Director Ben Wheatley Wants To Make a New DOOM Movie

Ben Wheatley, the director of films such as Kill List, Sightseers, High Rise, Free Fire, and The Meg 2 has another film project on his mind that he’d like to take a crack at. The filmmaker appeared on a recent episode of The Playlist podcast where he said he would love to make a new feature film adaptation of the hit video game Doom! He said:

"Video games and films are so intertwined, aren't they? It's like because they feed backwards and forwards in terms of their referencing, it's tricky. And the things that you think are original about the games are from films often, and so when you take away the interactive element of it, there's not much left to it, you know? I still want to make a Doom film, though. I know it's been done, but come on. Or Counter-Strike, that would be the one I'd like to make."

Wheatley has made some crazy-ass films and he’s also made some super fun and entertaining movies. I think he could deliver an insane Doom movie. I know Doom has been done before, but we haven’t seen it done by Ben Wheatley, and that’s a movie I want to see!

The director was attached to direct Tomb Raider 2, but he ended up having to leave the project because the pandemic delayed production, and then the opportunity to direct The Meg 2 came along and he decided to jump on board that one.

Remember when Doom first came out!? That was such a wild game! I loved playing it. I remember my friends having so much fun with that game. I hope that Wheatley gets to bring it to life one day. What do you think about the possibility of Wheatley directing Doom?