Action-Adventure JOHN CENA to kick ass and chew bubble-gum in DUKE NUKEM

[TheVileOne]

Also, they have no script and no director. I doubt we are going to see this for a while.

 

[Consona]

Just watched some YT videos of Cena acting, he'll be great as Nukem.

 

[Wheels]

Cena is so perfect for this. If you were to ask me the one character John Cena was born to play it's Duke Nukem hands down.

 

[TheVileOne]

But what are the chances this actually comes to pass? No director and no finished script yet either.

 

[Lily Adler]

Why do I half suspect Bethesda bought the rights of this series and will be making a reboot?

 

[TheVileOne]

The story said the deal was made with Gearbox as the rightsholder.

 

[Lily Adler]

Damn. It would be the last of the great 90's PC FPS shooters they could do, especially after Doom and Wolfenstien.

 

[TheVileOne]

Damn. It would be the last of the great 90's PC FPS shooters they could do, especially after Doom and Wolfenstien.

IMHO, it's probably for the best. Duke Nukem Forever was a highly reviled game. Gearbox did the remastering of Duke 3D, and I think that's about the best we can hope for now. A new Duke game is probably considered a big risk right now.

 

[scarlet-witch]

Okay, I have always joked about wanting a Duke Nukem movie because I played that game on my PC so much as a kid but John Cena? wtf

 

[Silvermoth]

He doesn't really have a supporting cast does he? No idea who else could be in this.

Except for, you know. The babes.

Do you think if it takes off we might get a shadow warrior movie too? I couldn't actually see that working if you toned down the racism but keep it funny

 

[TheVileOne]

I think there are some recurring monsters and aliens. And I guess Dr. Proton as a villain.

 

[KalvinEllis]

i do wonder how you do duke nukem in 2018 without offending many people lol

Make him self-aware. He shouldn't be portrayed as a full-on parody like Austin Powers, instead he could fully understand that time has passed him by. Or maybe they could make the female lead some staunch feminist that thinks Duke is no different than the mutant pigs he fights, or authority characters could particularly dislike working with him due to his crass personality, yet are forced to do so since they know him to be their best asset against the alien invaders. Almost like a story about the lesser evil if you will. I don't need to see him go to "Babeland" or saying he's God's gift to women, but don't change the character too much to where he's unrecognizable, just show the audience that he certainly knows there's no place for someone like him today.

And whatever they do, they better not make a PG-13 Duke Nukem film.

 

[terry78]

Like Johnny Bravo.

 

[Neno_Kos]

Make him self-aware. He shouldn't be portrayed as a full-on parody like Austin Powers, instead he could fully understand that time has passed him by. Or maybe they could make the female lead some staunch feminist that thinks Duke is no different than the mutant pigs he fights, or authority characters could particularly dislike working with him due to his crass personality, yet are forced to do so since they know him to be their best asset against the alien invaders. Almost like a story about the lesser evil if you will. I don't need to see him go to "Babeland" or saying he's God's gift to women, but don't change the character too much to where he's unrecognizable, just show the audience that he certainly knows there's no place for someone like him today.

And whatever they do, they better not make a PG-13 Duke Nukem film.

Are you saying he should be portrayed like Simon Phoenix from Demolition Man?

 

[KalvinEllis]

Are you saying he should be portrayed like Simon Phoenix from Demolition Man?

That would be kind of interesting now, wouldn't it.

 

[Silvermoth]

Like Johnny Bravo.

That would be awesome

 

[KalvinEllis]

Casting Cena who is in his 40s must not be an accident either. They wouldn't make Duke a guy in his 20s and still give him the same attitude. They'd probably really want to put the emphasis on the notion of the middle-aged outdated politically incorrect action hero, who is embarrassingly, yet charmingly out of touch with current trends. People may just eat it up, who knows. They like Ash just fine.

 

[HUMANIMAL]

i wonder how much we'll see in ready player one from duke ...maybe just a glimpse like in the trailer or already a marketing strategy with a cool scene providing a one liner....
can't wait to see the pigs and other aliens...this has to be r-rated like deadpool or dredd 3d was ...they can't target a broad audience and i hope they know that

 

[Silvermoth]

I just finished sharknado 3 and I would love to see something similar in tone to that. Completely embracing its silliness and fun and over the top action

 

[TheVileOne]

I just finished sharknado 3 and I would love to see something similar in tone to that. Completely embracing its silliness and fun and over the top action

What about if they basically made it into the video game version of Deadpool? Sort of like a self-parody almost. I mean most of the Duke Nukem games were far from serious, Last of Us-style dramas. Duke is basically a big meathead.

 

[Silvermoth]

I would watch that. Kind of make it self referential, almost SNL-esque.

That would be fun!

 

[Wheels]

Something like Deadpool or Machete is what this should be..A self-aware cheeseball B-movie. It's made for Cena and perfectly fits what he's best at. The funny thing is people see him as this Mom and apple pie type but he's always been better at playing the cocky smartass like his 2003-2004 gimmick in WWE.

 

[Iceman]

Something like Deadpool or Machete is what this should be..A self-aware cheeseball B-movie. It's made for Cena and perfectly fits what he's best at. The funny thing is people see him as this Mom and apple pie type but he's always been better at playing the cocky smartass like his 2003-2004 gimmick in WWE.

Yeah, like Chris Evans who also played both the apple pie type as well as cocky smartass convincingly as Cap and JS.

 

[Silvermoth]

Yeah they definitely need to get a bunch of actors to surround cena who know how to ham it up

 

[Silvermoth]

I assume when people say they want this to be deadpool esque they mean it should have a pegging scene?