Need for Speed Movie Set For February 2014 Release

Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2012)

Written Thursday, July 12, 2012 By Richard Walker

Disney and Dreamworks Studios have set a date for the release of the Need for Speed movie and it's during the period typically reserved for a move also-rans. Clearly, the studios aren't expecting big things from the film, as it's been plonked in the February release slot.

It won't be a summer blockbuster or a sleeper winter hit then, and with Act of Valor director, Scott Waugh at the helm, early indications aren't particularly encouraging for the Need for Speed movie. But then it is a video game tie-in movie, so what were you expecting?

Next up in the series is Criterion's Need for Speed: Most Wanted, which will be releasing on October 30th, 2012. The Need for Speed movie on the other hand, will be launching on February 7th, 2014.

[Via Deadline]

User Comments

Forum Posts: 183	Comment #1 by Wing Gundam Zero Thursday, July 12, 2012 @ 06:47:27 AM	(0)
	this'll be amazing

Forum Posts: 1195	Comment #2 by UberPirateNinja Thursday, July 12, 2012 @ 06:49:27 AM	(5)
	*amazingly bad

Forum Posts: 40	Comment #3 by Q Dawg187 Thursday, July 12, 2012 @ 06:51:06 AM	(0)
	"During bad movie season" Spot on,since it'll be a bad movie lol

Forum Posts: 1	Comment #4 by Snowtrader Thursday, July 12, 2012 @ 06:51:29 AM	(0)
	I'm not to familiar with movies that were video games first, what other ones are there?

Forum Posts: 20	Comment #5 by TimTam AU Thursday, July 12, 2012 @ 06:51:34 AM	(1)
	lol.. Pretty sure I heard rumours of Fast Six being released then.

Forum Posts: 169	Comment #6 by Arron114 Thursday, July 12, 2012 @ 06:51:39 AM	(2)
	Out of the 3 film adoptions this week, This is sure to be the shittest. This Scott Waugh chap doesn't even have a wiki page. Even my mate Dan has a wiki page for holding a yogurt eating record. Poor effort that Scott.

Forum Posts: 84	Comment #7 by ReklezZTrini Thursday, July 12, 2012 @ 06:53:56 AM	(0)
	Garbage! Let's see if it makes more than 100 Million.

Forum Posts: 0	Comment #8 by Gonin Thursday, July 12, 2012 @ 06:55:25 AM	(1)
	I didn't realise you could adopt films now. I might adopt Rambo III.

Forum Posts: 106	Comment #9 by Steakslave Thursday, July 12, 2012 @ 06:56:28 AM	(1)
	@4 Shirley, you must be joking...

Forum Posts: 0	Comment #10 by Gonin Thursday, July 12, 2012 @ 07:04:23 AM	(0)
	Yeah Shirley, surely you're joking?!

Forum Posts: 300	Comment #11 by BUZZARDIO 1080 Thursday, July 12, 2012 @ 07:22:37 AM	(0)
	@4 Tomb raider, streetfighter ,mortal kombat,resident evil, alone in the dark, prince of persia,max payne, to name but a few, and yes they are pretty much all shit films, ( i liked resident evil 2 thought). on a positive,it cant be as bad as battleships.

Forum Posts: 1	Comment #12 by Snowtrader Thursday, July 12, 2012 @ 07:25:35 AM	(0)
	No, that was a legitimate question, I have no idea what other ones are out at this moment, I know the halo movie was stalled and I heard something about a gears movie but that is it... I'm not trying to troll it's just that I'm curious as to what ones there are

Forum Posts: 788	Comment #13 by Dirty130 Thursday, July 12, 2012 @ 07:26:59 AM	(0)
	Fuck it. They should have made RoboCop Vs Need 4 Speed. I'd pay to see that!

Forum Posts: 169	Comment #14 by Arron114 Thursday, July 12, 2012 @ 07:29:27 AM	(0)
	@4 and 12 http://lmgtfy.com/?q=video+game+movie+adaptations

Forum Posts: 20	Comment #15 by TimTam AU Thursday, July 12, 2012 @ 07:30:03 AM	(0)
	@11 I actually enjoyed Battleship as an action flick to fill a Tuesday afternoon. Not a golden globe movie, but enjoyable for me at the least.

Forum Posts: 300	Comment #16 by BUZZARDIO 1080 Thursday, July 12, 2012 @ 07:43:59 AM	(0)
	@15 im glad you enjoyed it, i was shoe-horned in to going with my lad , and probably wasnt in the right frame of mind. A Rods misses got me through it though.

Forum Posts: 20	Comment #17 by TimTam AU Thursday, July 12, 2012 @ 07:50:19 AM	(0)
	@16 She got everyone through it ;)

Forum Posts: 1226	Comment #18 by Nitnoid Thursday, July 12, 2012 @ 07:51:47 AM	(0)
	I hear they're casting for the 2015 new releas, "Minecraft: The Movie for Blockheads"

Forum Posts: 1778	Comment #19 by CoregBlue1 Thursday, July 12, 2012 @ 07:56:37 AM	(-4)
	lol to all these complete idiots saying its a bad to a movie which isn´t even out.

Forum Posts: 169	Comment #20 by Arron114 Thursday, July 12, 2012 @ 08:08:21 AM	(0)
	@19 I Admire your optimism. Your mannerism are to be desired though.

Forum Posts: 1778	Comment #21 by CoregBlue1 Thursday, July 12, 2012 @ 08:10:59 AM	(-2)
	@20 thats on purpose good sir.

Forum Posts: 106	Comment #22 by Steakslave Thursday, July 12, 2012 @ 08:14:31 AM	(0)
	@19 It's definitely an odd choice for a film adeptation considering there's no running plot or reoccuring characters throughout the series; it's only popular in title alone. That said, it might not be the worst we've seen since there's no real continuity to "mess up" so to speak.

Forum Posts: 228	Comment #23 by the action frampton Thursday, July 12, 2012 @ 09:03:21 AM	(0)
	@6 how many yogurts? @12 you must have seen DOOM, right? Everybody has seen DOOM lol

Forum Posts: 173	Comment #24 by A Silent Circus Thursday, July 12, 2012 @ 09:22:44 AM	(0)
	Do not want.

Forum Posts: 121	Comment #25 by BipolarGlenn Thursday, July 12, 2012 @ 11:03:13 AM	(0)
	Ahh, February. The month all major studios send out shit films to die a horrible death. I'd imagine this would not make money at all.

Forum Posts: 578	Comment #26 by Hurricane Of 87 Thursday, July 12, 2012 @ 11:59:05 AM	(-1)
	Actually the dumping grounds for bad movies are January (Post-Oscars) and September (Post-summer). Get your facts straight. However this certainly has a pedigree behind it that'll guarantee bollocks regardless of release window.

Forum Posts: 218	Comment #27 by Spun77xLucky Stricke Thursday, July 12, 2012 @ 01:02:42 PM	(0)
	is gonna be crap !!

Forum Posts: 373	Comment #28 by Optomistic Thursday, July 12, 2012 @ 04:02:44 PM	(0)
	??? There isn't any real plot to the NFS series. Hell, you could make a Fast n Furious film, rename it NFS and Voila!! So i wonder how they'll approach this...

Forum Posts: 1226	Comment #29 by Nitnoid Thursday, July 12, 2012 @ 08:46:53 PM	(0)
	@28 - It would appear that you answered your own question...

Forum Posts: 332	Comment #30 by Its Fooga Thursday, July 12, 2012 @ 08:49:29 PM	(0)
	@20, Oh the irony. OT: This movie it too little, too late. It'll just be Fast and Furious without the meathead Vin Diesel. I can't really see how any good could come of this.

Forum Posts: 240	Comment #31 by SHMEEDIDDY Thursday, July 12, 2012 @ 09:27:12 PM	(0)
	@23 I have Doom the movie LOLZ

Forum Posts: 169	Comment #32 by Arron114 Friday, July 13, 2012 @ 03:35:07 AM	(-1)
	@30 maybe you need to learn what ironic means.

Forum Posts: 332	Comment #33 by Its Fooga Friday, July 13, 2012 @ 03:16:39 PM	(0)
	@32 Wow. Or maybe perhaps you do?

Forum Posts: 762	Comment #34 by Lord of Fate Sunday, July 15, 2012 @ 03:15:10 AM	(0)
	Videogame-to-movie adaptation + the most overrated and repetitive racing game in history + movie release in the "crap movie time of the year" = one shitty azz movie (ala "BloodRayne" movie?)

Forum Posts: 762	Comment #35 by Lord of Fate Sunday, July 15, 2012 @ 03:17:49 AM	(0)
	not to mention NFS games have some of the cheesiest and retarded cutscenes and acting I've seen in a videogame, and I'm sure whoever's making this movie will be taking some inspiration from that..... I'd rather watch my old greasy neighbor water her garden in a bikini than pay $11 to see this

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Developer:
Criterion Games

Publisher:
Electronic Arts

Genre
Racing

Release:
US: October 30, 2012
Europe: November 02, 2012

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