Doom (film)

Doom is a 2005 science fiction horror film adaptation of the popular Doom series of video games created by Id Software. It was directed by Andrzej Bartkowiak and was released in the United States on October 21, 2005 and in the United Kingdom on December 2, 2005.

On February 7, 2006, Doom was released for the Unrated DVD version. The unrated DVD has a running time of 1 hour 53 minutes, which suggests that 15 minutes of footage were removed for the rated release.

A film based on the games had been widely expected since the first game's original release in 1993. In 1994 or 1995, Id Software sold Doom rights to two filming studios, reportedly Universal Pictures and Columbia Pictures, but the rights expired apparently due to a lack of timely production. For the next few years, the project, ironically lingered in development hell. In 2002, it was reported that Warner Brothers acquired live action film rights to Doom from Id Software. Sometime in 2003, Warner Brothers lost the rights, and they were subsequently given to Universal Pictures; Universal gotten Doom and moved into production in 2004.

In a interview with executive producer John Wells, he stated that a second film would be put into production if the first was a success at the box office. Ticket sales for the opening weekend totaled more than 15.3 million USD, but promptly dropped down to approximately $4.2 million, which mystified Universal executives.citation needed]

The basic plot of Doom is quite similar to Aliens in that a small group of space marines go to investigate a deserted research facility on another planet, and do battle with vicious creatures until only a few are left who must fight to escape alive.

The film has been rated R in the United States by the MPAA for strong violence/gore and language.

Doom 2 (film) Is also said to begin. Date and cast are (still) unknown. But rumours do say that The Rock and Karl Urban are said to return.