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House of the Dead (also a game to movie) did pretty bad in the box office too. Also from Uwe Bolls. From what I gather, it was meant to be a B-horrorish movie, but still, even then, it bombed. He acknowledged it, and moved on with, Alone in the Dark. Supposedly he learned from his mistakes from House of the Dead when he made Alone in the Dark (though this isn't exactly the environment to be, oh I don't know, learning as you go...).

Well, the director, Uwe Bolls, will try again. With another game to movie, BloodRrayne. And after that movie, he has another in the works, Hunter: The Reckoning, and Far Cry. Betcha those are going to bomb too. I mean, being a HUGE fan of games, it does sort of tickles me that so many are being turned to movies. But if all these movies are directed by Uwe Bolls (while I like his enthusiasm), the genre of games to movies is going no where.

So far, the only successful games to movie, Mortal Kombat 1, Tomb Raider 1, and Resident Evil series. Mortal Kombat and Resident Evil were both directed by Paul Anderson which, while not a great director, at least has a better track record for this genre then Uwe Bolls at the moment. Tomb Raider, Angelina Jolie. And I have to admit, the movie itself isn't bad. Still, if it wasn't for Angelina Jolie, it probably would've never went anywhere.

Some of the upcoming games to movies that I'm more excited about, Silent Hill, NOT directed by Uwe Bolls, and instead, is being worked on by the creator of the Silent Hill series (as well as a number of big names in the movie industry. Well, people who actually had a successful run of movies as opposed to...well, again, Uwe Bolls)! And...well, that's about it. Well, okay, Resident Evil 3 since, like I said, while the games to movie genre has been filled with stinkers, at least Paul Anderson has made a semi-enjoyable one in the genre. Maybe Spyhunter if they make that as a fun action movie. There are even rumors of a Metal Gear Solid movie written by David Hayter (voice of Solid Snake, AND writer of such films like X-Men and X-Men 2) and given his track record, well, at least the stories are good. But still, these are only rumors. While it is cool seeing all these games to movies, the outlook for the genre does looks pretty bleak at the moment.

And speaking of upcoming game to movie stinkers, Doom the movie. It doesn't even SOUND like Doom. No Mars, no demons from Hell, just, well, zombies infected by a virus. Which oddly enough, sounds like...RESIDENT EVIL! If you are going to make a Doom movie, make it a DOOM movie!

Microsoft [!?] Develops Halo Film

Microsoft hired screenwriter Alex Garland (28 Days Later) to script a feature-film version of its best-selling video-game franchise Halo, to be presented as a complete package, Variety reported.

This strategy is the handiwork of ex-Columbia Pictures president Peter Schlessel, who quit the studio to become a producer just over a two years ago. He is expected to serve as a producer in some capacity on the Halo film, the trade paper reported.

The Halo franchise is one of the most popular in video-game history, having sold more than 12.8 million units and grossed approximately $600 million since its 2001 debut. Last year, Halo 2 sold 6.4 million copies and was the second-best-selling video game of the year.

The plot of Halo centers on a warrior soldier known only as "Master Chief" who battles a group of alien religious zealots who believe one of their most sacred artifacts is located on Earth.