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Max Payne movie casts Mila Kunis, may be aiming at a PG-13 rating photo

A couple of new details for the Max Payne movie have been revealed today. First off, That '70s Show and Family Guy star, Mila Kunis, will be playing a major role in the movie. IGN believes that Mila will be playing as Mona Sax from Max Payne 2. Her character is described as "an assassin who teams up with Max Payne to avenge her sister's death" which seems to resemble Mona. That isn't confirmed yet, but at least we have some decent eye candy in the movie now.

In other Max Payne movie news, the first shot of Mark Wahlberg as Max Payne has been released. Nothing too special about the shot, just shows Mark getting into a car while it's raining. Aside from that, DarkZero has heard that the movie is shooting for a PG-13 rating. Max Payne was all about the extreme violence so hearing any rumblings of a toned down movie is a real downer. 

Do you think this movie has a chance at all or is it going to suck just like all the other videogame movie adaptations? We'll know for sure sometime in 2009 when the movie comes out.


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MrSadistic's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/10/2008 19:27
MrSadistic
God dammit.
Qraze's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/10/2008 19:36
Qraze
i definitively believe this is bad news.........no baseball bat boy ;(
Clockwork's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/10/2008 19:39
Clockwork
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm...
Samit Sarkar's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/10/2008 19:41
Samit Sarkar
WTF? What happened to word wrap? Half the story is trailing off the page.

Also, I don’t think Mila Kunis fits at all...but we’ll see.
Steel Squirrel's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/10/2008 19:42
Steel Squirrel
Mila Kunis and a PG-13 rating = Me renting this movie.
Wedge's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/10/2008 19:43
Wedge
Wut happened to the formatting?

Also fail movie is fail.
Cheeburga's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/10/2008 19:45
Cheeburga
Oh wow.
BluFire's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/10/2008 19:47
BluFire
No
gopher's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/10/2008 19:47
gopher
Hitman was also rumored to be PG-13, but that was false. Don't believe everything you hear.
bbrigg1's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/10/2008 19:47
bbrigg1
It's usually hit or miss with Wahlberg, so it already had about a 50% fail rate. Now it's about 149% (1% accounts for her being hot)
Magesx's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/10/2008 19:51
Magesx
THIS JUST IN










this movie is going to suck
CaffeinePowered's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/10/2008 19:54
CaffeinePowered
PG-13?

I can smell the fail already.
Jaren Face's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/10/2008 19:59
Jaren Face
I'll still give it a shot. Four Brothers and Shooter were pretty entertaining, so I guess he can fit in well in those cheesey shoot em' up movies.

Though, I have only seen Mila in comedic-esc roles, her playing Mona has gotten me interested.
Jonathan Kerr's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/10/2008 20:00
Jonathan Kerr
I cannot see this movie going anywhere good. :(
Kyousuke Nanbu's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/10/2008 20:10
Kyousuke Nanbu
Might have had a chance with an R-rating, PG-13 guarantees shit-fest.
Fronz's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/10/2008 20:12
Fronz
Too bad it wasn't Minka Kelly and an R rating ;)
liquidninja's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/10/2008 20:13
liquidninja
Call me retard all you want but I for one liked the Double Dragon and Super Mario movies.
crunks's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/10/2008 20:26
crunks
I refuse to believe that Marky Mark would allow such a movie to be PG-13. It should be a hard R. Hard R for hard ons.
timtheterrible's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/10/2008 20:34
timtheterrible
@ liquidninja

retard
microwavefood's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/10/2008 20:47
microwavefood
nice pic of her wearing them f-me boots.
uptonogood's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/10/2008 20:50
uptonogood
i would watch her reading a phonebook.
Face's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/10/2008 20:51
Face
Urge to watch: Rising.
Mustin's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/10/2008 21:06
Mustin
I like to make sex with Mila if it pleases !
luvmysegadc's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/10/2008 21:19
luvmysegadc
R-rating, or I'll just wait until it's at the $1 cinema. That way it would be cheaper than a dvd rental (including Netflix) or VOD.

And why are people unhappy with Mila Kunis involved? Secretly, we all dream of tapping some Meg Griffin ass (even if she was really Meg Griffin)!
Paul Soth's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/10/2008 21:35
Paul Soth
PG-13? Wait, how many times was the word "fuck" used in Max Payne 2?
infinity's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/10/2008 21:36
infinity
fail. they should have cast rena sofer as mona sax.
NightDehumidifier's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/10/2008 21:58
NightDehumidifier
God she's an ugly whale. I'd pay money only if the funds from the movie helps bring her back to the ocean. Leaving her beached like that could cause a stir.
Mxyzptlk's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/10/2008 22:24
Mxyzptlk
This movie is going to suck just like all the other video game movie adaptations.
Superfluous Moniker's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/10/2008 22:56
Superfluous Moniker
More proof that movies and videogames should stay as far away from each other as possible. The only games I can think of that would make good movies are the Metal Gear series. Hell, they're practically movies already. There hasn't been a really good game based on a movie since Goldeneye.
Corak's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/10/2008 22:56
Corak
I'll wait till I see some footage to judge it. If they keep with the film noir theme of the game, and do it well, it could be a decent movie. But somehow I can see this going south, especially if they don't make it an R rated movie.
Dr Milkdad's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/11/2008 01:07
Dr Milkdad
Movie ruined
Redzie's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/11/2008 01:10
Redzie
anyone around 13 would only care about a halo movie.
Mooley's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/11/2008 01:10
Mooley
Mila Kunis and film noir? Doubtful.
They're going to do terrible terrible things to one of my favourite games.
tgammet's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/11/2008 01:10
tgammet
Walberg is old enough to be her dad. That's so gross ><
Holiday's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/11/2008 01:25
Holiday
I know film is suppose to add 10 pounds but does it also add another foot in height? Why can't Hollywood cast actors that look or at least have the same build as the video game characters? What is this Dwarf-O-Rama?
Orionsaint's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/11/2008 03:18
Orionsaint
i'm just gonna say it. i'd lick her toes haha
Zecahrai's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/11/2008 04:55
Zecahrai
@ Tgammet:

He probably IS her dad. Marky Mark and the ladies?

Most of the people that Played and loved the Original Max Payne are now late teens early twenties, or well into there adult lives. So a PG-13 rating is ludicrous. They haven't made a new game for 4 years! The kids these days wont give a fuck about the movie. So why rate it down?

But regardless, If Marky Mark gets the Funky Bunch involved = Instant win.
Necros's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/11/2008 05:03
Necros
The best thing they could do is make a neo noir film and aim for it to be completely over the top.
brad drac's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/11/2008 05:44
brad drac
Fuck this lame ass sackload of shit. Mark wahlberg looks and sounds absolutely nothing like max payne. Mila kunis sounds like a chipmunk, mona sax should not. A PG-13 film of max payne just plain won't work. I will be avoiding.
Black_Icefa02's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/11/2008 07:15
Black_Icefa02
Being that the game was given the late teen to adult rating of M for violence drug references, language sexual themes etc. I really don't see this movie living up to the type of action and content that inspired it by toning it down the the preteen rating of PG-13.
Char Aznable's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/11/2008 07:19
Char Aznable
I never played the game, so I can't really judge for myself, but is this worthy of a movie? I honestly didn't hear hordes of people clamoring for a Max Payne movie. As Zecahrai pointed out, it's been a while since their last game, so is Max Payne relevant any more?
Timmeh's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/11/2008 07:21
Timmeh
This is quickly sliding down toilet and around the U-bend to meet all the other game-film adaptations that ended up being steaming turd piles.

Misled by it not having universally awful reviews, I made the mistake of watching Hitman the other day. Turned that heap of shit off before the halfway mark, it was an insult to the games' fanbase.

Jesus, we really need to stop paying for anything and everything with our favourite games attached to them, maybe then they'll start actually trying to make good adaptations.
Murumasa123's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/11/2008 07:32
Murumasa123
Please dont suck game movie!
This was seriosuly the bes Rockstar story and i have such fond memories of planning the second. I saw some five minute amatuer thing and if this doesnt compare ill be so fucking pissed off!
I mean common all you have to do is put it in black and white or grainy film noir, have john woo angles but a few more close ups and have a constantly narrating monologue of how "The rain was falling down like god was taking a leak all over my face"
Batthink's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/11/2008 07:34
Batthink
15-rated game into PG-13 movie won't go. Doesn't fit, never will. :O(
BigKev's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/11/2008 07:37
BigKev
Nerds overreact to unsubstantial news about movie. Heath Ledger rolls in his grave. More at 11.
Timmeh's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/11/2008 07:45
Timmeh
This is quickly sliding down toilet and around the U-bend to meet all the other game-film adaptations that ended up being steaming turd piles.

Misled by it not having universally awful reviews, I made the mistake of watching Hitman the other day. Turned that heap of shit off before the halfway mark, it was an insult to the games' fanbase.

Jesus, we really need to stop paying for anything and everything with our favourite games attached to them, maybe then they'll start actually trying to make good adaptations.
Timmeh's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/11/2008 07:45
Timmeh
oops, WTB delete button
GeneralWong's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/11/2008 07:45
GeneralWong
i wonder how long it will be till a GTA film is announced, then it will succeed in ruining all my favorite games by making them into films. I like Marky wallberg tho, mila kunis is hot aswell but i hope it has the same atmosphere as the games.
MINOR THREAT's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/11/2008 09:37
MINOR THREAT
TITS OR GTFO.
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