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Title: Uwe Boll
Post by: meatball on February 22, 2004, 03:42:55 AM
This guy...

House of the Dead.

Pain.
Title: Uwe Boll
Post by: Stefen on February 23, 2004, 12:14:19 AM
hahaha, even his name is awful.
Title: Re: Uwe Boll
Post by: Ravi on January 05, 2006, 08:16:49 PM
I'm not even gonna bother starting a new thread for Bloodrayne, but the commercials for this thing look awful.  Looks like a straight-to-video movie or a syndicated TV show.  And Gandhi's in it.  Come on, Gandhi, what the fuck?!

Behind the Scenes: Uwe Boll and Uwe Boll's "Alone In the Dark" (http://www.somethingawful.com/articles.php?a=2649)
Title: Re: Uwe Boll
Post by: polkablues on January 05, 2006, 08:58:10 PM
When I first saw the trailer, before I saw Ben Kingsley in it, I assumed it was a USA Network Original Movie (I was watching USA when I saw it).  Which is weird, because although Uwe Boll's movies are always terrible, at least they usually look like actual theatrical movies.
Title: Re: Uwe Boll
Post by: grand theft sparrow on January 06, 2006, 10:02:04 AM
Bloodrayne is directed by this guy and stars Michelle Rodriguez?  It can't miss!
Title: Re: Uwe Boll
Post by: ShanghaiOrange on January 06, 2006, 02:00:22 PM
Germany is trying to close the tax loophole that lets people deduct failed movies, so hopefully it's curtains for Uwe.
Title: Re: Uwe Boll
Post by: polkablues on January 06, 2006, 05:51:22 PM
HOLY SHIT.  I just realized that this movie opened today.  That commercial I saw on TV the other day was the only advertisement I've seen for it...  It will be epic how hugely this tanks.
Title: Re: Uwe Boll
Post by: NEON MERCURY on January 06, 2006, 08:48:59 PM
Quote from: ShanghaiOrange on January 06, 2006, 02:00:22 PM
Germany is trying to close the tax loophole that lets people deduct failed movies, so hopefully it's curtains for Uwe.

hahaha

you rule :bravo:
Title: Re: Uwe Boll
Post by: modage on January 10, 2006, 03:36:23 PM
Billy Zane Says 'BloodRayne' Will Silence Uwe Boll's Critics
Director has been trashed for past films like 'House of the Dead,' 'Alone in the Dark.'

Source: MTV News

This Friday night, like so many before it, you may find yourself and your date standing before an intimidating wall of names at the local megaplex. You might be tempted by the controversial "Brokeback Mountain" or intrigued by the mythical qualities of "Narnia," and you may find yourself staring longingly at the poster for "Underworld: Evolution." But with the latter not due until the end of the month, and the others likely sold out, the infamous Uwe Boll would like to humbly submit "BloodRayne," which offers audiences a bit of all three.

"I totally do want to validate Uwe Boll in the pantheon of the horror genre," "BloodRayne" co-star Billy Zane recently said, defending the vampire flick's director. In the past few years, Boll has become one of the most controversial filmmakers not named Michael Moore (see "Director Uwe Boll Going 'Postal' With Latest Video Game Movie"), gathering bigger stars and grander declarations of geek hatred (UweBollIsAntichrist.com, for instance) while moving from one film ("House of the Dead") to the next ("Alone in the Dark").

"We know that over time the work will speak for itself," insisted Kristanna Loken ("Terminator 3"), the titular heroine of the film. "With that being said, he's a great guy and I'd be happy to continue working for him."

"He has totally made his mark and put his naysayers and critics to rest with this film," Zane continued, adding that Boll's detractors often overlook the indie aesthetic that he has pioneered, creating innovatively financed movies that tap the fanbase of mid-level gaming titles. "The guy's a maverick; the way he directs, the way he funds his own movies, the way he distributed his film ... love him or hate him, he's a true individual, and I dig the guy."

The question is whether audiences will similarly dig "BloodRayne," a hyperactive gorefest that has Boll adapting the video game series of the same name. What remains is the tale of Rayne: a sexy yet lethal Dhampir, born of both human and vampire parents, who wields the power of supernatural beings without any of their weaknesses. It is at this point, however, that the two roads split.

"We decided to make a prequel of it, which opens us up to more sequels, also before the video game," Loken said of the movie, set some 200 years before the game's World War II time period. "In the game they're fighting Nazis, so [with a] German director, I don't think he wanted to do that movie.

"With vampire movies, making them period [pieces] somehow adds to the mystique and the folklore a bit," the actress continued. "We shot in Romania, which is rich with vampire history; we shot in the oldest inhabited medieval village in all of Europe, Sighisoara [Transylvania], which is the town Vlad the Impaler was from. All of the locations you see are not green screen; the Gothic castles are real and stunning. The monasteries, the landscape is beautiful, and all the people aided in creating that mood, that vampire mood. I think rather than making it modern-day, when you throw it back a few hundred years it just becomes a little bit more darker and sexy."

With the director's presence providing the controversy and Romania contributing stunning locations, all "BloodRayne" needed to complete the Boll formula were a few household names and some semblance of a plot.

"It's basically Rayne's coming-of-age story of finding out where she comes from," Loken summed up. "She finds her evil vampire father Kagan (Ben Kingsley) and really wants to get some retribution. She meets these people along the way who point her in various directions (including Michelle Rodriguez, Michael Madsen and Meat Loaf), and she finds different talismans that incorporate different powers that aid her in the ultimate fight with her father. It's a lot of Jekyll and Hyde, and she's also very human, and the fact that she has to feed on blood in order to sustain herself is not palatable to her. So it's a bit ironic; it's tough for her to deal with this place she's stuck in — not quite human and not quite vampire."

According to Zane (cast as vampire diplomat Elrich), such a weighty concept takes the film beyond previous Boll efforts and also places it above the similarly themed "Underworld" franchise. "So many vampire movies today are set in a dark and rainy future, usually in Canada somewhere, and we've armed our vampires with automatic weapons," he said with a mischievous smile. "You're looking at 'Lord of the Rings' on acid. It's massive, and epic, and really twisted."

The bottom line, it seems, is that "BloodRayne" is much like Boll himself: over the top, eager to please and unnervingly secure with its identity. But along with the acceptance of one's place in the universe comes a certain amount of freedom. "This movie pulls no punches," Zane beamed. "It doesn't apologize or go [politically correct]; it's a splatter-fest. You need a raincoat when you go see this movie. ... I've heard responses on the Web with people saying 'It's about time. No studio would ever do that!' "
Title: Re: Uwe Boll
Post by: pete on January 10, 2006, 04:53:51 PM
greatest interview ever. (http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3146777)
Title: Re: Uwe Boll
Post by: MacGuffin on January 10, 2006, 05:00:53 PM
Quote from: modage on January 10, 2006, 03:36:23 PM
Billy Zane Says 'BloodRayne' Will Silence Uwe Boll's Critics

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"Listen to your friend Billy Zane, he's a cool dude."
Title: Re: Uwe Boll
Post by: modage on January 10, 2006, 05:07:03 PM
everyone read pete's link.  it is UNBELIEVABLE.

mac, thats the best reference i've ever seen. 

i love you both.
Title: Re: Uwe Boll
Post by: Fernando on January 10, 2006, 05:39:17 PM
I had problems to open the page of that interview, but finally did so I'll just post it here just in case anyone else has problems too.


Uwe Boll Talks BloodRayne
Chatting about sex, videogames and Meatloaf. You love it.
by Patrick Klepek, 01/08/2006

Director Uwe Boll doesn't get much slack. For better or worse, he doesn't seem to care. When 1UP interviewed the German filmmaker, though, he seemed confident videogame fans would find more to like about his adaptation of Majesco and Terminal Reality's vampiric action series BloodRayne starring Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines actress Kristanna Loken.
"The first movie I actually really went into the development process was BloodRayne, so I'm curious to see now that I'm almost finished with the movie, to see what the reviews say then or what the people tell me about it then," he said back in August. "I'm quite happy with it, script and everything, and I cannot really say I see a lot of mistakes in that movie right now."

So far, the reviews have not been positive (though Boll seems to openly dispute them). BloodRayne opened this weekend against horror director Eli Roth's much hyped Hostel, and though the weekend hasn't finished out, Box Office Mojo reports BloodRayne didn't even crack the top 10 on Friday, bringing in $450,000 and averaging only $457 per theater, while Hostel walked away with the top spot.

Though the numbers don't bode well for BloodRayne's box office success, we fired off some questions to Boll this week via e-mail asking about the film, and here, completely unedited, are his thoughts. Stay tuned for an interview with Kristanna Loken on Monday.

1UP: Did Majesco approach you about the project first, or did you play the game and suddenly have a "Eureka!" moment? How's it been working with Majesco vs. Sega and Atari?

Uwe Boll: i saw the game and i liked it

1UP: You have also said BloodRayne is the only videogame film you'd want to develop a sequel for. What's so special about the Bloodrayne universe?

UB: i like her character and working with kristanna

1UP: Why are you forgoing critic screenings for BloodRayne?

UB: we have a premiere where the press can come. piracy is also a problem

1UP: What stood out about the casting of Kristanna Loken? In the latest issue of FHM (an American men's magazine), she's quoted on the cover as saying "I love being naked." C'mon, tell us, that must be it.

UB: yes. and she is in the movie naked

1UP: Several times you've mentioned Loken's sexiness as one of her defining traits. Do you consider sexuality an important part of your films?

UB: yes - because VAMPIRES movies are sexy

1UP: In another interview, you mentioned sometimes surviving on apples and chocolate on set. What made shooting BloodRayne so difficult?

UB: bad crews, bad food - great landscapes

1UP: Rayne is a violence-prone product of rape. How did you help Loken identify with that kind of character?

UB: i didnt helped her - i throwed [sic] her in her first scene in a situation where a guy wants to rape

1UP: Though BloodRayne hasn't officially screened for critics, there have been some select showings, one of which prompted a sharply negative review by Ain't It Cool News, a site you previously told 1UP you read. Is that the response you were expecting?

UB: no. HARRY and Quint are retards

1UP: How was Ben Kinglsey on the set? Rumor has it he's always wanted to play a vampire.

UB: super diciplined [sic]. this is true

1UP: It's understandable Meatloaf had fun working with the prostitutes during filming, but how did you even come up with the idea of casting Meatloaf? How did you track him down?

UB: he has LOKENS manager

1UP: Can you talk about how you're splitting up In the Name of the King: Dungeon Siege? Will they act as separate stories ala Lord of the Rings, or more akin to Kill Bill, where you're left hanging?

UB: it will be one 2.30 hours theartrical [sic] movie and a 3 hour DVD version

1UP: You've mentioned in other interviews that your next projects are already financed, but how will the recent change in German tax law affect later projects?

UB: we will see

1UP: Sum up what we should expect from Postal in one sentence.

UB: the biggest desaster [sic] on earth - but not for me - for AMERICA
Title: Re: Uwe Boll
Post by: Pubrick on January 10, 2006, 10:00:20 PM
thanks fernando, i couldn't open the page either.

great interview, he's like a token foreign dude with toilet paper coming out of his pants and everyone laughing at him and he has no idea why. completely oblivious.
Title: Re: Uwe Boll
Post by: squints on January 10, 2006, 10:24:52 PM
Quote from: Fernando on January 10, 2006, 05:39:17 PM

1UP: Rayne is a violence-prone product of rape. How did you help Loken identify with that kind of character?

UB: i didnt helped her - i throwed [sic] her in her first scene in a situation where a guy wants to rape

this part made me laugh very hard.
Has anyone ever played Postal? How the fuck are they going to turn a game thats premise is to kill innocent people at random into a movie? I'm going to love the scenes of him pissing on a corpse he set on fire or the scene of him kicking a severed head around like a football....wait...that would be awesome!!!
Title: Re: Uwe Boll
Post by: Ravi on January 10, 2006, 11:58:47 PM
This guy is perfect to direct Beverly Hills Gun Club.
Title: Re: Uwe Boll
Post by: grand theft sparrow on January 11, 2006, 10:51:22 AM
Quote from: Ravi on January 10, 2006, 11:58:47 PM
This guy is perfect to direct Beverly Hills Gun Club.

HA!  Nice!  Very nice!
Title: Re: Uwe Boll
Post by: Garam on January 11, 2006, 01:41:40 PM
Quote from: Fernando on January 10, 2006, 05:39:17 PM
1UP: Why are you forgoing critic screenings for BloodRayne?

UB: we have a premiere where the press can come. piracy is also a problem

[...]

1UP: Several times you've mentioned Loken's sexiness as one of her defining traits. Do you consider sexuality an important part of your films?

UB: yes - because VAMPIRES movies are sexy

[...]

1UP: Sum up what we should expect from Postal in one sentence.

UB: the biggest desaster [sic] on earth - but not for me - for AMERICA


Holy shit. I've got abs of steel after laughing at this. Hahaha, Jesus Christ.
Title: Re: Uwe Boll
Post by: NEON MERCURY on January 11, 2006, 09:03:31 PM
Quote from: Fernando on January 10, 2006, 05:39:17 PM
1UP: Though BloodRayne hasn't officially screened for critics, there have been some select showings, one of which prompted a sharply negative review by Ain't It Cool News, a site you previously told 1UP you read. Is that the response you were expecting?

UB: no. HARRY and Quint are retards

hahahahaha!!!.[sic].......this guy is awesome....gotta seek out more[sic] of his interviews....

this is the only interview[sic] where the questions are longer than the answers[sic]
Title: Re: Uwe Boll
Post by: RegularKarate on January 11, 2006, 09:21:16 PM
that's hilarious... Neon, that's probably the first time you've spelled that many words correctly... do you know what [sic] means?
Title: Re: Uwe Boll
Post by: NEON MERCURY on January 11, 2006, 09:32:21 PM
Quote from: RegularKarate on January 11, 2006, 09:21:16 PM
that's hilarious... Neon, that's probably the first time you've spelled that many words correctly... do you know what [sic] means?

[sic]=[sp]...right?

Title: Re: Uwe Boll
Post by: MacGuffin on January 11, 2006, 10:00:41 PM
Quote from: pyramid machine on January 11, 2006, 09:32:21 PM
Quote from: RegularKarate on January 11, 2006, 09:21:16 PM
that's hilarious... Neon, that's probably the first time you've spelled that many words correctly... do you know what [sic] means?

[sic]=[sp]...right?



Quote from: Pubrick on December 13, 2005, 07:39:00 PM
sic is when you're quoting someone and they talk like neon, so you add [sic] so ppl don't think it's you making all the spelling/grammatical errors.
Title: Re: Uwe Boll
Post by: NEON MERCURY on January 11, 2006, 10:07:19 PM
Quote from: MacGuffin on January 11, 2006, 10:00:41 PM
Quote from: pyramid machine on January 11, 2006, 09:32:21 PM
Quote from: RegularKarate on January 11, 2006, 09:21:16 PM
that's hilarious... Neon, that's probably the first time you've spelled that many words correctly... do you know what [sic] means?
[sic]=[sp]...right?
Quote from: Pubrick on December 13, 2005, 07:39:00 PM
sic is when you're quoting someone and they talk like neon, so you add [sic] so ppl don't think it's you making all the spelling/grammatical errors.


oh,  :oops:


but thanks for letting me know mac :yabbse-grin:
Title: Re: Uwe Boll
Post by: ᾦɐļᵲʊʂ on February 26, 2006, 08:59:22 PM
http://www.petitiononline.com/mod_perl/signed.cgi?RRH53888
Title: Re: Uwe Boll
Post by: polkablues on February 26, 2006, 09:12:42 PM
Quote from: Walrus on February 26, 2006, 08:59:22 PM
http://www.petitiononline.com/mod_perl/signed.cgi?RRH53888

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Title: Re: Uwe Boll
Post by: MacGuffin on May 14, 2006, 09:16:10 PM
Uwe Boll Goes Public!

According to Screen Daily, starting this summer, shares of Boll AG will be available for public purchase (German financial papers are guessing that initial value of the stock will be listed at around $10 million); Boll hopes to use the fresh infusion of cash to "handle the international sales of [his] own productions as well as to take on sales of films by third parties." Ah. Yes, I'm sure people will be lining up to have Boll's name associated with their projects.
Title: Re: Uwe Boll
Post by: MacGuffin on June 06, 2006, 01:50:15 PM
Boll sues over 'BloodRayne'
Source: Hollywood Reporter

The producers of "BloodRayne" sued their U.S. distributor Monday for allegedly failing to properly promote or distribute the action horror film.

The case brought by Uwe Boll and his companies against Romar Entertainment, James Schramm and Billy Zane seeks unspecified damages in Los Angeles Superior Court for breach of contract and other claims.

Boll, the film's director, and his production company were finishing the film in May 2005 when Zane, who appears in the film as Elrich, suggested that Boll grant the U.S. distribution rights to Romar, according to the lawsuit filed by attorney Jonathan Levitan. An agreement was reached on Aug. 31 and the film was released in the U.S. on Jan. 6 in 950 theaters.

The suit accuses Romar of breaching the agreement by failing to ensure that the movie opened in at least 2,000 theaters, of failing to pay the plaintiffs their share of the gross proceeds and failing to use the $10 million advanced by the production company to promote and advertise the film.

It also is alleged that the plaintiffs took about $900,000 out of the money provided for distribution and promotion, including an unauthorized $450,000 "finder's fee" for Zane.

Romar Entertainment reps could not be reached for comment Monday.

The film grossed about $2.4 million at the domestic boxoffice.
Title: Re: Uwe Boll
Post by: pete on June 07, 2006, 05:01:02 PM
that is great.  that validifies uwe boll as an actual lunatic, not just some self-aware b-movie guy.  he actually thinks his movies deserve that kind of release.
Title: Re: Uwe Boll
Post by: MacGuffin on June 12, 2006, 08:27:29 PM
Uwe Boll Challanges Tarantino and his critics       
Source: Skewed & Reviewed

Maverick Independent filmmaker Uwe Boll is set to face his toughest detractors head on as part of the upcoming movie "Postal" which is based on the highly controversial series from Running with Scissors.

Boll the creator of such films as "House of the Dead", "Alone in the Dark" , "Bloodrayne", and the pending "In the Name of the King a Dungeon Siege Tale", has often been the target of biting and venomous reviews despite the fact that all of his films have turned a profit once the final box office and home video receipts are tallied.

Despite his films financial success, Boll who works outside of the studio system and has his films financed by investors has often been called out by critics as a lousy director whose films are among the worst ever made.

Not content to let such hash criticism go unanswered Boll has decided to face his critics once and for all with a unique challenge that will allow director and critic to face off in a battle royal that further establishes the Directors passion for his craft and his willingness to go the extra mile to put his convictions on the line against those who are content to hide behind their words without any consequences from those they have slighted.

The full release is below:

                                   
                      Uwe Boll Challenges His Critics
                         "To Put Up Or Shut Up !"


Uwe Boll Invites His Top 5 Most Outspoken Critics of 2005 To Appear In His Feature Film "Postal".

Airfares & Hotel Expenses To Vancouver Will Be Paid By Uwe Boll's Production Company For These Critics To Be In Postal.

June 12, 2006 – Vancouver, BC – We are proud to announce that Dr.Uwe Boll's BLOODRAYNE starring Kristanna Loken, Michael Madsen, Matthew Davis, Michelle Rodriguez, Sir Ben Kingsley, Will Sanderson, Udo Kier, Meat Loaf, Michael Pare & Billy Zane had a successful release May 23rd., 2006 on DVD in both Canada & USA.

Iain Taylor of Vivendi Visual Entertainment Canada stated, "BloodRayne ranked in the top 6 best selling DVD titles during the first part week of sales in Canada (Nielsen Videoscan Canada)". In the USA BloodRayne's DVD performance was even stronger. Tom O'Malley, GM of Vivendi Visual Entertainment (USA), said "For the first time in this industry, a Theatrical Release and the Complete PC Video Game were released together on DVD. BloodRayne ranked in the top 5 best selling DVD titles during its debut week (Nielsen VideoScan USA)". In both countries unofficial DVD rental statistics have proven to be even more impressive.

Again the fans have shown that the critics of Uwe Boll are out of touch with want the general movie audience population wants.  Dr. Boll has continually been roasted for the films he has directed and produced. His last two films, House of the Dead & Alone in the Dark, cost $20 million but they have grossed over $110 million to-date.  The same negative reactions from some of the same press and the internet critics are now being directed at Uwe Boll's latest film; BloodRayne.

Dr. Uwe Boll has had enough! Uwe Boll's position is "I am fed up.  I'm fed up with people slamming my films on the Internet without see them. Many journalists make value judgments on my films based on the opinions of one or two thousand Internet voices.  Half of those opinions come from people who've never watched my films.  I have been told that "BloodRayne" has a very bad IMDb rating, but how many of those votes of zero were made before the movie appeared in theatres." The criticism goes on and on.

Uwe is now challenging the critics that failed to watch his films prior to reviewing or commenting, "TO PUT UP OR SHUT UP!" 

On July 17th, 2006 Uwe will start filming his next feature film, "Seed", starring Will Sanderson, Ralf Moeller, Michael Pare & Andrew Jackson. Following that film he will go into production in late September with another feature called "Postal".  Both movies will be shot in Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Towards the end of the filming of the "Postal" the 5 most outspoken critics will be flown into Vancouver and supplied with hotel rooms.  As a guest of Uwe Boll they will be given the chance to be an extra / stand-in in "Postal" and have the opportunity to put on boxing gloves and enter a BOXING RING  to fight Uwe Boll. Each critic will have the opportunity to bring down Uwe in a 10 bout match.  There will be 5 matches planned over the last two days of the movie. Certain scenes from these boxing matches will become part of the Postal movie. All 5 fights will be televised on the internet and will be covered by international press.

To be eligible you must be a critic who has posted on the internet or have written in magazines / newspapers at least two extremely negative articles in the year 2005. Critics of 2006 will not be considered. Please submit proof of your negative reviews & comments via e-mail to:

                                                         info@boll-kg.de

All challengers must be healthy males, weighing between 64 kilograms (140 lbs.) and 86 kilograms (190 lbs.). You will require to be physically examined by a doctor and sign the necessary release forms for liability, etc.  You will not be paid or entitled to any residuals or fees. Your transportation & hotel costs will be covered.

Dr. Uwe Boll's invitation to fight and / or appear in his film is extended to all his harshest critics.  Roger Avary and Quentin Tarantino are among the most eligible candidates.

The following posters to the IMDb have earned the right to be placed on the list of the most extreme anti-Boll critics and are therefore eligible to enter the contest.  Contestants will be chosen to be an extra and physically box Dr. Uwe Boll.

Headhunter004
Adultswimlover2
Evolution_500_2
Greatnates
thedoomsdaybegins
GunnerySergeantNumbnuts
Murdoc995
AimeeBrookes
ChineseOldMarketMan
GabeLogan9060
Veedragon40
BigSexy77
TylerDurden52
Dan223-1
howdy4641430-1

If critics want to bring Uwe Boll down, here is their chance to physically bring him down and have the entire world watch them do it.
Title: Re: Uwe Boll
Post by: ©brad on June 12, 2006, 08:59:11 PM
hahahah.

germans.
Title: Re: Uwe Boll
Post by: Gamblour. on June 12, 2006, 09:14:30 PM
I think kal is Boll's agent.
Title: Re: Uwe Boll
Post by: MacGuffin on June 17, 2006, 03:19:25 PM
SEED Plot info and your chance to meet Uwe         

The news just keeps rolling in on Uwe Boll. We have the press release detailing the story for his next project "SEED" as well as your chance to meet Uwe and get a look at his upcoming work in this Exclusive for Skewed and Reviewed.

SEED gets a cast.
The upcoming original film "SEED" by Uwe Boll now has some names attached to it.

They are.

Will Sanderson, Ralf Moeller, Michael Pare & Andrew Jackson.

                                           Seed Synopsis

June 12, 2006 – Vancouver, BC – US Federal law: If you have been convicted to death by the electric chair & survive three jolts of 15,000 volts each for 15 seconds, you get to go free.

Sam Seed, an insane mass murderer, is scheduled for execution at the hands of Warden Wright. Before the executioner throws the switch, Wright steps in front of Seed, "Do you have any last words?" Seed, " I'll see you again."

After three attempts to electrocute, complete with boiling blood that steeps from his eyes, he's still alive.  The executioner, Wright & the doctor collectively agree, that the breathing Seed be pronounced dead. He is bound and buried alive. After biting & clawing his way to the surface, Seed, the blood soaked, enraged madman, is now bent on vengeance.

The reign of violence that follows will redefine the boundaries of extreme gore, physical & mental torture explored through cinema.       

Based on a true story.  Seattle 1972.


Uwe will also be appeairing and taking your quesstions at the Timeless Destination Convention.
 
Uwe has agreed to appear at a fan run, charity driven convention in Vancouver, BC this August called "Timeless Destinations". He will be one of the 50 guests invited this year.
 
Uwe will be on  stage with his star lead actors from his new extreme horror film called "Seed". He will being doing a Q&A.

Uwe will be showing clips from films Dungeon Siege & Seed. Studio tours of the film set of Seed are being arranged through the convention.

All proceeds of the convention goes to "Make-A-Wish" & other charities.

Get your tickets and convention info at the url below.
Timeless Destinations:  http://timelessdestinations.com/
Title: Re: Uwe Boll
Post by: Ravi on June 17, 2006, 07:21:23 PM
Quote from: MacGuffin on June 12, 2006, 08:27:29 PM
Towards the end of the filming of the "Postal" the 5 most outspoken critics will be flown into Vancouver and supplied with hotel rooms.  As a guest of Uwe Boll they will be given the chance to be an extra / stand-in in "Postal" and have the opportunity to put on boxing gloves and enter a BOXING RING  to fight Uwe Boll. Each critic will have the opportunity to bring down Uwe in a 10 bout match.  There will be 5 matches planned over the last two days of the movie. Certain scenes from these boxing matches will become part of the Postal movie. All 5 fights will be televised on the internet and will be covered by international press.


Dr. Uwe Boll:  A talentless Herzog?
Title: Re: Uwe Boll
Post by: Neil on June 19, 2006, 06:58:38 PM
I cannot believe this is real...Seriously, My feelings have been hurt.
Title: Re: Uwe Boll
Post by: bonanzataz on June 24, 2006, 03:21:31 AM
i will come out of my (unintentional) absence briefly to state that based on his publicity tactics alone, i declare uwe boll to be a genius. i sincerely believe that those who poke fun of the man and wish to achieve a goal of making movies and getting them seen have a lot to learn from the good doctor.
Title: Re: Uwe Boll
Post by: matt35mm on June 24, 2006, 03:44:47 AM
Quote from: bonanzataz on June 24, 2006, 03:21:31 AM
i will come out of my (unintentional) absence briefly to state that based on his publicity tactics alone, i declare uwe boll to be a genius. i sincerely believe that those who poke fun of the man and wish to achieve a goal of making movies and getting them seen have a lot to learn from the good doctor.
I agree with you somewhat.  I don't agree that people watch his movies (they do poorly in America, and just barely make a profit through non-English speaking countries, because they can't understand the probably laughable dialogue), but I do think that filmmakers are generally a boring bunch of sods.  Boll is at least more creative than most of them.  I like a performance art element to anything.

Bergman always wanted to fight his critics; Boll found a way to.  Even if his movies are terrible, I prefer a man like this working than a wishy washy something something.  And at least in both his life and in his films, he's not just doing what everybody else is doing.  He's doing everything worse, but it's not what everybody else is doing!  I have a certain respect for that, since I consider total unoriginality the greatest sin in any art form.  Better a horrendous out-there film or behavior than mimicry.

So I find Ravi's Herzog comparison a few posts above to be apt.  Herzog is the more talented filmmaker--the only one of the two that anyone can take seriously--but the boldness and raw personality that is put into everything that both of these guys do is admirable.  Herzog might be God and Boll the Devil, but I'm not going to stand here and say that I can't find anything about the Devil to be respectable.
Title: Re: Uwe Boll
Post by: pete on June 24, 2006, 10:47:05 PM
I think those are some overreactions to a few publicity stunts.  I don't think a few lawsuits and bad interviews and this boxing match really makes uwe boll some kinda madman genius.  the only thing mad is how he doesn't realize that his movies are bad.  there is a big difference between suing actors or publicized boxing matches and going to a volcano about to erupt for the sake of the images.  I think all this undeserved praise for boll goes to show how tame the directors have gotten, especially in the US.  I think there are plenty of filmmakers who are madder, the media just isn't as fascinated with them.
Title: Re: Uwe Boll
Post by: matt35mm on June 24, 2006, 11:28:53 PM
Quote from: pete on June 24, 2006, 10:47:05 PM
I think those are some overreactions to a few publicity stunts.  I don't think a few lawsuits and bad interviews and this boxing match really makes uwe boll some kinda madman genius.  the only thing mad is how he doesn't realize that his movies are bad.  there is a big difference between suing actors or publicized boxing matches and going to a volcano about to erupt for the sake of the images.  I think all this undeserved praise for boll goes to show how tame the directors have gotten, especially in the US.  I think there are plenty of filmmakers who are madder, the media just isn't as fascinated with them.
Good points.  Thinking it over, I agree with you.  I was putting too much into what Boll is doing, and US directors are mostly very boring.  I'm not saying that they have to do weird shit in their life, of course.  I don't think that filmmakers have to be mad, either.  They just shouldn't be Joe Uninteresting (in their work; I don't really care what they do in their life).

But yeah, what Boll is doing is only mildly interesting.  You're right about that. 
Title: Re: Uwe Boll
Post by: MacGuffin on August 04, 2006, 11:16:49 AM
Hit me, one more time: critics snub director's fight challenge
Source: Guardian Unlimited
 
Uwe Boll, the pugnacious German director whose oeuvre includes such vilified pictures as House of the Dead and Alone in the Dark, was fuming this week after critics snubbed his now notorious boxing challenge.

Back in June Boll dared his harshest detractors to get in the ring with him and settle old scores following a wave of dire reviews for the fantasy release BloodRayne, which stars Ben Kingsley and Kristanna Loken.

To sweeten the deal the man often described by genre fans as the worst director of all time offered to fly out the five most vindictive writers to the Vancouver set of his upcoming video game adaptation Postal. Boll would put them up in a hotel before filming the contests.

As it turns out only one person, a 16-year-old online correspondent, has accepted the Teutonic test, which was recently downgraded from a 10-round bout officiated by a professional referee to a three-round amateur contest.

Playground rules dictate that such a deafening silence should entitle Boll to an almighty dose of gloating and much swelling of man-pride, but of course the man's not happy and has wasted little time lambasting his faceless foes.

"Where are my harshest critics from the IMDb and other websites hiding?" the film-maker said in a menacing statement released this week. "Are they chickening out? Many have said they will fight me but they never register to fight.

"Where are all the other outspoken critics, critics who claim that they have registered for the boxing match, but in fact have not. Where is Headhunter004? Where are the rest of you?"

Subject to the shooting schedule for Postal, Boll, a former amateur boxer himself, will now stage five bouts in mid September, with exact dates to follow shortly. The best fights will end up in Postal.

"To all of my extreme critics, be man enough to come forward, register and let's get it on," Boll added. "Here's your chance to bring me down in front of international press and TV cameras. Have it recorded for history by being part of my next feature film, Postal... put up or shut up!"
Title: Re: Uwe Boll
Post by: Pubrick on August 04, 2006, 09:07:06 PM
Quote from: MacGuffin on August 04, 2006, 11:16:49 AM
"Where is Headhunter004?"
wow. just wow.
Title: Re: Uwe Boll
Post by: polkablues on August 05, 2006, 01:23:53 AM
Jesus Christ, and I thought Kevin Smith spent too much time worrying about what people online think of him...

What Uwe Boll (I'm sorry, Doctor Uwe Boll) doesn't seem to realize is that, no matter who wins and who loses in these little slapfights of his, it's not going to make him any better a filmmaker.  It's not as though Headhunter004 is going to go down by technical knockout in the fourth round, stand up, shake his hand, and say, "I stand corrected.  'Alone in the Dark' was a shining example of excellence in the medium of the moving picture.  You, sir, are both an artist and a gentleman.  And Tara Reid was totally believable as a brilliant anthropologist."  I mean, seriously.  Who even talks like that?
Title: Re: Uwe Boll
Post by: MacGuffin on August 07, 2006, 09:28:54 PM
Boll Seeks Borat
Source" Cinema Blend

The comedic character, Borat, played by Sacha Baron Cohen, has a huge following. Among those who appreciate Borat's humor: filmmaker (and we use that term loosely) Uwe Boll.

According to Skewed and Reviewed's Gareth, Uwe Boll has been talking to Sacha Baron Cohen about playing the role of Osama in his upcoming film Postal. The action/comedy film is (of course) based on a video game. This is the same movie Boll offered to box film critics in, although no news has come on him actually taking anyone up on his challenge.
Title: Re: Uwe Boll
Post by: MacGuffin on August 24, 2006, 03:36:03 PM
Who will be Uwe Boll's Punching Bags       
 
We have it here first, who will be taking on Uwe Boll as part of the movie "Postal"


GoldenPalace.com sponsors filmmaker's revenge

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His movies, however, have made him more money than his critics will earn in several lifetimes.

After receiving a slew of horrid reviews for his latest film "BloodRayne" earlier this year, Boll was incensed and did what any successful filmmaker would do - challenged his detractors to a boxing match to knock some sense into them and settle the score.

"Many journalists make value judgments on my films based on the opinions of one or two thousand Internet voices," claims Boll. "Half of those opinions come from people who've never watched my films."

Boll proposed a 3-round match against anyone with the guts to step into the ring with him.

The matches would receive international exposure and be filmed as part of his next feature film, 'Postal'.

Given their history of unique marketing campaigns, Internet casino GoldenPalace.com  jumped at the chance to sponsor this event, now titled GoldenPalace.com Presents Raging Boll. Over the years, they have become widely recognized for sponsoring high-profile boxers, athletes, and celebrities.

"This event is perfect for us," said GoldenPalace.com CEO Richard Rowe. "We receive so many outlandish offers for advertising exposure that it is refreshing to see something that surprises even us. That is why we decided to get involved. This has gotten so much attention so far, and we can't wait to see how it will turn out." 

Four matches are currently scheduled for September 23 and one match planned earlier in Spain for a total of five opponents.

Boll is ready to take on even more people willing to fight, and his challenge remains on the table.

There are some critics who chickened out and didn't follow through with their challenges.

The following 5 challengers have been picked by our selection committee to represent some of Uwe Boll's harshest critics.

These particular challengers are prepared to box Dr. Boll on September 23rd, 2006, in Vancouver, where they will finally get the opportunity to try to inflict some pain on the man they claim has done it to them for years.

GoldenPalace.com Presents Raging Boll.

The challengers are:

Carlos Palencia Jiménez-Argüello from Madrid, Spain.
         Webmaster of www.cinecutre.com 
   
Richard  "Lowtax" Kyanka from Lee's Summit, Missouri, USA
        Webmaster / CEO for Something Awful

Jeff Sneider from Los Angeles, California, USA
       Journalist for Ain't It Cool News

Chris Alexander from Toronto, Ontario, Canada
       Journalist / Radio Announcer for Rue Morgue
       Magazine / Rue Morgue Radio / AM 640 Toronto

Nelson Chance Minter from Fredrick, Maryland, USA
      Website Critic           


The Carlos Palencia / Uwe Boll fight will occur in Malaga, Spain early in September. The date in Spain is still to be confirmed.

The actual fight will be filmed for inclusion with the other Vancouver fights.

With Uwe Boll receiving a film award from the International Film Festival of Fantastic Cinema and Terror in Malaga, Spain for his work with BloodRayne, this gives us the opportunity to hold our first fight in Spain.
                                 
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Title: Re: Uwe Boll
Post by: MacGuffin on September 07, 2006, 11:22:02 AM
Still, It's Better Than BloodRayne
Source: Cinematical

So after weeks of not caring at all (and for good reason), video footage of junk-lenser Uwe Boll fighting one of his detractors has just arrived online. And, hoo boy -- what a treat it is! YouTube tells us it's "Uwe vs. Oso," although if you look back over the list of battlers, you won't find an Oso there. I'm pretty sure that Uwe (black T-shirt) is throwing fists with one Carlos Palencia of Cinecutre.com -- and I'm only guessing that way because I heard a lot of Spanish on the video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjM2w5FOPQw
Title: Re: Uwe Boll
Post by: pete on September 07, 2006, 12:37:56 PM
man, I would've punched the shit out of uwe boll.
Title: Re: Uwe Boll
Post by: MacGuffin on September 25, 2006, 04:23:30 PM
Maligned Director KOs His Critics

Tired of the criticism of his films, controversial German film director Uwe Boll took on four of his critics in a Vancouver boxing ring, and ended each bout with a knockout.

The director of the vampire flick "BloodRayne," based on a video game and starring Kristanna Loken and Ben Kingsley, issued a fight challenge to his critics several months ago. Fifteen responded.

"I like now the critics," Boll told a news conference after the fights on Saturday. "Everybody who was in the ring showed (guts). Nobody dived.

"If they write about my movies without even seeing the movies then it's really annoying. If you make a movie like `House of the Dead,' a zombie movie, what are they expecting? `Schindler's List'?"

First in the ring with the director now dubbed "Raging" Boll was Richard Kyanka of Lee's Summit, Missouri, webmaster of http://www.somethingawful.com. He entered the ring clad in Stars and Stripes shorts.

"You are harboring a terrorist," he said of Boll to the Canadian crowd of about 600. "You are all guilty." Boll, grim-faced, KO'd him in the first round.

Jeff Sneider of Los Angeles, a journalist with Ain't It Cool News, went down in a technical knockout in the first round after his trainer threw in the towel.

He said Boll, 41, had told him it was just a joke, a public relations stunt.

"Then he started beating the crap out of my head," he said. "I think he's a jerk. This might be PR but I don't want to keep getting punched in the head."

Chris Alexander of Toronto, Ontario, a horror-move journalist with Rue Morgue radio and magazine, also went down in a knockout, but not before making an artistic statement.

While on the receiving end of a series of blows to the head, Alexander took Boll aback when a stream of blood spewed from his mouth. It turned out Alexander had taken a page from Boll's filmmaking book; the blood was fake.

"I had the fake blood in reserve," he explained.

"I spat it out. I freaked him out exactly like I wanted to do, it was poetry. It was my Jedi mind trick to try and disorient him."

He said he got in a punch for each of Boll's bad films. "I think I got him once in the face for `Alone in the Dark' and I got maybe one or two for `BloodRayne.'" he said. " I have absolutely no ... regrets. .. This is the weirdest pop culture bizarre journalism stunt I've ever been involved in."

Nelson Chance Mintner, a web site critic from Fredrick, Maryland, was the youngest fighter at 17. He also lost by technical knockout.

Actress Loken was in the audience for the bouts. "It's absolutely ridiculous. That's why I love him," she said.

Boll's next picture is "In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale."

Like "BloodRayne," it's also based on a video game. It features Loken again as well as Jason Statham, John Rhys-Davies, Ray Liotta, Matthew Lillard, Leelee Sobieski, Claire Forlani and Burt Reynolds.
Title: Re: Uwe Boll
Post by: Derek237 on September 26, 2006, 08:43:14 AM
QuoteBoll's youngest opponent, 17-year-old Chance Mointer says, "I wasn't a big fan of House Of The Dead or Alone In The Dark, but after what he's shown me of Seed, I think it's fantastic." A triumphant Boll says, "See what happens when they take a blow to the head? They like my movies."


:lol:
Title: Re: Uwe Boll
Post by: pete on September 26, 2006, 09:33:44 AM
holy shit, did boll fight all of them in the same night?  Imma gonna start talking shit so I can fight him.
Title: Re: Uwe Boll
Post by: ᾦɐļᵲʊʂ on September 26, 2006, 02:45:59 PM
http://www.imdb.com/news/wenn/2006-09-26/#3

Uwe Boll Knocks Out Critics


Cult German film director Uwe Boll has knocked out some of his harshest critics in the boxing ring, in revenge for their harsh reviews of his movies. The film-maker challenged journalists to a physical contest after they criticized his movie BloodRayne, which stars Sir Ben Kingsley and Kristanna Loken. Five people were selected to go fist-to-fist with Boll in a series of boxing matches, one of which took place in Malaga, Spain, while the others took place in Vancouver, Canada. And Boll proceeded to knock out every one of his opponents. Critic Richard Kyanka of website Something Awful says, "I feel great. I feel like a very angry German man punched me in the head repeatedly. He kept saying it was PR stunt and a joke, but then he comes on just 'murderizing' me. I want to have more kids someday, so I just said, 'I'm not going to stay in here and keep getting punched in the head.'" And Boll's youngest opponent, 17-year-old Chance Mointer says, "I wasn't a big fan of House Of The Dead or Alone In The Dark, but after what he's shown me of Seed, I think it's fantastic." A triumphant Boll says, "See what happens when they take a blow to the head? They like my movies."
Title: Re: Uwe Boll
Post by: matt35mm on September 26, 2006, 02:52:35 PM
Quote from: Walrus on September 26, 2006, 02:45:59 PM
Critic Richard Kyanka of website Something Awful says, "I feel great. I feel like a very angry German man punched me in the head repeatedly. He kept saying it was PR stunt and a joke, but then he comes on just 'murderizing' me. I want to have more kids someday, so I just said, 'I'm not going to stay in here and keep getting punched in the head.'" And Boll's youngest opponent, 17-year-old Chance Mointer says, "I wasn't a big fan of House Of The Dead or Alone In The Dark, but after what he's shown me of Seed, I think it's fantastic." A triumphant Boll says, "See what happens when they take a blow to the head? They like my movies."
So apparently he's fighting his most idiotic opponents.  First of all, getting punched in the head does little to your ability to produce offspring.  Second of all, that 17-year-old has been brainwashed or something.

This has proven to be a very lame PR stunt.
Title: Re: Uwe Boll
Post by: MacGuffin on October 17, 2006, 03:55:02 PM
Far Cry Movie Coming Soon
Uwe Boll preps his next game-to-film adaptation.

Perennial games-to-film helmer Uwe Boll is getting set for his next directorial effort, a movie version of Ubisoft's Far Cry. The illustrious Dr. Boll has revealed to IGN that the film will go into production in May 2007.

We expect the game-based flick to mirror the plot of the original Far Cry, centering on a man who finds himself tied to a chair inside an old cargo ship. He is freed by an unseen stranger, and sets out to escape his captors.

Michael Roesch and Peter Scheerer (Alone in the Dark) wrote the script for the film. A rewrite is being done by Art of War screenwriter Wayne Beach.

The film was previously reported to have a budget of around $25 million. Rumor has it that filmmakers were at one time interested in courting The Rock and Naomi Watts for the lead roles. That might seem like a bit of a casting stretch, but in the world of Uwe Boll, anything is possible!

Boll also tells us that he's working on sequels to Alone in the Dark and BloodRayne.

Next up from Boll are In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale and Postal.
Title: Re: Uwe Boll
Post by: pete on October 18, 2006, 10:58:17 AM
uwe tube:

abridged commentary for Alone in the Dark (http://youtube.com/watch?v=L93CCSWIaa0)

interview (http://youtube.com/watch?v=Xn7Yp3O1EOg)
Title: Re: Uwe Boll
Post by: MacGuffin on October 25, 2006, 11:57:05 PM
Postal Notice
Uwe Boll unleashed!

"Postal will insult all cultures, religions, political groups and leaders. No one will be spared. The film is intended to provoke thought, laughter and open debate. Our world is out of balance and Postal will reflect just how (expletive) up we are."

So says Uwe Boll, director of the screen adaptation of the ultra-violent videogame Postal, in a posting at the Skewed and Reviewed website. The pugilist-filmmaker's screed claims Postal is a reaction to and commentary on everything from 9/11 to U.S. foreign policy.

"The world is in need of a film that is tougher in it's humorous mockery of the globe than South Park. The audience is ready to approach this type of satire with live actors rather than cartoons. Postal will not accept any form of censorship."

After calling for filmgoers to "wake up" and saying that the victims of 9/11 "were not heroes at all," Boll closes with: "May Postal shock, stir, offend and entertain you !!!!!"

http://www.sknr.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=759&Itemid=76
Title: Re: Uwe Boll
Post by: matt35mm on October 26, 2006, 12:26:08 AM
Quote from: MacGuffin on October 25, 2006, 11:57:05 PM
Postal Notice
Uwe Boll unleashed!

"Postal will insult all cultures, religions, political groups and leaders. No one will be spared. The film is intended to provoke thought, laughter and open debate. Our world is out of balance and Postal will reflect just how (expletive) up we are."

So says Uwe Boll, director of the screen adaptation of the ultra-violent videogame Postal, in a posting at the Skewed and Reviewed website. The pugilist-filmmaker's screed claims Postal is a reaction to and commentary on everything from 9/11 to U.S. foreign policy.

"The world is in need of a film that is tougher in it's humorous mockery of the globe than South Park. The audience is ready to approach this type of satire with live actors rather than cartoons. Postal will not accept any form of censorship."

After calling for filmgoers to "wake up" and saying that the victims of 9/11 "were not heroes at all," Boll closes with: "May Postal shock, stir, offend and entertain you !!!!!"

http://www.sknr.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=759&Itemid=76

I feel like this is where Stan from South Park would say, "Jesus Christ, dude."
Title: Re: Uwe Boll
Post by: Neil on October 26, 2006, 03:36:54 AM
Quote from: MacGuffin on October 25, 2006, 11:57:05 PM
Postal Notice
Uwe Boll unleashed!

"Postal will insult all cultures, religions, political groups and leaders. No one will be spared. The film is intended to provoke thought, laughter and open debate. Our world is out of balance and Postal will reflect just how (expletive) up we are."

So says Uwe Boll, director of the screen adaptation of the ultra-violent videogame Postal, in a posting at the Skewed and Reviewed website. The pugilist-filmmaker's screed claims Postal is a reaction to and commentary on everything from 9/11 to U.S. foreign policy.

"The world is in need of a film that is tougher in it's humorous mockery of the globe than South Park. The audience is ready to approach this type of satire with live actors rather than cartoons. Postal will not accept any form of censorship."

After calling for filmgoers to "wake up" and saying that the victims of 9/11 "were not heroes at all," Boll closes with: "May Postal shock, stir, offend and entertain you !!!!!"

http://www.sknr.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=759&Itemid=76

I think that the only think boll is capable of provoking is suicide...
Title: Re: Uwe Boll
Post by: MacGuffin on January 04, 2007, 12:23:36 PM
Uwe Boll Talks BloodRayne, Dungeon Siege & More
In this exclusive, controversial movie director Uwe Boll talks about his new Dungeon Siege movie (which debuts in Germany next summer), his upcoming sequel to BloodRayne and plans for the franchise, Far Cry and Ubisoft's involvement, and the next Alone in the Dark.
Source: Game Daily

Boll said that if this sequel can match what the first film did on DVD, then there will definitely be a third movie.

"I like the franchise," said Boll. "The third one will be in the Second World War where the first game was based. We'll likely film it in Eastern Europe to recreate those old German cities during WWII."

Boll may have to make a decision on which actress will reprise the role if a third film comes to fruition. Both Kristanna Loken, the original Rayne, and Natassia Malthe, the new Rayne, are interested in returning to the role. Boll joked that he could do a BloodRayne versus BloodRayne movie.

Next year will be very busy for Boll. In addition to the releases of In the Name of the King and BloodRayne II, Boll's finishing up Postal for a 2007 release. That film, based on the controversial Running with Scissors video game, stars Zack Ward, Dave Foley, Michael Pare, Chris Spencer, Chris Coppola and Boll, as himself. Gamers will start seeing teaser trailers for the film soon, featuring Osama Bin Laden. Boll will also release an original horror film, Seed, starring Michael Pare, next year.

On the production side, Boll expects to film Far Cry in Hawaii beginning in May 2007. That film will have a $30 million to $40 million budget and will feature a Hollywood star, possibly Jason Statham, who's waiting to see how the Dungeon Siege movie distribution is handled. Boll said he will definitely go after a known actor for this role, since he sees the film as a franchise and considers it the biggest game he has the rights to.

Although he optioned the film rights from developer CryTek, Boll said Ubisoft is very interested in working with him on the new film. He said the game publisher is eager to keep their franchise alive.

"Every other game I did so far, the game makers were happy I did a movie to support their franchise," said Boll. "With Far Cry, Ubisoft wants me to make a good movie because this is already a big franchise for them and they want to keep it going. I think they will be more involved in the whole process than the other companies before. We always want to make a good movie. In the past, the game companies never co-promoted the movie or even had a new game come out with the movie."

Boll believes that working with a big game publisher like Ubisoft will be a win-win for the film and game franchise. He said there are many ways to work with gaming press and the gaming audience to cross-promote the film and games. The Far Cry movie is expected out in 2008, which gives Ubisoft plenty of time to coordinate a new game release.

Boll has another original film based on the tunnel rats of the Vietnam War, which he will likely shoot back-to-back in Hawaii. He said the jungle and exterior scenes of both films will be shot on location in Hawaii and then the interior scenes will be filmed in either Vancouver or Eastern Europe.

Because he'll be busy with these projects, Boll said he'll pass the Alone in the Dark II movie on to writers Michael Roesch and Peter Scheerer (Far Cry, Alone in the Dark) to direct. Boll will produce the sequel, which he said will be set in New York City and based on the new game from Atari and Eden Studios. The sequel will likely have a budget of $7 million, about half of the $15 million the original had. Boll's contacted Christian Slater about reprising the role of Edward Carnby, but the actor hasn't decided yet.

"If he accepts that, he's the first choice to play him as Edward Carnby again," said Boll. "If he doesn't, I think we should go for someone who looks like Edward Carnby. In the new game, he looks more modern. Alone in the Dark is one of the games where the character face changed several times. He was more British-looking in the first one with glasses and in the fourth game he was more of a tough-looking paranormal investigator."

Boll's original film was tied into the last Alone in the Dark game, which Atari canceled and started over from scratch. As a result, the movie opened with no game tie-in. This time around, Atari has a big budget relaunch of the franchise for next generation consoles, which should only help the movie franchise.
Title: Re: Uwe Boll
Post by: MacGuffin on September 21, 2007, 05:35:32 PM
Uwe Boll the film critic
Source: Arizona Daily Star

Reviled German director Uwe Boll, whose career is turning bad video games into worse movies, has taken many a beating from critics. He's dished out a few as well, having comically invited four Internet cinema pundits to take him on in boxing matches during the filming of his new film "Postal."

I met Boll last night when he was in Tucson screening "Postal" and found him an affable, humorous and intelligent guy, even though lunatic rants such as this seem to indicate otherwise. The movie isn't anything special, but it was worlds better than "The House of the Dead," the only film of Boll's I'd seen. Comedy seems to be more Boll's bag than drama. I'll hold off until release (either November or February, he says) for my review, but it's safe to say there will be some sort of audience for this. Some will walk out of the film halfway through in disgust, while others will be pleasently surprised.

At the preview screening, half the audience seemed to revel in the offensive absurdity while the other half (including me) sat in stunned, stone-faced silence. I guess that's the effect left by jokes that mock 9/11 victims, a scene with an invalid being used as a stepping stone for a man to hop a fence, and an extended sequence of gratuitous full-frontal male nudity.

Afterward Boll stayed for a Q&A in which he gamely handled some of the laziest questions any filmmaker will ever have to suffer through, including the old "What are your influences?" "How long did shooting take?" and "How was it writing your script?" Boll handled each query with verve and energy, leaping into amusing anecdotes and impassioned defenses of some of the choices he made in the film. Boll was steadfast and enthusiastic, somehow ignoring the fact that two-thirds of the audience noisily filed out of the theater as he spoke.

He earned a measure of my respect as an artist with a story about refusing to kowtow to studio insistence that he cut some of the more revolting parts out of his hyperviolent, iconoclastic movie. Boll said he was told chains such as AMC and Cinemark would refuse to show the movie unless the cuts were made. Boll said "show me a piece of paper that says they will play the movie if I make the cuts and I'll consider it." He reasoned that the big chains would probably spurn his film anyway, and there was no need to deviate from his vision, no matter how bizarre, in blind hope that the suits would find his stuff palatable.

The most interesting part of Boll's talk came when he turned his attention to other filmmakers, talking the sort of smack you'd never hear from any other established director weary of stepping on toes. Boll's takes on the film world:

"Steven Spielberg is a great director, but a lot of his movies are not really interesting."

-" 'Alexander' was s***."

-"James Cameron: I love 'Terminator 2,' but 'Titanic' is kind of meh. It won the Oscars and then one year later you're watching it on TV thinking 'how did this f****** movie make all this money? I couldn't stand it anymore."

It was hilariously surreal to see the man who made "Alone in the Dark" and two "Bloodrayne" films bashing such greats as Spielberg, Stone and Cameron. Then I paused to realize that someone with little filmmaking ability talking such trash is no more ludicrous than someone with no filmmaking ability – myself – criticizing movies.

So bravo, Uwe Boll. I don't like either of the two films of yours I've seen, which were so bad I can't bring myself to go back and watch your other work, but I like you as a person and public speaker, and respect your bat-crazy moxie. Other video game and movie fans cry out for you to end your career, but I for one want you to keep doing your thing.
Title: Re: Uwe Boll
Post by: pete on September 21, 2007, 06:11:17 PM
that is a charismatic man, that Uwe Boll.
Title: Re: Uwe Boll
Post by: SoNowThen on September 22, 2007, 02:03:48 AM
In terms of giving people the time of day, and being ACTUALLY friendly (which I'm to understand is a bit of a forgotten commodity for LA "industry" insiders), he is a solid guy.

Which struck me as strange.

However, one of my LA friends said that we'd all be surprised at how much some people who absolutely SUCK at making movies are the nicest, most helpful people, while those artists we admire are just insufferable dickheads.

Another chunk of my childhood naivette is forever desecrated.
Title: Re: Uwe Boll
Post by: Pubrick on September 22, 2007, 11:00:19 AM
Quote from: SoNowThen on September 22, 2007, 02:03:48 AM
while those artists we admire are just insufferable dickheads.

haha, yes, of course, you know this from personal experience: http://xixax.com/index.php?topic=7013.0

hey, dude's still alive (cos he fucked so many beautiful women), have you learned any french since then? could help. start with this: "Je sais que vous ne parlez rien d'anglais, mais au cas où vous ne seriez pas de mauvaise humeur, j'aimerais parler de la signification du Week-end, et pourquoi vous êtes très overrated.  :waving:"


then after a long silence..


"le fond de l'air est douche".... he won't get it though.
Title: Re: Uwe Boll
Post by: pete on September 22, 2007, 12:06:35 PM
but people are rarely nice or insufferable all the time.  it all depends on how you engage them and how they interact with people.  obviously uwe boll is pleasant and charming when he's the star of his own screening.  the writer sounded semi star struck when he penned this piece.  it was like that todd barry observation, when he said he had a friend who met Michael Moore at a party and Moore was a perfectly nice guy, and Todd Barry's reaction was like "who isn't a nice guy at a party?"  It's the same thing working with accomplished filmmakers - you can't possibly define people with words like "nice" or "dickheads" because that shit changes all the time.
Title: Re: Uwe Boll
Post by: SoNowThen on September 22, 2007, 01:18:22 PM
Oh.. uh, I should clarify, he wasn't "pleasant" to me in passing, or anything. An aquaintance who I helped do a music doc had worked parrallel to Boll and continually said what a solid guy he was (and this guy HATES Boll's movies, just hates them). Then, one of my business partners (who is, like me, a complete nobody on the very far fringes of the industry), just sent a little email to Uwe requesting some info/help (I dunno why, exactly), and Uwe hooked him up with a meeting with a foreign salesman type fella who reps Uwe's projects to markets and festivals, and soon (even though we really only develop personal art projects that have nothing in common with Boll's work) they offered to even display some of our advert artwork for potential projects at one of their booths.

I didn't want to go into detail cos I'm sure nothing will come of it, but it was just such a warm display of helpfulness COMPLETELY CONTRARY to what I have encountered previously from industry people in the US, Canada, and UK (well, actually, in the UK they were a pretty pleasant lot, to be honest).

But yeah, I gues Uwe could have been in a good mood that week. And then his assistant/contact guy was in a good mood for a few days, resulting in a free lunch and a nice meeting for my partner. Who can say...

Also, P... yeah, the Godard thing. I still speak no French, so please translate for me. I don't blame him for being a dick. That was more like Pete said -- I think if I could have caught him at a good time everything would have been golden. As it stands, it was still a great experience, Rolle was beautiful, and I got a lot done on that trip.
Title: Re: Uwe Boll
Post by: picolas on April 09, 2008, 05:36:35 PM
uwe poll responds to online petition to stop him from making movies, hilarity ensues

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWqCNmfJ1hY
Title: Re: Uwe Boll
Post by: Gold Trumpet on April 10, 2008, 10:55:10 AM
I saw Uwe Boll on Fox's Red Light a few months back. I thought he was great. His candor is unbelievable because the hosts were asking him straight up questions about what actors were assholes. In most interviews the interviewees try to be somewhat respectable with him, but the Fox hosts wanted dirt and he was as honest as can be.

I want him to keep making movies. I don't care if his movies are bad. They would still be made and still be bad without him, but he's refreshing in interviews. It's more entertaining than a lot of movies. Besides, the video gamers deserve Uwe Boll. Not all gamers are bad, but as a collective whole they are a suspicious bunch. The gamers on the board seem OK, but in my city they are down right arrogant nerds who chastize you for not knowing basic computer concepts.
Title: Re: Uwe Boll
Post by: for petes sake on April 21, 2008, 11:11:17 PM
More hilarity: Uwe mocking a film made by middle schoolers

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkQfbrsdkjM
Title: Re: Uwe Boll
Post by: MacGuffin on April 01, 2009, 10:37:19 PM
Edward Furlong set for 'Janjaweed'
Uwe Boll film stars Kristanna Loken, Billy Zane
Source: Variety

Edward Furlong ("American History X") will star alongside Billy Zane and Kristanna Loken in Uwe Boll's "Janjaweed." Drama is lensing in Cape Town, South Africa. The film follows American journalists confronting atrocities in Sudan.

Furlong next appears in John Morrissey's "Tequila," indie "This Is Not a Movie," and another Boll film, "Stoic."
Title: Re: Uwe Boll
Post by: polkablues on April 02, 2009, 12:45:45 AM
For about half a second, I thought, "Wait, didn't he die?"  Then I realized I was thinking of Brad Renfro.  Carry on.
Title: Re: Uwe Boll
Post by: wilder on June 14, 2015, 10:05:04 PM
Title: Re: Uwe Boll
Post by: Neil on September 23, 2015, 04:19:16 PM
I feel bad for him. But, at the same time, I hope that he is a man of his word.
Title: Re: Uwe Boll
Post by: Jeremy Blackman on September 23, 2015, 05:32:52 PM
This video is even better:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQJwEAqzFs4
Title: Re: Uwe Boll
Post by: Neil on June 29, 2016, 05:48:48 PM
Boll on Bay

Title: Re: Uwe Boll
Post by: wilder on October 26, 2016, 01:59:12 PM
Uwe Boll Announces His Retirement From Filmmaking
via The Playlist

"Rampage: President Down" will mark Boll's final outing behind the camera because, as he tells Metro, the money is no longer there to keep things sustainable.

"The market is dead, you don't make any money anymore on movies because the DVD and Blu Ray market worldwide has dropped 80 per cent in the last three years. That is the real reason; I just cannot afford to make movies," the director said. "I can't go back to student filmmaking because I have made so many movies in my life, and I can't make cheaper and cheaper movies at my age. It's a shame. I would be happy to make movies but it is just not financially profitable."

However, Boll remains very proud of his work, including his attempts at issues-driven movies, like "Assault On Wall Street."

"It's way better than 'Wall Street 2' by Oliver Stone," he said of the film. "It's better researched, it's better written, it's better, but it doesn't have Michael Douglas."

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I hope he becomes a professional vlogger.