Pulp Fiction Co-Writer Penning and Directing Wolfenstein Movie

There have been some really memorable final bosses in video games, but one of the most talked about is Adolf Hitler. The tyrannical leader of the Nazi Party was the machine gun wielding baddie in Wolfenstein 3D and here’s hoping  that Mecha-Hitler makes a comeback in the forthcoming movie based on the Castle Wolfenstein series.

GiantBomb has reported about Panorama Media snapping up Roger Avery to write the script and also direct the flick. Avery’s best known credit is writing the massive 1995 film Pulp Fiction. But in terms of games, he wrote the original Silent Hill movie, whilst the Producer for this supposed Wolfenstein film, Samuel Hadida, produced the survival horror’s first stab at the silver-screen.

The synopsis from the press release reads as follows; “Castle Wolfenstein is an action adventure film in the vein of Captain America and Inglourious Basterds.  The story follows a young US Army Captain and a British Special Agent on a top secret mission to Castle Wolfenstein, where Hitler will be for the unveiling of a new secret weapon.  After reaching the Castle, our heroes are confronted with Himmler’s SS Paranormal Division and must fight, not only for their survival, but for a mission that could alter the course of the War.”, as seen on IGN.

This movie has been talked about since 2002, amazingly. Every couple of years, there’s some bit of info that seems to confirm that its still happening. But, video game movies have a horrible track record of being rumours for years, without anything actually happening – Bioshock, Mass Effect, Gears of War, Uncharted, all examples.  Look, give them the benefit of the doubt and see what happens with this one.