Max Payne Movie Trailer

The movie trailer for the big screen video game adaptation of Max Payne is now online at filmweb. Thanks to /Film reader Michal S for the tip. I’m really impressed by the visual stylings of director John Moore who seemed to capture the slow-motion action sequences, including Mark Wahlberg’s slow motion dive which is ripped directly from the game. Looks promising.

The story follows Max Payne (Mark Wahlberg), a former NYPD Detective with internal and external conflicts in a dark, sinister New York City. Three years after the murder of his newborn daughter and wife by a group of junkies, Max is now undercover agent in the DEA and embedded in the Punchinello Mafia family. The video game series is known for its Matrix-like bullet-time, graphic violence and profanity. The movie will hit theaters on October 17th 2008.

Discuss: What do you think of the Max Payne movie trailer?

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  • youguysaresilly
    If you cant remember the story of the fucking game dont say shit like 'ohh those winged monsters are gay'. becoz ur the guy ones u cunts. in the game there was a drug and it made people see things that werent there also there were numerous dream sequences! So STFU! YOU CUNTS! especially paul and frank and captain awsome the captain of cock munching! now i better get back to work instead of watching movie trailers!

    P.S FUCK YOU ALL!
  • eduardo
    the winged creatures are not in the game...but i think is a good add on since he goes insane and start seeing things. cuz he cant crack the case of the ppl who murderd his family and partner.. i think is gonna be bad ass and the new theme goes pretty well with the move..
  • Leon
    In the game Max always talked about the demons around him and the bad choices he made. I think the demons represent the whole darkside to the criminal underworld. In the last part when he shot the guy through the window the demon was there pulling the guy to represent him going to hell after the bullet killed him.
  • Andrew
    Hey dummies...don't you remember crazy nightmares he had in the game? Don't you think that explains the winged creatures? Don't be so quick to criticize this trailer like the story is going to deviate from the game.
  • kay
    Guys, the wing creatures are suppose to be apart of his dream. He had dreams or nightmares in the game.
  • thomas
    That wing creature suks. Those dreamlevel were the most bad things I have ever seen in a videogame. So i had thought if the make a game the probably will delete those stupid dreams. But it remains a pity, but what the hell, we will die in the end
  • MaxMovieMadness
    Okay, will everyone stop with the complaining about it being PG-13. Have you guys ever made a movie? Doubt it, cause if you had you'd know that films are rated by an entirely different organization then video games. They don't base rating off the same thing. A video game will have a higher rating then a similar movie, simply because its interactive which makes it more likely to make an impression on someone. And today PG-13 can include blood and sexual content, it just can't show brains getting cut out or actually watching someone screw someone. So why would anyone need to see the brain matter or the falling out of intestines or some chick riding some dude, when it would do nothing then bash the quality of the film. By keeping it PG-13 they take in a wider audience of people, including most teenagers who are also adamant fans of the game. By allowing a lower rating, they sell more tickets, and if its expected to sell more tickets then they get started out with a higher budget. Production companies will give up to fifteen thousand dollars extra, if not more, simply for the difference between PG-13 and R ratings. So you should thank them. By giving it a lower rating, they'll have more money to make it into a quality movie.

    Secondly, the angels are a representation of the Valkyr drug. All of the game was based around Norse mythology and the end of the world. The constant snow storm is predicted in Ragnarok, the man named Woden after the other name for the god Oden, the company named Aesir, the club called Ragna Rock, it was all subtly trying to tell you the story of a simple cop who found himself in a conspiracy in the deeper parts of the world. Aesir is the name for the collective force of the gods that would ultimately shape Ragnarok and the end of the world. The company Aesir in the game think they're like gods, forming a drug that could indefinitely bring about the end of the world for many people [metaphorically]. The angels are just a representation of the hidden side of the story, induced by the drug Valkyr.

    The movie's gonna go great. Most of the cast watched many noir like films, some John Woo films, and played the game before starting their roles. Its directed competently [at least not by Uwe Boll thankfully] so I've no doubt that this movie will come out great. Maybe this will do for the video game to movie franchise that comic book movies have done to that franchise.
  • Big Willie
    Meh! I'll pass... Marky Mark is no Max Payne... he's too clean cut. Now if they had a movie called "The Funky Bunch", he'd be the man for it!!!
  • steevo
    the game was not out befor the matrix......
  • steevo
    looks like they kept that comic book feel to the movie, looks good so far except i dont think mr marky wahlberg is the right guy.
    maybe josh brolin from no country for old men and one of my fave films goonies.. lets hope the film is better put together than the half arsed 2nd game.
  • serdenadesign
    That is Ulga Kyralenko ... I'm not sure if I spelled her name right. But never the less she's a hottie. She was hot in Hitman, pretty much made me able to sit through that film, though on the directors cut DVD she gets killed in the end which made the movie better for me. She's also gonna be a Bond girl in 007: Quantum of Solace.

    Definite Hottie.
  • lescatenaccio
    Can anyone name the actress laying down on the bed?
  • marcus
    Matrix like?! thats bullshit, the game was out before that stupid movie was being kicked around as an idea, now we'll have to deal with all them ijits going "whatever, the movie is a rip off of punisher and the matrix" damn kids...
  • John Henderson
    if you read the fourth draft max payne script its online, those winged creatures are products of the imagination of the junkies high on V. If anyone wants it check imdb or check rapidshare. The script was medicore. way better if they stayed faithful to the game. with max paynes innuendos to smart qircks to puns.
  • mehran
    i like it mark walberg its veri good actor ( shooter in my 100 films )
    john moor films i like behind enemi lines
    but i like sexual scene in max payne ......... have or no ???
  • NB
    "Matrix like" ???? I believe it INTRODUCED bullet time.And Matrix Followed.
  • starscream9289
    The winged creatures look like the Shinigami from Death Note.
    Great anime people! Kira shall judge mankind!
  • neo
    great movie!. is that sucre, from Prison break? wow. cool!
  • Ricky
    they can always tell the first story in flashback but that might get a bit convoluted I guess.
  • calumt
    Yeh id say this looks pretty good. Probably not as good as the games, because they are simply unbeatable. Those winged creatures are probably valkryies, the winged maidens that carry slain heroes off to valhalla. The games are full of Nordic imagery, the drug called Valkyr, the government agency called Valhalla, the Aesir co-operation, agent Baldur, and the neverending snowstorm, and the nightclub called Ragnarok. Dont know how much will be kept in the film, but the Valkyries can probably only be seen because the crminals keep shooting up on Valkyr which gives you pretty crazy hallucinations. But yeh i am a huge max payne fan and im probably looking more forward to this film thatn any others out there, including the dark knight!
  • Bryce
    PG-13? The trailer looks like the movie is going towards an R rating.

    Any official word that Max Payne will be rated PG-13?
  • YoungZe
    Erm, the Max Payne 2 Story wouldn't work without the Max Payne 1 Story.
  • Ricky
    PG-13 isn't always a bad thing. Hitman got an R rating and look how bad that turned out. I think they should have followed the Max Payne 2 story.
  • Greyson
    Never played the game but this trailer looks great. The music is badass and I've never seen a bad Marky Mark film. Maybe Apes but he was the best part.
  • Floppy
    I like the fact that the trailer actually resembles the game and gives hope that the entire movie will too. Since I'm partial to Manson, the music pulled me in too.
  • Eric
    The winged things are nordic Valkyries, and Valkyr is the drug in the movie. The writers of the game were Finnish, so there are a lot of Nordic elements through out them, it only makes sense that they are in the movie. If I wanted the exact story from the games, I would play the games.
  • Will
    I'm sure the Angles are Max's victims... I can't wait this looks like the shit.
  • tony
    reminds me of The Crow for some odd reason.
    maybe its those winged things flying around.
  • Xerox
    You really think the wings aren't real huh...
  • John
    Ruben the wing things are not real they are part of max mind on drugs and dream stuff.
  • Troy
    This needs to be an R rating or above, otherwise it just wont be the same. That is what made the game so good, was the blood and the darkness of the people and scenes. Oh well I guess you take your kiddies to it. Then after that they can go to their friends house and play GTA4!@
  • ruben
    im not familiar with the game so can some one tell me if this is some sort of supernatural type game (those wing ppl)
  • Tomás Roa
    At least they kept that and the voiceovers =D
    I hope they still put somehow the "graphic novel" moments.
  • Joe
    Looks decent. Not terrible, not excellent.
  • Jimmy
    http://www.maxpaynethemovie.com/


    heres the website, check for yourselves
  • ok i went on the website so i can see what the hell the winged things are and found the synopsis of the movie thats on the site. " Based on the legendary, hard-hitting interactive video game, Max Payne tells the story of a maverick cop determined to track down those responsible for the brutal murders of his family and partner. Hell-bent on revenge, his obsessive investigation takes him on a nightmare journey into the dark underworld." ok...i was thinking that that was like some....kind of meanig and not literal but then i read the next part , " As the mystery deepens, Max (Mark Wahlberg) is forced to battle enemies BEYOND THE NATURAL WORLD and face an unthinkable betrayal." ok....so maybe this is saying that those winged creatures might be real? and not some other meaning like dreams or something
  • Dylan
    Looked nice
  • It looks like Mark Walberg is staying true to the character. Which is a really good thing. Even though they don't look alike, I think Mark Walberg is a excellent choice for Max Payne :)
    I thought he did a excellent job in "Shooter" he is a very good actor.
  • I liked it!! That was pretty good.... The Dark wing creature looked cool as heck. The Trailer is better then I thought, but I would like to see more bullet time. The Graphics looks very good!!
  • Ian
    I agree that it does keep the feel of the game (at least, this trailer does). Really curious what those winged gargoyle things are (hopefully part of a dream/hallucination).

    Is it too late to get Michael C. Hall? I don't think I'll ever buy Wahlberg as May Payne.
  • Tom
    I dont see what people have against Dirk Digglers casting. I think he's perfect for the role
  • jbq
    Looks better than what I expected. But I just don't understand the casting choice. Marky Mark has his moments, but there has to be a dozen other b-list actors better suited for the role. Personally, I think Dean Winters would have been awesome, but he probably wouldn't have been a big enough name, I guess.
  • Lee
    I think it actually looks pretty cool. Cool visuals and camera angles. We'll see.
  • Its looking good I know its only a trailer and its hard to judge
  • InfidelAppel
    I was really hoping they'd stick to the game storyline. But whoever is being discussed "You know that feeling you got when you ran past the graveyard as a kid? Stay away from this guy" sounds like Satan or something.

    I'd like to hope the demons are just dream visuals, but aside from Mona Sax none of the other characters or descriptions seemed like they were from the game. I have a bad feeling this is just going to be like Constantine, but with an IP I actually care about....
  • Tendrillar
    Ah....fuckin' hollywood. This actually looks somewhat interesting, but Max Panye it is not. I'll watch it, definitely, but I'm just a little disappointed.
  • Captain Awesome
    Watch the trailer with Sir Mix-A-Lot's, "Baby Got Back" playing. It actually makes it better.
  • i forgot to add, why PG-13? It's a M rated game with loads of blood. Did they think fans would be satisfied with PG-13? Come on Hollywood. You think they would have learned by now to stop making shitty moves like that. They just want money is what it seems like but I dont know what im talking about its just my opinion, if someone can explain please do.
  • I have to say im dissapointed. I felt it was really cliche your average shooting action movie, like hitman or something. Except there was those devil angel things, what was that all about? I'll probobly watch it unless someone sees it before me and chages my mind by telling me how rediculous it was.
  • Brently
    I'm still waiting for a decent video game-based movie, maybe this'll be it. I just ordered the game after seeing the trailer, maybe the movie'll be halfway decent, who knows?
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