ZDoom

This thread is certainly not about the forbidden topic.

Instead, I want to focus on the subject of the Doom Novels.
Why doesn't Hollywood make a movie based on the Doom Novels and the first two games?

Simply because the novels aren't as well-known as the games. Also, certain scenes wouldn't sound canon to the whole idea, like Flynn battling those 'Fred' aliens for instance.

I think the books are a great read, and I enjoy the characters enough to enjoy the 3rd and 4th ones in a way, even though they went radically off canon. But that whole "aliens tricking us" thing was really stupid, to be honest.

In terms of translating books into cinema storytelling the Doom novels, as much as I loved especially when they went radically off canon, were one Tom Bombadil after another...

The 1st doom book was OK, the rest were forgettable IMO.

Zenon wrote:Why doesn't Hollywood make a movie based on the Doom Novels

I mean, have you read them?

They can take a couple things from the books, but totally basing it off the books wouldn't work. Just have the two leads Flynn and Arlene battling demons. Maybe throw in some characters from the Doom Bible to get killed off along the way. Maybe have an evil human villain that gets turned into a demon like in the newer Doom games.

The attributes that make a doom game a doom game do not translate well to cinema imo.

kodi wrote:The attributes that make a doom game a doom game do not translate well to cinema imo.

Perhaps, but it's like they didn't even try.

kodi wrote:The attributes that make a doom game a doom game do not translate well to cinema imo.

I agree on that. Doom is a solitary experience. It's Doomguy against Hell, and every single human being that crosses his way is either already dead or possessed. I don't think that would be anywhere easy to do. So... they follow the "Aliens ripoff" path: something happens, a team of marines go investigate, a few minutes of suspense to set the mood, marines are attacked when they are not expecting by unknown monsters, etc.