Dwayne Johnson to enlist in SEAL Team 666

[terry78]

http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=111081


Basically a branch of the military specializing in supernatural threats. Yeah, it's been done via Hellboy and MiB and RIPD, but this looks to be played much straighter and scarier.

 

[O_B_Juan]

...is whisked away to join four SEALs and their dog..

The Scooby gang joined the military?

 

[Pink Ranger]

...is whisked away to join four SEALs and their dog..

The Scooby gang joined the military?

Good one, I don't know if I would have gotten there on my own.

This sounds like an unholy combination of Scooby Doo, Aliens and Megaforce. Which means I will buy my ticket for opening day.

 

[terry78]

Can you honestly tell me you don't want to see a bunch of Navy Seals gunning down demonic forces? If so, just ban yourself from this forum right now.

 

[Loki882]

If it's even half as awesome as British soldiers fighting Werewolves in Dog Soldiers, or Mercenaries fighting Nazi Zombies in Outpost, then it will be very awesome indeed. I really enjoy DJ as an actor (he's actually turned into a decent actor, not just an action star) so I'll see this.

 

[Pink Ranger]

I bet the dog is actually a werewolf.

And I demand a tortuous sequence where Dwayne is given a tour of Team 666 headquarters where he gets to watch how they train with a bunch of weird technology.

 

[MrMaooz]

Why am I already imagining the movie with Dwayne playing Luke Hobbs?

 

[Rorschach2012]

This sounds kinda awesome

 

[Teelie]

This does sound like it can be great (Men In Black, Hellboy) or lackluster and disappointing (R.I.P.D.) so it's a toss up at this point for me.

 

[Octoberist]

Sounds like meh.

 

[samsnee]

Depends on the tone. If they go light-hearted, could bomb like RIPD. But if they take it too seriously, could bomb like Cowboys vs Aliens.

 

[Pink Ranger]

Depends on the tone. If they go light-hearted, could bomb like RIPD. But if they take it too seriously, could bomb like Cowboys vs Aliens.

Let's go middle of the road, so it only bombs like Doom.

 

[Octoberist]

I just don't have a good feeling about this.

It takes real skill AND LOVE to create something like Hellboy or Ghostbusters, so they'll need the right people.

 

[Loki882]

Or it could succeed, like MIB or Hellboy. There's always that possibility.

 

[Octoberist]

I don't know. There's so many movies that are endlessly disposable that I would like to see a pop movie that leaves some sort of legacy. They means quality.

 

[I SEE SPIDEY]

I can't get over how hilarious the title is. The movie is probably going to suck but I love Dwayne Johnson so I'll watch it.

 

[Kane52630]

Another movie that I must watch.

 

[Octoberist]

Even if it's goofy fun like Dredd then I'm down. But there's too many generic crap out there that I just have a feeling this will be forgotten as soon as it hits theaters.

 

[MrMaooz]

I didn't like Dredd that much so...no.

 

[redhawk23]

This title is glorious and you can tell it made up most of the whole pitch.

 

[Octoberist]

Well it was surprisingly well received, has a decent sized cult following and has it's own charms, that Dredd.

 

[dude stannis]

I really want this to be a total gorefest.

 

[chaseter]

$20 that this is worse than IFrankenstein

 

[dude stannis]

The Rock's presence alone guarantees you'd be out a 20.

I'm picturing Johnson with his intestines hanging out rage killing a swarm of demons.

 

[SpilledInnards]

I guess it's another case of movies coming in pairs, because there's another movie about a military unit battling ghosts/demons/whatever in development alongside this one, and I wouldn't be surprised if the two are released within months of each other.

The other is called 'Spectral' or something like that.

Hopefully at least one will be decent, preferably this one.