- Feb 14, 2004
- 46,461
- 3,462
- 126
...yeah, the market is dead because you killed it. Most movie directors try the VG movie concept once or twice because they usually don't do well and don't want to lose money. This guy just kept cranking them out, even though most or all of them were critical and commercial failures.“The (video game movie) market is dead,” Boll told the paper, “you don’t make any money anymore on movies because the DVD and Blu Ray market worldwide has dropped 80 per cent in the last three years. That is the real reason; I just cannot afford to make movies.”
From what I understand, Germany gives some nice subsidies for producing movies there. His work probably hurt Germany's bottom line more than his own.I'm surprise he lasted as long as he did. How the hell did he keep getting work?
Translation: Nobody will pay me a dime to film their kids birthday party.“The (video game movie) market is dead,” Boll told the paper, “you don’t make any money anymore on movies because the DVD and Blu Ray market worldwide has dropped 80 per cent in the last three years. That is the real reason; I just cannot afford to make movies.”
I can't find the main article, but here's the tip of the iceberg:keep getting work?