First Look At Mark Wahlberg As Max Payne

Shooting has just started of the film adaptation of Max Payne, and a first look at the movie's main character is now available. As usual we are not too excited about the film, as every recent game to film translation has left us sick to our very stomachs, but with some people of quality partaking in the project it has a chance of impressing.

Mark Wahlberg will take the roll of Max Payne, and although he does not look much like the character I am sure we could have been stuck with much worse. Better news comes from the fact that John Moore will be directing. He did not do that bad with his effort in Behind Enemy Lines - although Flight of the Phoenix was less impressive. There is a bit more bad news though, as recent reports hint that the film is trying to achieve PG-13 rating, and we just can't see Max's character been portrayed correctly under the confines of that rating.

It is currently unknown if the movie with keep the heavy film noir and slow-motion scenes of the game intact, or if it will instead adopt it's own approach. However, it is not scheduled to be released until sometime in 2009 so we still have loads of time to find out, and then complain if necessary

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My Picks For Mona: Monica Belucci, Amanda Peet, Winona Ryder,Mia Kirshner or Jennify Connolly

My Picks For Max: Thomas Jane, or Aaron Eckhart

Are you kidding?

Max Payne is not PG-13...Ugg. That sucks hard.
Canuck3000

Well, since Fox is going to be the studio to put this out, I'm not suprised. Look at what happened when they dumbed down the last Die Hard film to a PG-13 rating...it wound up putting more people in the theater seats. (and also cranked out the worst installment in the series, but that's just my opinion.) They're more concerned with making money then putting out a film that's actually good. But then again, it IS a video game film, so I don't have much faith in it being good to begin with.

Are you kidding?

Max Payne is not PG-13...Ugg. That sucks hard.
Canuck3000

sure does...:evil:

[QUOTE="Canuck3000"]Are you kidding?

Max Payne is not PG-13...Ugg. That sucks hard.
Hallenbeck77

Well, since Fox is going to be the studio to put this out, I'm not suprised. Look at what happened when they dumbed down the last Die Hard film to a PG-13 rating...it wound up putting more people in the theater seats. (and also cranked out the worst installment in the series, but that's just my opinion.) They're more concerned with making money then putting out a film that's actually good. But then again, it IS a video game film, so I don't have much faith in it being good to begin with.

So the games are for 17+ plus but the movie is 13+?

Something seems wrong here >_>

cryptosopoidium

Because there is a difference between playing something and watching something.

They should just eleminate the entire PG-13 rating. All it does is produce bad movies that could have been three times better if they just didn't have to aim for that teenager audiance. Guiltfeeder566

Yeah thats the way it was back in the day.

a pg-13 won't stop it from being a good movie,it being R Rated would be a nice bonus though.teh_destroyer

[QUOTE="teh_destroyer"]a pg-13 won't stop it from being a good movie,it being R Rated would be a nice bonus though.whos_next000

First Die Hard, now this? Oh well, atleast Hitman was R-rated. >_Quadrifoglio

I am glad Sly had the guts to make Rambo an R rated movie...I never understood why they take these characters who THRIVE on violence and completely crap all over their personalities by forcing them to use mild language and not kill people in a graphic way....

[QUOTE="whos_next000"][QUOTE="teh_destroyer"]a pg-13 won't stop it from being a good movie,it being R Rated would be a nice bonus though.teh_destroyer

PG-13 for a movie with mature content? Let's see... Alies vs Predator anyone? :?JustPlainLucas

Well if thats the case that would explain how crappy it was.

Does it really need to be R rated? I don't remember much more than lost of violence in the orginal Max Pain,nothing that couldn't be pulled of in a PG-13 movie.Wetall_basic

Hmm...wasn't there also a lot of swearing in that game? And no, a PG-13 movie cannot have tons of people being shot up all bloody like. Die Hard 4 was shot with bloodless squibs because they tried to get a PG-13 rating.

[QUOTE="Wetall_basic"]Does it really need to be R rated? I don't remember much more than lost of violence in the orginal Max Pain,nothing that couldn't be pulled of in a PG-13 movie.JustPlainLucas

Hmm...wasn't there also a lot of swearing in that game? And no, a PG-13 movie cannot have tons of people being shot up all bloody like. Die Hard 4 was shot with bloodless squibs because they tried to get a PG-13 rating.

[QUOTE="Hallenbeck77"]

[QUOTE="Canuck3000"]Are you kidding?

Max Payne is not PG-13...Ugg. That sucks hard.
whos_next000

Well, since Fox is going to be the studio to put this out, I'm not suprised. Look at what happened when they dumbed down the last Die Hard film to a PG-13 rating...it wound up putting more people in the theater seats. (and also cranked out the worst installment in the series, but that's just my opinion.) They're more concerned with making money then putting out a film that's actually good. But then again, it IS a video game film, so I don't have much faith in it being good to begin with.

I thought 2 was much better than 4.

I am glad Sly had the guts to make Rambo an R rated movie...I never understood why they take these characters who THRIVE on violence and completely crap all over their personalities by forcing them to use mild language and not kill people in a graphic way....

UnknownSniper65

What confuses me is that many people and critics complained that live free or die hard was dumbed down violence wise, yet when Rambo comes out and has tons of great old style violence they say its too violent:? WTF make up your damn minds!

Hmm, let's figure this out with some algebra.

Max Payne+MovieXMarky Mark-the Funky Bunch/PG-13= What?

Hint:Mark Mark does not eqaul 0.

I'm more concerned about Wahlberg playing Max than I am the PG-13 rating. Yeah, we'll be missing some swearing, and a bit of the violence (though the game was pretty tame in that regard), but that dude is so not Max.

we just can't see Max's character been portrayed correctly under the confines of that rating.

HiResDes

I'm more concerned about Wahlberg playing Max than I am the PG-13 rating. Yeah, we'll be missing some swearing, and a bit of the violence (though the game was pretty tame in that regard), but that dude is so not Max.

DJ_Lae

I think Aaron Eckhart would have been perfect, more so than even Thomas Jane.

[QUOTE="whos_next000"][QUOTE="Hallenbeck77"]

[QUOTE="Canuck3000"]Are you kidding?

Max Payne is not PG-13...Ugg. That sucks hard.
Film-Guy

Well, since Fox is going to be the studio to put this out, I'm not suprised. Look at what happened when they dumbed down the last Die Hard film to a PG-13 rating...it wound up putting more people in the theater seats. (and also cranked out the worst installment in the series, but that's just my opinion.) They're more concerned with making money then putting out a film that's actually good. But then again, it IS a video game film, so I don't have much faith in it being good to begin with.

I thought 2 was much better than 4.