With "Doom 3" a big success on PC and about to hit other platforms,
GameDaily sat down with id Software CEO, Todd Hollenshead to talk
about the upcoming movie in development:

Q: What is the latest status of the movie?

A: The script is close to final and we're very happy with it.
Universal is in the process of casting and pre-production now. With
every passing day I become more and more confident that we will see
DOOM at movie theaters before the end of next year.

Q: Why has it taken so long for what seems like such an easy
conversion from game to film?

A: Way back there were many false starts and a script that wasn't
particularly compelling. When we started all over with CAA, the first
thing that was done was getting John Wells and Lorenzo DiBonaventura
on the project and they immediately focused on getting a good script
in process. I think that's been the big difference this time around.

Q: What are your hopes and goals in terms of bringing Doom to the big
screen?

A: I want to see the movie be true to what the legacy of the DOOM
games mean to fans. Scary, intense, lots of action, and consistent
with what we've done in the games. However, movies and games are
different media, so some things will and should be different. I'm not
looking for "DOOM 3: The Movie" and that's not what it will be. The
script is not based on the DOOM 3 story, but is based on the DOOM
universe, so fans will see plenty in the movie that they will
recognize from the game.

Q: Since Doom 3 is a retelling of the original, will the script focus
more on the update than the original?

A: We didn't tie the script to the specific story in the game. There
are lots of similarities, but there are many things that are different
in a way that's not inconsistent with what we've done in the games. I
believe that fans will find the story in the movie fresh and exciting,
but still very much DOOM.

Q: Do you have a time frame in terms of when you'd like a script
completed and when the film might hit theaters?

A: The script is very close to final already. I'll be ecstatic if it's
out by the end of next year. But I'm like other fans: the sooner the
better!

The full interview can be found here:
http://gigex.com/general/article/?id=7478&game_id=237&source=00001