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June 21, 2001 — In the recent issue of Entertainment Weekly with Angelina Jolie gracing the Cover. EW mentions "Duke Nukem" after a long article on "Tomb Raider" and Video Games-to-Movie translations. The snippit titled "Keeping Score" reads as follows:
The wisecracking, cannon-packing antihero (whose brutal sci-fi shoot-‘em-up has been menacing parents for a decade) fends off an alien invasion in what Mortal Kombat producer Lawrence Kasanoff promises will be a Men in Black-style mix of comedy and action. “Duke’s all id”, he says. “He does and says what he wants.” Sounds like a perfect role for charismatic wrestler-turned action star The Rock (who reportedly has been offered the part). Also likely to raise their eyebrows at Duke Nukem: The Movie are politicians who have criticized the game’s violence-though Kasanoff says the big-screen version (to be released by Dimension Films) won’t push as many buttons... |