THE DARKNESS SEQUEL AND MOVIE IN THE WORKS?

This is probably the biggest news I have seen in a while. Mainly because I was a big fan of The Darkness videogame that ended up being surprisingly good, but didn’t get the recognition it truly deserved. If you haven’t played the original The Darkness game, stop reading, go to GameStop, go to Hollywood video or Blockbuster.. whatever, steal it if you have to. Just go play this game. You’ll definitely want to play it considering there’s news a sequel is in the works and talks about a possible Live Action movie as well. Crazy!

For some reason, I never thought about this game turning into a movie, but the more I think about it, the more I can visualize it coming to life. Sorry to say, but more so than the Halo movie. Because let’s face it, the Halo movie might not ever be made. If it is, I’ll be grey-haired, old and grumpy with wrinkly skin hanging from my neck. Maybe even yelling at punk little kids to “get off my lawn!” I’ve given up on the Halo to film adaptation, especially after hearing Peter Jackson and Neill Blomkamp playing it down so hard. But The Darkness? The Darkness I have hope for. Let’s hope it’s not a rumor or just some executive or producer talking out of his ass. You be the judge.

From Newsarama:

“First a sequel to the video game was announced as in development, to be penned by Paul Jenkins. A trailer was shown, from the previous installment by 2K Games. Hawkins also boasted that The Darkness game has gone platinum on both X-Box 360 and PS3, and will therefore soon be available for $29.99.

Also announced was a live action feature film of The Darkness to come. There were no specifics involved, beyond that Scott Stuber Productions was attached, but Hawkins promised further announcements to come in 6-8 weeks, with talent to be named.”

One final note that may or may not be a big deal with concern to the videogame sequel, the original developers, StarBreeze, will not be the one’s to make it. I’m not sure who it is yet but, they better make StarBreeze and fans of the game proud. That’s all I’ve got to say.

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