DJariya

It's straight to video:



Production wrapped in June. Here are some set photos from the director:



and they started editing a few weeks ago:




Basically this is from the same division of Universal that made all the straight to video Death Race sequels. So don't expect much from this.

Why So Blu?

I like the first one with The Rock and Karl Urban. Creature effects were done by Stan Winston, so there's that.

This next one will be a DTV, so I'm really not getting the point.

melasnus

Same here.
Besides...isn't Doom yesterday's news?

Hazel Motes

I get the point. Every franchise on this planet with a viable brand name is getting remade (minus Back to the Future.) Someone thinks they can squeeze a couple dollars out of the Doom brand. But the first attempt was a colossal failure, so they are going to do it on a smaller budget with less risk.

RichC2

There was an excellent reboot of the game series a couple years ago with a sequel due in the near future. Not as big as it was back in the 90s but still surprisingly relevent.

kd5

While the original is not one of my favorite movies, I have it in my collection and it's survived several cullings, so it's not as horrendous as all that. We were entertained by it which says something about its worth to us. If it was as bad as the critics say it was, it would've been gone a long time ago.

As for a reboot? Why???

Do they think they can squeeze a few more dollars from the sheeple?

RichC2

Recognizable name + direct to video = profit?

Abob Teff

Do movies still go direct to video? I thought streaming and all the cable networks had replaced that with their need for content.

Noonan

Who sat down at a table and thought this would be a good idea?

TheMovieman

Sure. Most recently:



Of course, it was also available through streaming as well.

BTW, Universal 1440 also has another Death Race (sequel to the reboot series) in the can. Was supposed to come out late last year but was canceled and AFAIK hasn't been rescheduled.

RichC2

"direct to video" is more an all encompassing term for DVD/Bluray, VOD, Streaming, etc; these days

Koby

I enjoyed the movie with Dwayne Johnson. It wasn't excellent or anything, but it was decent enough.

I don't have any hope for this DTV movie and haven't really cared about the two actors that's going to be starring in it from the shows I've seen them in.

dex14

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mattysemo247

Wow, that looks terrible, even for a direct to DVD movie.

melasnus

Maybe so, but it does seem more like the game as I remember it.

DJariya

Comes out on DVD and BD October 1st.

Probably a good chance this will be on Netflix around the same time as well as they've been getting a lot of these Universal DTV releases. Most recently Backdraft 2.

Jay G.

I think "direct to video" is reserved for a movie that is just being released to home video in general, for rental and/or purchase. This is in contrast to movies that premiere 'exclusively" on a streaming platform, such as the Netflix movie Bright. That went directly to Netflix, but wasn't DTV. Likewise, something the premieres on TV is typically still considered a "TV movie".

But to answer Abob Teff's question, there's still movies that go DTV, where they premiere as a video release to rent/purchase on various streaming platforms, as well as physical home video releases. Even with networks and streaming services generating an unprecedented amount of content, there's still room for new titles to go DTV.

RichC2

Yeah I probably should have clarified Netflix/Hulu/Crackle (ha) Movies to be TV Movies, I meant Streaming as in iTunes or Vudu -- not necessarily subscription based. I think the recent Escape Plan 3: Extraction fits into the Direct to Video category.

Sonic

The shits that I take every morning looks much scarier.

I'll pass on this turd.

rennervision

I personally have always fantasized about a DooM movie starring Bruce Campbell.

Sonic

Take my money I'm in!

melasnus

Mine too.
BC could really do it justice.

Inhumans99

DJariya

I rented this from Red Box yesterday and I'll keep my thoughts short. Basically a SyFy channel movie both in terms of acting and production value. Pretty much all no name actors except maybe Louis Mandylor, but he's a big stretch for adding any kind of credibility to this. And yes it's a reboot, so the 2005 movie doesn't exist in this movie's universe. It's very very cheap looking.

and it actually ended on a cliffhanger!! So I guess they want to do a sequel. Unless you absolutely love the Doom IP and have to see and play everything with that name, skip this.

dex14

I wonder why this didn't go to Netflix like some of the other Universal direct to video sequels?