May 18th, 2008

Uwe Boll wants to direct a GTA movie

Published at 8:29 PM PST

Director Uwe Boll, nominated for Worst Directer for his 2006 directing of his Alone In The Dark adaption and 2007 BloodRayne adaption, says he would be the 'The Right Guy' to direct a film and Grand Theft Auto.

"My movies are all bloody and violent and I don't have a problem with action scenes," says Boll.

"They will go, in the end, with a Michael Bay or a Brett Ratner, and it will be a PG-13 movie made for $150 million," he said. "I think it would be better to make a $30 million, very hard, brutal movie without compromising, but I'm not optimistic." he continued, believing he wouldn't get the call to film a GTA movie if it was ever possible.

Given Rockstar's current stance on having a GTA movie, and Uwe Boll's very bleak past, not only can I see no movie in the horizon, but I can't see Rockstar even considering Uwe Boll for the directing role.

Game adaptions don't work for the most part, unless undertaken by big directors and very good actors. Max Payne is shaping up to be a hit, but it has a story line that's not dynamic or 'open'. Grand Theft Auto would never work as a movie, and a movie would most likely ruin the gaming series as a result.

Source: WIRED