Uwe Boll Done with Big-Budget Affairs

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Source: The Hollywood Reporter

Monday, January 14th, 2008

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It seems that Uwe Boll's big budget money train might have made it's last stop.

After disasterous grosses from his latest pic In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale, it seems that Boll will stick to the smaller flicks from now on.

"In the future, I will focus on smaller films such as Postal or Tunnel Rats," the director said from his home in Maintz, Germany. "These are films that represent my true passion, and can be done and smaller budgets."

Boll had previously secured his escalating budgets through German tax fund shelters, but now those shelters have been banned in Germany and the director's latest film flop will make it even harder for him to secure a budget.

In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale took 14th place at the box office this past weekend - despite his pleas to American moviegoers - taking in just $3.2 million domestically.

Up next for Boll is yet another videogame adaptation, Zombie Massacre.

10 Comments & Responses

ramasscreen.com

January 15th, 2008 9:40am

Good.
His movies suck anyway!

The Kwisatz Haderach

January 15th, 2008 9:23am

I didnt see the film, the trailer was enough for me, though the casting looked sweet. I never really care for Boll, his films suck monkey balls for days.

CelluloidDreams

January 15th, 2008 8:14am

Hey "brew1701" the "ONLY" reason I went to see "A Dungeon Siege Tale" was Jason Statham, Ron Perlman, Ray Liotta, & even with a cast like this....they coudln't save the film!!!!

ed_wood

January 15th, 2008 5:57am

He Sucks.

brew1701

January 14th, 2008 10:42pm

i cant believe u actually went to go see that movie celluloid! unless u downloaded it, and i cant believe that Boll is just realising this now!?

Bats

January 14th, 2008 9:48pm

Looks like he finally grew a brain

MaViNx

January 14th, 2008 9:11pm

Uwe Boll needs to be stop period. If you are someone who knows someone who knows a person that can tell him, please tell that person he sucks monkey balls.

Phatlightning

January 14th, 2008 7:18pm

thank god.. it took yet another disaster to throw him back in his hole

CelluloidDreams

January 14th, 2008 6:26pm

LOL! "In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale" was a Z Grade picture....by the end, my friends & I were either were laughing at most parts or we were yelling 1 liners at the screen!

Jason Statham couldn't even save the film!

Uwe Boll needs to stop making videogame adaptations

marcelillo

January 14th, 2008 5:05pm

Uwe Boll sucks!!!! why anyone would be willing to give him money to produce something!?!?!?!?!

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