'Duke Nukem' never dies, baby! A movie from the 'Cobra Kai' creators based on the '90s video game franchise is in the works.
Duke Nukem can never die, baby! The butt-kicking, gum-chewing, action movie quote-stealing macho man featured prominently in one of the grandfathers of the first-person shooter genre, Duke Nukem 3D, is attempting to get the movie treatment again through a couple of heavy hitters in Legendary Entertainment and the creators of Cobra Kai. Per The Hollywood Reporter, Legendary acquired the rights from Gearbox for the film with Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz, and Hayden Schlossberg producing.
Duke Nukem has a complicated history, starting off with two MS-DOS titles released back in the early 90s before its landmark FPS title was released by 3D Realms in 1996. Alongside the likes of Doom, Quake, and Wolfenstein 3D, it paved the way for other shooters like it, though it stood out for its brand of crass humor and constant movie references. By 2001, it was already a billion-dollar franchise, though the long-awaited follow-up to Duke Nukem 3D would be stuck in development hell.
No writer or director is currently attached to the Duke Nukem film, but The Hollywood Reporter notes that it's likely one of the three Cobra Kai alums could take the directing gig. Whoever does sit in the director's chair and pen the script will face the same challenges that have plagued previous developments — how to make Duke Nukem, a quintessentially 90s character, relevant now.
While work begins on Duke Nukem, Gearbox is also set to debut a film on one of their other massive franchises Borderlands. The film, starring Kevin Hart, Cate Blanchett, and Jack Black, is slated to release in theaters later this year.
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