Action Packed Games and The Movies They Inspired

Here’s a quick look at two of our favorite action packed games and the at-times head scratching movies they spawned.

Assassin’s Creed. Ubisoft had a major hit on their hands with Assassin’s Creed. The first title in the franchise, released in 2007, has since spawned several sequels, not to mention a plethora of merchandising, novelizations, comic book adaptations, and a 2016 film starring Michael Fassbender. Unlike other video game adaptations, however, the Assassin’s Creed film featured an original story that felt wholly detached from the game. It may have met with mixed reviews, both from critics and from fans of the games, but it was a box office success, nearly doubling its $125 million production budget.

Doom. Nothing short of a classic in the video game world, the original Doom still enjoys a following to this very day despite a number of sequels and reboots. Some of those sequels attempted to make the game far more serious that its original incarnation, and such was the case with the movie, which made an attempt to be a genuine horror film. Starring such notable names as Dwayne Johnson, Karl Urban and Rosamund Pike, the film failed to appease fans of the game, this despite including a first person shooting sequence as a nod to its roots. The film flopped with critics, and didn’t manage to match its $60 million budget at the box office.

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Action Packed Shows Based on Books

With so many great movies based on our favorite novels released on a regular basis, it may be easy to forget that television often takes its inspiration from the literary world as well. Here are three of the many popular shows that take their inspiration from books.

Game of Thrones. It’s no secret to fans that HBO’s smash hit Game of Thrones was inspired by George R.R. Martin’s bestselling series A Game of Ice and Fire. Although substantial changes were made in later seasons by the show writers, the first season closely mimics the first book. Martin himself contributed some earlier scripts for the show before dedicating himself to finishing the last novel in the series.

Altered Carbon. Based on the 2002 novel of the same name, Altered Carbon tells the thrilling tale of a dystopian future like only Netflix can. Already renewed for a second season, we owe the first to British author Richard K. Morgan, whose book was brought to life by screenwriter and producer Laeta Elizabeth Kalogridis.

The 100. Action, excitement, and drama are to be found in abundance in The CW's fan-favorite sci-fi show The 100. Although the show differs considerably form Kass Morgan’s series of young adult novels of the same name, The 100 nonetheless shares the basic premise of the novels: A scouting mission to earth to see if it’s still habitle manned by a group of teen criminals.

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