First Max Payne Movie Trailer Released

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• Awesome, pure awesome. I'm glad 3DR took a hands on approach and just didn't hand it to Uwe Boll or some... : liqker
• Who is handling the action choreography? : byorn
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  It's hard for me to be optimistic for game-to-movie adaptations but I hope this one surprises me. The tra... : SockMonkeh
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    This is where I'm at. I thought the trailer looked good so while my expectations are low I am slightly op... : K1Bond007
    • Same here. It's good to hear that at least 3DR is involved. I'd prefer Remedy to be at the helm but hey... : Legolas5
• It does look like it has all the right Max Payney (heh) bits going on. Though I see no painkillers! : Beady
• Why didn't they go with the actor from MP2? He had some established credits already. : ghost in my shell
• This is absolutely fantastic. Cheers for sharing with us! : randomposter
• lol'd from the future : heartsauce

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  Did you play the game? It's hard to judge a movie by the trailer, but if it's any indication of what the : liqker
  • I agree 100% -- they've got him down to the constipated look on his face. : disposition
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  I noticed multiple scenes and plot points from the first game : derelict515
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    The Aesir Corporation logo during the shootout scene made me a happy man :-) : Legolas5
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      I do believe I saw a Raknarok sign, too. :) : Super Sparker
      • er..Ragnarok? : Super Sparker
      • Yeah that made my nipples hard. I mean, uh, no.... no. *ahem* : Legolas5
• Oh behave. : Athlon7
• Hey, At least Uwe Boll isn't directing it. That gives it an automatic possibly "not sucking" factor of a... : BuLL_2006

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  maybe it's a metaphor : RikiTiki2
  • yeah i dont think its "reality" : Maarten Goldstein
  • I hope that it's some drug induced hallucinations... Max Payne shouldn't be about supernatural crap. : Evan_C
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  I don't know about the black wings but I hope to god we'll see Max's dream sequences (especially the ones... : nakor_
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    ...funny as hell, it was the most horrible thing I could think of. : snagger
    • from a gameplay stand point, i agree. I hated that level. : X-GOUKI
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      oh holy fuck, if they break the fourth wall and have him in front of a camera and crew... fuck me that'd ... : randomposter
      • YES. IAWTP. : tohm82
      • "I was in a video game. Funny thing, it was the most horrible thing I could imagine." : Dr_Tran
      • Holy shit yes. : Arceihn
      • Fourth'd! : xpaladin
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    I agree - those were pretty awesome sequences - I don't remember what made them so awful as others are cr... : dedgecko
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      the blood mazes : RikiTiki2
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        And the baby constantly crying while replaying that level for the 30th time, hoping for a moments repriev... : Rag and Bone Man
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          I beat those dream levels on my first try. They were way too easy I thought. But comic for them were LOL ... : Sailor of Fortune
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            Yea, I don't remember these being very frustrating at all, I think I cleared them in only a few attempts. : dedgecko
            • Yeah the internet is full of whining babies! :) : xlarti
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  Dream sequence. : lightly inclined
  • that's what I assumed too : derelict515
• The Angel of Death, perhaps? : Joe Siegler
• Don't do Drugs, Mmmkay? : Sailor of Fortune
• I think they resembles the angels of death when Max kills the bad guys they are taken by these angels.It ... : Maherr
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  I don't know about angels, but it's fear that gives men wings. : K1Bond007
  • haha : Dschinghis Khan
• Red Bull : TastyWheat

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  Yeah, he's playing Lt. Bravura. : MurrayTheSkull
  • ... Which I STILL can't get my head around. : Legolas5
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    He did a fantastic job a season or two ago on Law and Order: SVU as a relative of Ice T's cop character (... : mopic42
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      Yeah well, I'm proud to say I don't watch TV that much. The thing I don't understand is that Jim Bravura... : Legolas5
      • Starbuck : xpaladin

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• Nevermind, he handled the characters. *claps* That gets my hopes up for this a little more. : Legolas5
• I don't know what version of Max Payne you have, but mine has an M rating. : RikiTiki2
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  ?? This looks pretty dark. I'd be surprised if this gets a PG-13 rating. Wahlberg's voice is fine. The vo... : K1Bond007
  • Well, I hated that the Silent Hill movie didn't have Team Silent involved in it. And it suffered becau... : Legolas5

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  Because they're going to completely fuck up the storyline and botch the characters. Max Payne isn't abou... : Legolas5
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    They've got angels and shit though. That's like, deep, man. : Arceihn
    • Hahaha : Legolas5
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  going the supernatural route with the enemies isn't something I'm excited about : eforce98
  • I think it's more of a metaphor, or what Max sees when people around him die. I don't think the actual ... : Legolas5
  • I really dont think its going a supernatural route : klearlyunseen
• heres hoping folks : eforce98

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• Yup. Explosions, snow, shoot diving. Me like. : node
• Agreed. They actually captured the feel of the game. : Wolfanoz
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  Yeah I was pretty surprised. I do wish they had gone for the R rating though. PG-13 makes me worried this... : Rauol Duke
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    wait for the unrated DVD version. : Fyunch Click
    • to see the CGI blood like Live Free and Die Hard : grabbie
• Yeah, surprising...I thought it looked pretty good. Was that Mona in the elevator? I hope they have Vi : speon
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  1 or 2 is the question. Any one know if Vlad will be in it? : holinka
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    Wasn't Vlad in both games? : Arceihn
    • Yes, Vlad planted the bombs in the Hotel near the beginning of the first game, and later befriended Max. : Legolas5
• I hope it has graphic novel inserts. At least once, maybe in the beginning, or for the credits. Those mad... : Sailor of Fortune

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• It's been in production for 8 years. : Legolas5
• They mentioned a Max Payne movie was coming in the first game's manual. : Arceihn
• yeah, I'm pleasantly surprised. It looks like they're not going to make this just another "cop out for re... : edgewise

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• I would love the shit out of it so much as I already posted somewhere else in these comments. Please make... : SockMonkeh
• It's the greatest simple game theme ever. Very powerful and moving piece. : Sailor of Fortune
• I will be very disappointed if the movie doesn't have the original theme song. : dionex
• I care, it was awesome. : dmaownsyou
• It's fucking awesome and it would be cool to have it included somewhere. : bcyde
• It would indeed be sweet as hell if it was in there. I won't break the deal if it ain't though. I bet is ... : JesperKarlsson
• I'd be crushed if it didn't have it. : pyrogen
• i didnt even remember it. dont care. music in the trailer was pretty good : dantastic
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  save it for the credits! : pyide
  • the end credits that is. : pyide
  • Agreed. It needs to be in there somewhere. : Zips
  • Bingo! : Wyvern
• It NEEDS to be in there, PLEASE! : AlexXdude
• It should be in there. : Marrbe
• It'd be stupid not to have it. It's a great theme, though I think I'm partial to the MP2 rendition. Also.... : K1Bond007
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  The Max Payne 2 version with the cello/violin is so much awesome. : glio1337
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    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGvwmZmFi0w&feature=related : glio1337
    • I played this to the movie trailer. : MurrayTheSkull
    • Please use this...PLEASE : drbriefs
  • 2's is too flowery and artistic. orig. for the win : RikiTiki2
• Definately yes. I still think Dean Winters should have been cast as Max. They look a lot alike. ht... : Tech T
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  It's a must for the original theme (or at least a version of it) to be in the film. (For me at least) ... : Legolas5
  • Be funny if it was just in a scene where someone plays it on a piano in the background for a bit, then Ma... : Sailor of Fortune
• I think it would add a lot to the film. I mean somehow the this music and the game Max Payne just line u... : Athlon7
• it's no better than the music they chose for the trailer. : edgewise

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  I still have my discs, and the mouse pad! : Sailor of Fortune
  • Haha same here, my mouse pad is so tattered and torn... but I refuse to stop using it! : Legolas5
• Dammit, I didn't even think of this. Now I must buy it too. : Dr_Tran
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  WHY THE HELL can't we get it in Australia! :( They have the trailers up there but NO DOWNLOAD! Aaaa... : PlayfulPuppy
  • We don't really get that badly shafted. Australia's problem is it's a small country that thinks it's a bi... : Arceihn

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• I concur. It gives me goosebumps! : xlarti

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  What action movies have you been watching???? : Begawkiness
  • Fine, last five years is a little narrow. How about this... it has the same plot as Death Wish with the : Tawler
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  Max Payne had depth before? Please. : GreatGooglyMoogly
  • Did you even pay attention when you played the games? Or did you just enjoy "shooting bad guys". For ... : Legolas5
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    I guess you're right, we should keep the character and his story in the back seat so we can cram in as ma... : Tawler
    • Glad you saw the movie already. Tell more. : MurrayTheSkull
  • So wrong. Max Payne 2 is one of the great stories in videogames. : TShandy

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  uhm - I'm pretty sure that the Thomas Jayne Punisher was rated PG-13... : dedgecko
  • nope. R. : tjwilco

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• Yeah, looks intense. Never played the games, but has promise. : Malaketh

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• Mona looks spot-on perfect, I have to agree. : Legolas5

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• dude, i so remember that shit. A friend of mine and I kept that shit going in our office for like two ... : SkeezPimp

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  Mila Kunis is infact incredibly hot http://thesuperficial.com/2008/05/mila_kunis_is_hot_247.php : Toraz Chryx
  • I hope she doesn't sound too much like Meg though. 'Cool Hwip' : jtthe2nd
• Fugg, I'm on the same boat. Mila Kunis as Mona Sax was a very unexpected but a pleasant surprise. : aggro crag
• I'm with you on that man... pleasantly surprised by the trailer. : mc-fine
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  I don't have any sound at work. Is the Max Payne theme song in the trailer? Because it really should be. : SockMonkeh
  • It's an instrumental version of Marilyn Manson - "If I Was Your Vampire", which is very fitting. : liqker
• I'll wait for reviews and such but so far, yeah, it looks pretty good... : tunis5000
• Agreed, this actually looked pretty good. Definitely got the same vibe I got from the games - loved the ... : Begawkiness
• Surprise of the year so far tbh, this looks really good at this point. It might as well just be a really ... : JesperKarlsson
• that was surprisingly decent looking. the only thing I could ask for is to get the real voice guy to do t... : thebigbeefsandwhich
• Yeah I was surprised, but it looks awesome. : Magus
• I'm going to be really impressed if Mila Kunis doesn't remind me of Jackie Burkhart from That 70's Show a... : WildDanimal

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• "...looks like the first movie based..." just woke up damn. : .ka`boom.zZz.

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• QFT Seriously : rtoth
• You would think they'd learn, given the success of movies like The Matrix and Wanted. : Magus
• This is exactly what happened to Max Payne director John Moore's "Behind Enemy Lines". If you watch the ... : mysteryperfecta

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• i wanna play max payne: the movie: the game : ninjase

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  what song is it? : NeoMoose
  • If I Was Your Vampire http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5aUezntK_g : grabbie

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• PG-13 for teh fail. : chadg033

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• You mean, The Crow 5... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Crow:_Wicked_Prayer : mordaken

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• He's a science teacher! The dude knows SCIENCE! : quadeh

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• If they can get away with what's in the trailer with a PG-13 it means they're not filling the movie with ... : Lunaran

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  Yeah, really surprisingly good looking. I know I shouldn't, but I will once again get my hopes up for a g... : quadeh
  • i agree. it looks like with the drug and the angels and demons they may be laying on the metaphor. that's... : anthonybean

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• i think only one person mentioned the slow motion bit : Korban