As the gaming industry continues to grow we see more and more of our favorite game titles adapted to screen. Some have had moderate success; the Final Fantasy, and Resident Evil films, and then others not so much.  One of the upcoming films that fans are hopeful about is Max Payne; which was a title released by Rockstar in 2001, and was wildly popular at the time for its game play due to its slow motion capabilities.

The film will be hitting theaters October 17th , and its plot is based on that of the game.  Max, being played by Mark Wahlberg, is an inner city cop whose family and partner are brutally murdered. In the pursuit of retribution for these disturbing crimes, Max plunges into the depths of a dark, gritty underworld; in which he discovers enemies beyond the mortal realm and a betrayal beyond imagination.

The film was Directed by John Moore who is best known for Behind Enemy Lines, his Directorial debut.  The cast consists of Mark Wahlberg (The Departed, The Italian Job) as Payne, Mila Kunis (That 70’s show) as supporting actress, and Chris Ludacris Bridges (Crash) as supporting Actor. Although Mark Wahlberg has refused to play the game, he says it is nothing personal it is only because he doesn’t want to indulge his addictive nature; and since he has claimed that playing Max Payne is his favorite role yet, fans of the game may let it slide.

Mark who is no stranger to the action film genre was praised for his supporting role in The Departed which also got him an Oscar nod. Although Mark has an almost iconic role to live up to, fans seem elated with him playing Payne, and more than satisfied with the supporting role of the beautiful Mila Kunis.

The trailer has fans starving for all the gritty bullet riddled goodness that is Max Payne the movie. I guess for now we will have to rely on the trailer to satisfy our hunger for mayhem.

Here is the official Max Payne trailer.

Below is an interview with the cast at Comic-Con; on the Max Payne film, the game, and the fans.