And Doomsday was, uh, okay. I liked it when they were in the city but when they got to the medieval castle with Malcolm McDowell it lost my attention, I felt like it went through a Southland Tales ‘Time Rift’ into a shitty excuse of LOTR visuals of people walking on hills.

his slate of would-be projects:

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The Eagle’s Nest

In June 2005, Neil Marshall announced after the completion of The Descent that he would be working on two projects: The Eagle’s Nest and Outpost. Marshall initially described The Eagle’s Nest as a World War II action-adventure that would be a hybrid of Die Hard (1988 ) and The Remains of the Day (1993 ).[1] The following July, Marshall described The Eagle’s Nest as an action adventure tribute to films like Where Eagles Dare (1968 ) and The Eagle Has Landed (1976). Marshall said The Eagle’s Nest would be about a rescue attempt for a parachutist, Rudolph Hess, who lands in Scotland during World War II. The rescue is botched, and Hess is taken by a German unit to a country castle.[2]

The Sword and the Fury

In July 2005, Marshall described a project called The Sword and the Fury, which would be a heist film that takes place in medieval times. According to the director, the story takes place 30 years after the death of King Arthur when his sword Excalibur is stolen. Arthur’s queen Guinevere hires a band of thieves to steal it back.[2]

The Ninth Legion

The Ninth Legion, announced in July 2006,[3] is a planned project by Neil Marshall based on the historical Ninth Legion.[4] Marshall plans to develop the film with the same crew that worked on The Descent, and he said in July 2006 that he would begin The Ninth Legion after completing Doomsday.[3]

Sherlock Holmes

In March 2007, Warner Bros. announced a film adaptation of the comic book Sherlock Holmes by Lionel Wigram. A script was written by Michael Johnson, and Neil Marshall was hired to direct the film. Sherlock Holmes is slated for production after Marshall completes Doomsday.[5]

Sacrilege

In March 2008, Neil Marshall announced his involvement to write and direct Sacrilege, a horror film that would take place in the Old West. Marshall described the film, “It is set during the Gold Rush, a time remembered for incidents like the Donner Party. It is meant to be a pitch-black, gritty, period horror movie.” The film will be themed on paranoia and isolation, and the director will draw inspiration from the 1982 film The Thing. “This is Unforgiven by way of H.P. Lovecraft, with that grim, gritty setting and a horror element nobody has seen before,” Marshall said.[6]

Drive

Also in March 2008, Universal signed Marshall to direct Drive, a film about a Hollywood stunt driver who is also happens to be a getaway driver in heists, starring Hugh Jackman. The movie is based on the novel by James Sallis. Marshall would like to start shooting in the summer of 2008.[7]

The De2cent

Due to the film being a commercial and critical success, it was decided that a sequel would be produced. Although Marshall has no plans to direct the film, he told Bloody-Disgusting.com, “A treatment is in the works, I’m not directing it, but I will oversee it and want to be a part of it.” According to Rotten Tomatoes, the sequel will be called De2cent.

Conan

First it was rumored to be Xavier Gens, then Rob Zombie, and now another name has been suggested as the director for Conan. IGN.com states that British filmmaker Neil Marshall has also been put into the running. The screenwriting team of Thomas Dean Donnelly and Joshua Oppenheimer have recently begun work on the script for film, which will bring the classic character from Robert E. Howard’s pulp novels back to the big screen.

i remember hearing about that sherlock project, which is okay with me as long as they don’t try to pass it off as a adaptation.
i like how marshall is like tarantino in how he pays homages to films he loves but he sems to have more fun in doing so.