JamesG
11-06-2009, 07:09 PM
WWE Planning Old West Undertaker Origin Movie
November 4, 2009 | by Paul Young
WWE, in a bid to capitalize on one of their brands, is in the process of making a big-screen film on the origins of the current WWE SmackDown World Heavyweight Champion – The Undertaker.
Yeah you read that right, a real-life, old-school wrestler is getting his own origin story. But why?
So far the only thing known about the film is that it will be set in the 1880s and will focus on “The Undertaker” character.
The way WWE has handled its properties in the past (XFL anyone?) makes me think this will turn out badly and be a direct-to-DVD film, but website UGO has 4 good suggestions on how to make this a legitimate and successful film.
“Don’t Let The Undertaker Play The Undertaker”
I absolutely agree; we’ve seen what happens when wrestlers try to take their over-hyped, under-scripted performances from the mat to the screen. It’s neither pretty nor entertaining.
Sure there have been some successes; Hulk Hogan (back in the day), Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, John Cena (mildly), even Andre the Giant (The Princess Bride) but there have been some real stinker performance as well.
Can anyone say Triple H in Blade III, Kane in See No Evil or Randy “Macho Man” Savage in Spiderman?
Even though They Live is a cult classic, Roddy “Rowdy” Piper acted like a cardboard cutout.
http://screenrant.com/wwe-undertaker-origin-movie-western-big-show-movie-knucklehead-pauly-33181/
November 4, 2009 | by Paul Young
WWE, in a bid to capitalize on one of their brands, is in the process of making a big-screen film on the origins of the current WWE SmackDown World Heavyweight Champion – The Undertaker.
Yeah you read that right, a real-life, old-school wrestler is getting his own origin story. But why?
So far the only thing known about the film is that it will be set in the 1880s and will focus on “The Undertaker” character.
The way WWE has handled its properties in the past (XFL anyone?) makes me think this will turn out badly and be a direct-to-DVD film, but website UGO has 4 good suggestions on how to make this a legitimate and successful film.
“Don’t Let The Undertaker Play The Undertaker”
I absolutely agree; we’ve seen what happens when wrestlers try to take their over-hyped, under-scripted performances from the mat to the screen. It’s neither pretty nor entertaining.
Sure there have been some successes; Hulk Hogan (back in the day), Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, John Cena (mildly), even Andre the Giant (The Princess Bride) but there have been some real stinker performance as well.
Can anyone say Triple H in Blade III, Kane in See No Evil or Randy “Macho Man” Savage in Spiderman?
Even though They Live is a cult classic, Roddy “Rowdy” Piper acted like a cardboard cutout.
http://screenrant.com/wwe-undertaker-origin-movie-western-big-show-movie-knucklehead-pauly-33181/