If you haven't heard the news yet, the success of Netflix and Adi Shankar's Castlevania series has sparked and rekindled interest in adapting video games into animated features - so much so that Shankar took to his Facebook page and announced that Capcom's popular "Devil May Cry" series will be getting the Netflix animated series treatment too!
Now in the works and joining Castlevania in what Shankar calls the "Bootleg Universe", Devil May Cry will be the second popular video game series to be adapted, and as the producer said in an interview in IGN - acquired the rights so the "jabronis in Hollywood don't ------ this one up to."
He has a point - Castlevania has garnered universal acclaim, and its second season was just WOW.
It's quite the video game party when it comes to the annual Electronic Entertainment Expo or E3 as it's known in the gaming community, and recently at Microsoft's Xbox E3 Press Conference they made a lot of news - including revealing the very first trailer for Capcom's "Devil May Cry 5" - returning the franchise to its original roots and seeing protagonists Nero and Dante returning for a new adventure!
Devil May Cry 5 - E3 2018 Announcement Trailer
Devil May Cry 5 will hit PS4, Xbox One, and PC on Spring 2019!
If you know the history of the Resident Evil/ Bio Hazard franchise, then you'd be wise to know that any of the big screen movies you've seen with Milla Jovovich starring in them are unlike anything that follows the video game series' canon, instead opting to use elements here and there from the game and establish a timeline of its own. With that said and being a fan of the games, I have respect for the direction the movies went through, but it still didn't accomplish the job of translating a video game concept into the big screen. With so many sequels already made and still more on the way, one has to wonder what else will be milked into a Hollywood movie? Well, Screen Gems, a subsidiary company of Sony Pictures Entertainment responsible for distributing said Resident Evil films, has gone out and made their move, as they have secured the rights to another Capcom property that was originally intended to be a Resident Evil sequel, but spun out into a franchise of its own: Devil May Cry.
Those familiar with DMC should know that it deals with the story of Dante: an arrogant, wise-cracking demon slayer who happens to be the son of the legendary Sparda, a demon who rebelled against his own kind and possesses extraordinary powers. Created by Hideki Kamiya, Dante and the DMC series were meant to represent "cool and stylish" to the video game genre, and boy did the series take off with some serious ass kicking gameplay that was both highly addicting and simply amazing to watch and pull off at the same time. Because of its popularity, the Devil May Cry series has already gotten 4 games, an anime series, toys, and several other merchandise under its belt, and even a remake is on its way (which in itself looks controversial due to Dante's major makeover). Now that movie rights have been secured by Screen Gems, with Kane & Lynch movie adaptation writer Kyle Ward handling the screenplay, one has to wonder how Hollywood will handle this property. Only time will tell for sure. For more info on the story, visit the source post at Slash Film.
This year's Tokyo Game Show has finally gone underway, and it's bringing out all the heavy gun announcements that game lovers are dying for! First up, there's a slew of new games coming from none other than the company that created the Street Fighter and Megaman series - Capcom! They've announced new titles like Asura's Wrath (a God Of War style game), a new Dead Rising game featuring the return of the original game's protagonist, Frank West, and a new Devil May Cry game, simply titled DmC! Developed by Ninja Theory (Heavenly Sword), the new installment features Dante once again, showing him with a younger look complete with black hair. Kotaku has the scoop, and a trailer of a game via their link here, or see it here right below.
DmC announcement trailer TGS 2010
Dante looks way different... I don't know if it's a good thing or bad thing. We'll just have to wait for more updates and see.
In other news, Resident Evil creator Shinji Mikami is collaborating with No More Heroes creator Goichi Suda and EA, creating a new action game in the form of Shadows of the DAMNED! The premise sounds a lot like DMC, with a guy hunting demons and all, but he rides a motorcycle, and the game will be played in a third person, over the shoulder style, similar to RE4. There's also a trailer up courtesy of Kotaku, or you could see it right below. Check it out if you dare!
Shadows of the DAMNED announcement trailer TGS 2010
More games and plenty of other surprises still await as the TGS rolls forward!
