Comments on: WWE Planning Old West Undertaker Origin Movie

By: susan

susan — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 20:48:03 +0000

wrestling is getting too much acting not enough wrestling too many big mouths and not enough show its like a soap opera… i went too likeing ufc better than wrestling at least they know how to get down and beat the crap out of each other.. and u see blood not prissing around looking like a bunch of nuts and the girl my as well be hookers get some clothes on…

By: Alice Draven

Alice Draven — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 07:45:55 +0000

I’m a huge WWE fan and proud part of th WWE Universe sense 1988 till now. Sadly WWE studios films SUCK, The Marine is the only movie i have in the Dvd collection and the rest i’ve watched once and never again so poor.

I have to admit The Undertaker is maybe about the only superstar you can have for a back story, the origins of his character are very Hollywood.

Shame Tarantino and Rodriguez are busy, this is right up there street.

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By: Joey

Joey — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 15:30:56 +0000

they have stated Marc Callaway will Play Undertaker but as we have seen this could not be a disaster as Callaway is a great actor. WWE does not have much leway with this film Undertaker’s origion was created and revailed when Kane came so in the beginning he is a kid who sets fire to his family’s funeral home which kills his family and the Paul Bearer must come into play because Bearer died as well and raised the Undertaker in hell. This story has to also focus on Kane in a major way. maybe they would make it Taker catches Bearer and his mother trogether ande thats his reasoning to kill the family and he knows that Kane is the child of Paul. WWE has a lot of Leway after the funeral home parts but before that if they change it up and change Bearer’s importance in anyway they could ruin this movie.

By: Dezaras Prime

Dezaras Prime — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 12:41:58 +0000

Good points. One question though: What about Kane? He has a big role in the Undertaker mythos. Surely they won’t stick Kane in the Wild West as well!

By: drainHead

drainHead — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 06:05:38 +0000

Umm, how many times have we seen The Undertaker’s entrance? The lightning, the smoke? Take extra notice of the urn in his earlier fights. Remember the casket promo leading to his bought with Yokozuna. The guy can hold his own acting, directing, and wrestling. I have no doubt in my mind that this is going to be BIG! My only suggestion would be to have Taker be the film hero and Vince McMahon play the villain, because anything Mark does Vince will try to capitalize.

By: the phenom

the phenom — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 19:00:29 +0000

the undertaker is the true world heavyweight champion

By: Justin

Justin — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 20:47:24 +0000

I think it could really work. It could start out with the Undertaker being just an undertaker who gets murdered. He comes back filled with Hell Fire and Brimstone and becomes a gunslinger to exact his revenge on those who murdered him.
The Undertaker could play the Undertaker only if he doesn't wear eye shadow like he does in the ring.
Just a thought.

By: Justin

Justin — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 13:47:24 +0000

By: Mike Benton Jr.

Mike Benton Jr. — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 16:26:26 +0000

Lets not forget Suburban Commando Starring Hulk Hogan and The Undertaker.

By: DeadMan

DeadMan — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 05:52:57 +0000

I think they should use the idea from the undertaker comics where Undertaker is a ruler of a part of hell called stygian or prison realm where the worst most evil souls are reprimanded. Undertaker is the master and warden there. He is dethroned at some point by a Druid who called himself Augustus the Embalmer. Something like that as a backdrop would be sweet!

By: Allen

Allen — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 09:28:03 +0000

Meat Loaf also played himself in a movie that aired on VH1. I didn’t read every comment on here so I don’t know if someone has mentioned this or not, but See No Evil, Hear No Evil (or SNEHNE as you put it) is a comedy with Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor! LOL. The movie Kane was in is simply titled See No Evil. Think before you post, or, maybe you just don’t know as much as you think.

By: fred3326

fred3326 — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 08:24:34 +0000

I dont think they should let Undertaker act “much”. mabey just the intro and at the very end but he should definatly narrate yes i spelled it wrong. He has the voice for it. but I do think they should have other wrestlers in the movie if they can’t act dont let them in and some of them should only have bit parts or cameos anyway. 60% of wrestling is acting. there are some that should be able to hold their own in larger parts.(very few) you also have to get a decent director and writer which I feel was the down fall of see no evil. kane played the part great but some of the shots that made it off the cutting room floor and parts of the story made people say wtf. I think it might be vince needs to shut up and sit down and let some people do their jobs. I dont know but he likes to be the bad guy and it his name all over every thing so I will give him the blame.

By: raziel23

raziel23 — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 19:04:28 +0000

ok i have read all tjis comments and got to say some of you have good points for tjhe movie but in the end theres only one person who can play the undertaker but undertaker. Mark Callaway doesnt just portray this character on wresdtling cams he lives that live style its who he is, and those who dought his acting abilities hell the guy has been in a couple like that hulk hogan movie that he was an alian bounty hunter or poltergiest the legacy and several tv shows. plus how can the guy mess up a character that he practacly made. In short im not worried on undertakers acting abilities but on the script wwe has made horrible movie scripts like the marine and 12 rounds same story different villains,but some movies have been good like mr. kennedys last movie.So my true disapointment would be the script not the man and there can only be one phenom and thats Mark Callaway.

By: Tim

Tim — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 23:24:38 +0000

Uhhhmmm, YES – Taker should play himself but not all the way through the movie.

The KEY to making this movie good is having a GREAT script/story and a GREAT director…one who can properly direct actors like Taker and others to be used in the film.

By: BCJ

BCJ — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:41:56 +0000

It was a big flop, but back in the mid-90s an origin movie was done about Sting. I think it was call “Origin of the Scorpion” or something, but like I said, humongous flop.

All wrestlers are actors, anyway, so never doubt one of their acting skill. Not all of them are a huge sucess, but look at Tyler Mane in The Devil’s Rejects, and now the Halloween re-vamps. He is proof what kind of acting prowess wrestlers have. So, yes, ‘Taker should play himself.

P.S. They Live! Is an awesome movie. I love it in big part due to the fact it is John Carpenter, and Piper is great in it. And See No Evil, great horror movie.

By: dsi r4

dsi r4 — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:41:00 +0000

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By: Paul Young

Paul Young — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:13:10 +0000

@Allan – I’m not going to call you a jerk for pointing out films I’ve never seen or heard of, some of them actually sound enjoyable and I may have to update my NetFlix queue.

However, if I wanted to I could list a bunch of movies from that you have never heard of either and use that as an argument to put you down, but what would be the point of that?

The films you mention are actually biographies of real people in real situations. What we are talking about here is a real person playing a fake character with a fake biography. Also, none of the films you mention were slated to ever be a big screen release (that I’m aware of).

Name me one wrestler that has successfully transferred his square ring character to a big screen adaptation based solely on his acting?

Thanks for your critique of me and my writing, it was much appreciated (read: I didn’t really care what you thought about me.)

By: Allan

Allan — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:21:30 +0000

“I can’t think of one time where that has been done in a biography.”

Call me a jerk if you want, but someone capable of making that statement clearly doesn’t know enough about movies to “rant” about them.

Just off the top of my head:

Jackie Robinson in The Jackie Robinson Story
Babe Ruth in Pride of the Yankees
Muhammad Ali in The Greatest
Evel Kneivel in Viva Kneivel
Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris in Safe at Home
Richard Pryor in JoJo Dancer, Your Life is Calling (he may have changed his name, but there was no doubt he was playing himself)
The Beatles in A Hard Day’s Night

And I’m sure could up with dozens more if I were inclined to. Truthfully, the quality of these performances (The Beatles excepted) actually works FOR your argument, but the ignorance of film history in your statement suggests you have a lot to learn before you continuing “screen-ranting”.

By: Tonetare

Tonetare — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:40:54 +0000

I’m in disagreement. I think The Undertaker movie is a brilliant idea. Considering the WWE has practically given The Undertaker a full-fledged background in which he grew up with Kane, and how Paul Bearer is Kane’s step dad, how Taker burned down the funeral home he and Kane lived in as children. They could give light to that entire story through this movie and how Taker came to be a WWE athlete. They could bring back his old attires. Obviously someone else should play Taker and Kane as children and teenagers, but Mark Calaway should play himself as an adult. They should bring back all the older attires. I would call it the The Undertaker Character’s Life Story. They should give light to the five identities The Undertaker has had including Old Western, purple Undertaker, etc. Just some random movie about an Undertaker that has no connection to the story of Mark Calaway’s Undertaker would disappoint. They’re has to be some kind of unique connection like the one I mentioned.

Perhaps I’d be so enthusiastic because I’m an old school fan who has been watching The Undertaker since 1996.