Mutant Chronicles

[Brian in Mesa]

Jane to Topline The Mutant Chronicles
Source: Variety
November 17, 2005

Producer Ed Pressman's Pressman & Co. Films production company has signed The Punisher star Thomas Jane to topline its sci-fi/action epic The Mutant Chronicles, based on the role-playing board game of the same name.

The story is set in the 23rd century, in which four giant corporations have pillaged the last of the planet's resources, causing a demonic, marauding army of underworld NecroMutants to wage war against humans for what remains. Jane will play a battle-weary Marine who leads a squad of soldiers against the alien hordes.

Simon Hunter will direct the film from a screenplay he wrote with Ross Jameson.

Pressman, Stephan Belafonte, Pras Michel and Tim Dennison will produce, along with Alessandro Camon. Paradox Entertainment's Peter Sederowski and Fred Malmberg will serve as executive producers.

The Mutant Chronicles is scheduled to start filming in the spring with casting currently under way.

 

[Pariah]

Arrghh. I'm an evil mutant, eh.

 

[PortlandCardFan]

How is it Mutant Chronicles gets a film but Warhammer 40k can't get one??

stupid Games Workshop!!!!

 

[Brian in Mesa]

Rea and Perlman Board Mutant Chronicles
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
May 8, 2006

Stephen Rea (V For Vendetta) and Ron Perlman (Hellboy) have joined Thomas Jane and John Malkovich in The Mutant Chronicles, a sci-fi action thriller based on the popular role-playing game, says The Hollywood Reporter.

German actor Benno Furmann (Joyeux Noel) also has joined the cast of the indie production, set to begin shooting in the summer with director Simon Hunter.

Rea plays the former commander of Lieutenant Mitch Hunter (Jane), a 23rd century Marine who tries to save Earth by leading a band of soldiers against evil NecroMutants. Perlman portrays the leader of a religious sect who thinks he can destroy the mutants and save the planet, recruiting Hunter to join him.

Furmann portrays Hunter's former nemesis who joins him to fight for the greater good, and Malkovich appears as the head of a council of corporations that rule the Earth.

 

[Pariah]

Arrghh. I'm an evil mutant, eh.

 

[Brian in Mesa]

Arrghh. I'm an evil mutant, eh.

 

[Brian in Mesa]

Hulu has posted the first five minutes from director Simon Hunter's Mutant Chronicles, starring Thomas Jane, Ron Perlman, Devon Aoki and John Malkovich. The Magnolia Pictures release reaches theaters on April 24th.

Watch here

 

[Pariah]

Arrghh. I'm an evil mutant, eh.

 

[Brian in Mesa]

Mutant Chronicles

Release Date: April 24, 2009 (NY, LA)
Studio: Magnolia Pictures
Director: Simon Hunter
Screenwriter: Philip Eisner
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Sci Fi
MPAA Rating: R (for strong bloody violence and language throughout)
Website: MutanChroniclestheMovie.com

Starring: Thomas Jane, Ron Perlman, Devon Aoki, John Malkovich

Plot Summary: At the end of the Ice Age, The Machine came from the outer space with the purpose to change men into mutants. However, a hero defeated the device and a great seal was laid over The Machine. In 2707, the depleted world is ruled by four Corporations: Mishima, Bauhaus, Capitol and Imperial that are in constant war. During a battle between Capitol and Bauhaus, the great seal is broken and The Machine works again transforming soldiers and civilians in hordes of mutants. A small part of the population escapes to Mars, leaving millions of people behind. The man of faith and leader of an ancient brotherhood Brother Samuel is a believer of God and the Chronicles, a bible about the mutants. With the city under siege of the mutants, he visits the Corporations' leader Constantine asking for an aircraft and twenty men for a suicide mission to destroy The Machine, planting a bomb and a detonator following the knowledge of the Chronicles. He recruits the tough Major 'Mitch' Hunter; the Bauhaus Lieutenant Maximillian von Steiner; the keeper of the Chronicles Severian that is under a vow of silence; the gorgeous and lethal Corporal Valerie Duval; Corporal Juba Kim Wu; Captain John McGuire; and Corporal Jesus 'El Jesus' de Barrera. Together they become the last hope of Earth against the evil mutants.

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[Mulli]

watched the first five minutes. Why does the battle look like WWI?

 

[Pariah]

Arrghh...aw, nevermind.

 

[PortlandCardFan]

I'll see it...

 

[Mulli]

Seriously, they were wearing WW1 helmets, in trenches. Yawn.

 

[PortlandCardFan]

Seriously, they were wearing WW1 helmets, in trenches. Yawn.

That is accurate to the way it was depicted in the books and comics. There was also a miniature game with those helmets.

 

[Mulli]

That is accurate to the way it was depicted in the books and comics. There was also a miniature game with those helmets.

Silly

 

[Ryanwb]

I thought this was going to be about girls I dated in high school

 

[benas223]

great movie !

 

[RON_IN_OC]

This was on HDNet on Wed...before theaters...I dvr'd it and now I'm watching it. I really like the look and feel, so far. I'm not familiar with the game or the premise, but it's an entertaining movie.

 

[PortlandCardFan]

This movie was average... I liked some of it but I didn't get the feel I got from the books. Decent amount of gore but nothing major. If you are into steam-punk genre stuff you may like it. Costumes were a major fail. That would have spruced up the movie alot IMO. Low budget though so what can you do?

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