Duke Nukem Movie in Development by the Cobra Kai Creators and Legendary - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 10 June 2022 / 1,749 Views
Legendary Entertainment and the creators of Cobra Kai, Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg, have paid for the rights to develop a movie based on the Duke Nukem video game series, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Marla Studios' Jean Julien Baronnet, who worked on Assassin’s Creed, will also produce the film, as well as Heald, Hurtwitz and Schlossberg' Counterbalance Entertainment.
Gearbox years ago had a Duke Nukem project in development at Paramount with John Cena set to star. However, work on the film eventually stopped.
Another Gearbox IP, Borderlands, is getting its own movie that it set to hit theaters later this year. It is directed by Eli Roth and stars Cate Blanchett, Kevin Hart, Jamie Lee Curtis, Jack Black, and more.
There are four mainline Duke Nukem video game series. This includes 1991's Duke Nukem, 1993's Duke Nukem II, 1996's Duke Nukem 3D, and 2011's Duke Nukem Forever.
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chances are this will suck. duke nukem was great until forever came out
I'll take "it sucks" at 2:1 for $50
Surprised a movie didn't release sooner. This is the kind of IP that makes sense for a movie.
Finding the actor will be the hardest part. The actor will either make or break this movie.
They can use his body and the voice of Duke to do the voice
john cena would be perfect!!! defiantly needs help with the voice
its got to have babes with big boobs :)
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