Monster Hunter World has done the business for Capcom, selling over 10m copies to date. Now's as good a time as any to capitalise on the series then - and what better way to reach the masses than with an authentic Monster Hunter movie experience that really sells the world of Capcom's long-running franchise? Alternatively, how about a movie where some soldiers fall into a portal and shoot some stuff? BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE PROBABLY GETTING.
A Monster Hunter movie was first rumoured in 2012, with Resident Evil and Event Horizon director Paul W. S. Anderson's name attached. Anderson's name stuck, and, after months of pre-production talk earlier this year (including the casting of Milla Jovovich and Diego Boneta), Capcom finally confirmed that a Monster Hunter movie was go.
With production on the Monster Hunter movie now underway - principal photography is occurring in South Africa and Namibia - we're starting to get a clearer idea of what Anderson's final vision for the film might entail. Here, for instance, is an on-set shot of Boneta's character, recently posted to the actor's Instagram page.