Romero: The Movie

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David Kushner's id Software biography Masters of Doom looks set for a film adaptation, according to Variety.

The made-for-TV movie is cable network Showtime's production. So far, the only person to have anything to do with the movie is Naren Shankar (Star Trek: The Next Generation, Farscape, CSI) who will produce and write the screenplay. The movie will apparently focus on the relationship between id founders John Romero and John Carmack, so presumably their De Niro/Grodin -esque chemistry and penchant for high adventure will be in full force.

Posted by Duncan Fyfe



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- id Software

[Snubs]

Hmm, what was the tv-movie called that was about Gates and Jobs?
I recall enjoying that.

[Chris]

I say Kiera Knightley for Romero.

[Kolzig]

Walter:

The Pirates of Silicon Valley! (I think.)

Funny movie.

http://imdb.com/title/tt0168122/

Yeah, it was, Noah Wyle was an interesting choice for the role of Jobs.

But the best about that movie was John "Bender" di Maggio playing Steve Ballmer, he was god damn hilarious.

[SiN]

Chris:

I say Kiera Knightley for Romero.

LOL


I dont know who this actors name, but he looks alot like Romero. He was in LOTR2 (work with me here) ... and in that big battle, he was the commanding archer guy ... this guy was standing at the top of the gates of the city commanding a bunch of grunt archers ... had long white hair ... when i watched LOTR2 i noticed the resembalance.

anyone know who im on about?


SiN

[Redwall]

SiN:

LOTR2

[DanJW]

he means Haldir, played by Chris Parker.

[JimmyTheFish]

Liv Tyler!

[JoeX111]

http://www.newdoom.com/hosted/dlw/Doom_Family.shtml

Carmack = David Spade

Romero = Keanu Reeves

[Kingzjester]

Tom Hall = David Copperfield

[Chris]

Kingzjester:

Tom Hall = David Copperfield

I met that guy!

EDIT: Tom Hall, not David Copperfield

[Chris]

Together, we've got connections!

[Snubs]

Mr. T signed some book for my brother and spelled his name wrong.
My brother's name. He spelled T just fine.

[LeChimp]

This actually sounds like it could be an awesome movie, and sorta like Pirates of Silicon Valley which I thought was pretty enjoyable.

[Snubs]

Interesting speculatory choices.

For John Carmack:

1. Anthony Michael Hall: Yes, yes..Hall has played this sort of role already with his work as Bill Gates in Pirates of Silicon Valley. But with his more recent work on The Dead Zone TV show, Hall has proven that he can do the smart, loner type of role which is exactly what the actor playing Carmack needs.
2. John Heder: Napoleon Dynamite is fast becoming a geek movie classic and part of it is Heder’s portrayal of the title character; a guy who has some smarts but doesn’t have it all worked out in terms of social skills. Give him a new hair style and we think he could do a great job with Carmack.
3. Topher Grace: Who knew that the actor on That 70’s Show was a real actor and not just a TV sitcom star? Grace’s work in movies like In Good Company and even the awful Win A Date with Tad Hamilton displays an intelligence combine with some innocence that will be needed to get Carmack’s character on the screen.

For John Romero

1. Ryan Reynolds: Here’s a guy that we could get behind in the Romero role; he’s smart looking but a little on the wild and sarcastic side and his roles in Van Wilder and Blade: Trinity really combine quick wit and a little toughness that’s needed for anyone playing Romero.
2. Michael Shanks: Ok, he may be a little old to play the part but what the heck; the intelligent but tough as nails Dr. Daniel Jackson of Stargate SG-1 could definitely inhabit the role of Romero. Couldn’t you just see Shanks with long hair and maybe with a little more rock-and roll attitude in his step? Well, we can.
3. John Romero: It’s a long shot but we are betting that Romero himself is thinking right now, “Hmmm…could I play me?” Of course he could. Romero has always had a larger-than-life presence in the game development circle and we think that if he was really offered the role, Romero might actually consider doing it.

[Kolzig]

Filmmakers Lucas and Spielberg To Be Subject of TV Drama

The A&E Channel is expected to announce today (Thursday) that it will produce a two-hour drama about the relationship between filmmakers George Lucas and Steven Spielberg. According to Daily Variety, the biopic, tentatively titled Celluloid Titans, is being exec produced by Granada America's Jody Brockway (Rudy: The Rudy Giuliani Story). A&E programming chief Bob DeBitetto compared the project with TNT's Pirates of Silicon Valley, which portrayed the rivalry between Apple's Steve Jobs and Microsoft's Bill Gates. "In this case, these two really did have a friendship. They compared notes. When Spielberg was having travails about Jaws, Lucas was talking about Star Wars," he said. The two also collaborated on the Indiana Jones movies.