wife annie and sentenced to death row. Id personally love a movie of the games, but really without foxx. A mercenary and a psychopath befriend each other while on death row. Demo includes relentless action in single player and online multiplayer. Dead men will forever go down in history as one of the most controversial games of all time.
Dog days is a 2010 thirdperson shooter video game developed by io interactive, published by square enix for microsoft windows, playstation 3 and xbox 360. This week, zero punctuation takes a look at the top 5 best and worst games of 20. Play as psychopath lynch, wanted by the entire underworld and on the run in the backstreets and rooftops of shanghai. He stands 61, has green eyes, and receding long hair. Players take on the role of an utterly unlikable psychopathic criminal who kills countless cops, bad guys, and innocent civilians without remorse. Dog days sony playstation 3, 2010 at the best online prices at ebay. The delightful taste of a knickerbocker glory is nothing if youve never stapled your bollocks over a worktop and set about them with a toffee hammer. Dead men, out now for ps3, pc, and xbox 360, is an exception to the graphicsdriven norm. One enlists the other to help him take revenge a mysterious organization he once worked for. Outside of a unique art style it brings nothing new to the genre and does little to improve over the original game, which i might add, was far from a good game. Lynch was scheduled to film visibility for the motion picture corporation of america in 2011, but, as of june 20, this project is not completed. But things have reportedly changed, and were told that bruce willis and.
Dead men follows the violent and chaotic journey of two mena flawed mercenary and a medicated psychopathand their brutal attitude towards right and wrong. Jun 04, 2010 im a huge kane and lynch fan and have wanted to see these great characters portrayed on screen since i first played the game back in 2007. A major plot point is how kane might have stolen diamonds from the group and. This hardboiled, gamenoir gem had me absolutely absorbed in its juicy tale of. Dead men will forever go down in history as one of the most controversial games of. Lointeractives proprietary technology will deliver fluid high definition graphics and lighting, highly destructible environments, massive crowd ai, single, coop, and squadbased combat, a cinematic interface, and nonstop dialog between kane and lynch. The film was originally set to be directed by stunt coordinator simon crane, and. Forced together on a violent and chaotic path of redemption and revenge, no action is considered too harsh as this volatile partnership is pushed beyond reason in this brutally realistic, characterdriven third person. Kane and lynch movie trailer bruce willis and mickey rourke. Kane and lynch movie trailer bruce willis and mickey. Kane and lynch interview here is an interview with gui j from xblradio and davefrom eidos about the new upcoming hit kane and lynch which is schedule to come out 112007.
Everything you need to know about kane and lynch movie. A pair of death row inmates, a mercenary named kane and a schizophrenic named lynch, escape. This volatile partnership combined with innovative technologies allow for an unparalleled gaming experience. However, its been essentially stuck in a ditch figuratively, one presumes since 2010. Gary gray law abiding citizen, but that was the last heard of the film since it was. Im a huge kane and lynch fan and have wanted to see these great characters portrayed on screen since i first played the game back in 2007. It comes from the guys who brought us hitman, after all, and it seeks to provide the player with a much more characterfocused, storydriven. Nu imagemillennium films have offered the other title role to vin diesel. Lionsgate adapts the videogame kane and lynch into a feature film. The game follows criminals adam kane marcus and james seth lynch, who reunite in the city of shanghai, china for an arms deal, having agreed to split the. He is a medicated schizophrenic and is considered by everyone knows him to be a psychopath. The movie was being written and developed while the game was a hit.