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Development on ‘Metro 2033’ Film Adaptation Halted

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Leave it to certain people to ruin it for everyone.

Work that began in 2006 on an MGM-backed film based on the 2010 video game and 2005 Dmitry Glukhovsky novel of the same name, 4A Games’ Metro 2033, has been halted, with the rights for the film transferring back to Glukhovsky. According to Glukhovsky, the reason behind this was due to scriptwriter F. Scott Frazier’s intentions to “Americanize” the film’s setting by moving it from Moscow to Washington DC.

“The project with MGM optioning this book and developing a script had brought us to nothing and the rights reverted to me,” stated Glukhovsky. Glukhovsky is still trying to find producers who will take on the project, and is hoping that the upcoming release of Metro Exodus will give him a bit of leverage.

As for Frazier’s script, taking it out of Russia and into the US would have taken a lot out of what made the game and its environment work. The game focused a lot on tribalism, nationalism, and xenophobia, with Communists and Nazis battling it out before a group of mysterious creatures referred to as the Dark Ones showed up to seemingly cause more headaches.

“A lot of things didn’t work out in Washington DC. In Washington DC, Nazis don’t work, Communists don’t work at all, and the Dark Ones don’t work. Washington DC is a black city basically. That’s not at all the allusion I want to have, it’s a metaphor of general xenophobia but it’s not a comment on African Americans at all. So it didn’t work.”

In fact, the Dark Ones, who were a key plot point in the novel and the game, were going to be replaced “with some kind of random beasts”, watering down the story entirely.

“They’re kind of afraid of setting it in Moscow because Americans have a reputation for liking stories about America,” said. Glukhovsky. “Again, with Metro Last Light and Metro 2033 – the books and the games – selling millions and millions of copies worldwide, it’s probably not as improbable now that people would accept a story happening in Moscow because that’s going to be the unique selling point.”

The latest entry in the series, Metro Exodus, arrives on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC February 22nd, 2019.

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Blumhouse Horror Movie ‘Imaginary’ Will Be Available to Watch at Home This Week

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Dane DiLiegro as Chauncey Beast in 'Imaginary'

After scaring up $30 million at the worldwide box office, Blumhouse and Lionsgate’s new horror movie Imaginary is now headed home this week, Bloody Disgusting has learned.

Meet your brand-new best friend forever when Imaginary arrives on Premium Video on Demand and Premium Electronic Sell-Through on March 26 from Lionsgate.

Beginning tomorrow, Imaginary will be available to buy for $24.99 and to rent at $19.99 (48-hour period) on participating digital platforms from which movies are purchased, including Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, Google Play, Vudu, and more.

Special Features include:

  • Vudu Exclusive Featurette – “Forged by Fire: A Tale of Unbreakable Family Bonds”

DeWanda Wise (Jurassic World Dominion) stars in Imaginary

“Jessica moves back into her childhood home with her family. Her youngest stepdaughter Alice develops an eerie attachment to a stuffed bear named Chauncey she finds in the basement. Alice starts playing games with Chauncey that begin playful and become increasingly sinister. As Alice’s behavior becomes more and more concerning, Jessica intervenes only to realize Chauncey is much more than the stuffed toy bear she believed him to be.”

The film also stars Tom Payne, Taegen BurnsPyper BraunVeronica Falcon, and Betty Buckley. The screenplay is by Jeff Wadlow & Greg Erb & Jason Oremland.

Blumhouse’s Jason Blum will produce, with Jeff Wadlow (Cry Wolf, Kick-Ass 2, Truth or Dare, Fantasy Island, The Curse of Bridge Hollow) producing and directing.

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