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Remember Duke Nukem? The original video game and its two sequels were all the rage in the early to mid ’90s, and along with a plethora of spin-off games that followed late in that decade and into the 2000s, the brand made a big comeback in 2011 Duke Nukem forever. Additionally a Duke Nukem The film has been in and out of development for more than two decades and today there is news that this project is back on track, this time with some Cobra Kai Talent runs it along.
Cobra Kai Creators Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg are on board the latest iteration of the Duke Nukem Film about her company Counterbalance Entertainment, per THR. Legendary Entertainment acquired the film rights to the property from Gearbox Software, which acquired it Duke Nukem back in 2010. The next step is to find a writer for the Duke Nukem movie, and while there’s no director either, it’s apparently possible that one of the three men behind one of Netflix’s most popular shows could take the helm.
If you are not familiar with the Duke Nukem In the games, they follow the titular protagonist, a mostly silent, hyper-masculine ’80s action hero-like character who is visually distinctive with a flat-top haircut, sunglasses, and cigar in mouth. Duke Nukem goes around shooting at aliens that have invaded Earth, and he often uses a jetpack in combat. While Apogee Software’s Todd Replogle, George Broussard and Scott Miller created the character, George Broussard and Allen Blum developed his macho redesign for Duke Nukem 3D.
Speaking of doing Duke Nukem The film began in 1998, and in 2018 producers Andrew Form and Brad Fuller wanted to learn Dead Pool’He managed to strike the right note with his interpretation of the material for Paramount Pictures and Platinum Dunes. John Cena was also slated to play the Duke Nukem film at one point, but that version of the project never progressed. Four years later, new life has now been breathed into it, and now we’ll just have to wait and see if that’s the case Cobra Kai Guys will have better luck.
Suppose this version of the Duke Nukem film gets going, this is Gearbox’s second film adaptation of one of its objects. The first is border areas, which stars Kevin Hart, Jamie Lee Curtis, Cate Blanchett and Jack Black, among others. That border areas The film doesn’t have a set release date yet, but it was shot from April to June 2021. It’s possible that Gearbox and Legendary are waiting to see what happens next border areas Tariffs with moviegoers before taking things up a notch or two Duke Nukem.
CinemaBlend will share any important updates on how the Duke Nukem movie is coming. For the people out there who enjoy the work of Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg Cobra KaiSeason 5 premieres September 9 for Netflix subscribers.