If Marvel Studios' Blade never gets off the ground, there's a project in the works that could take its place (and no, we're not talking about the mysterious vampire film from Ryan Coogler and Michael B. Jordan).
El Paso, Elsewhere is not a location; it is a Mature-rated, third-person, supernatural neo-noir shooter that was launched on PC and Xbox One on September 26, 2023. it has been described as a spiritual successor to the old-school Max Payne games.
Per Deadline, LaKeith Stanfield (Atlanta, Sorry To Bother You, Uncut Gems, The Book of Clarence) is in talks to produce and star in a live-action film adaptation.
Players take on the role of a vampire hunter, combating supernatural monsters such as werewolves and fallen angels in a reality-bending hotel. The slow-motion gameplay is reminiscent of traditional shooter games.
The protagonist, James Savage, is a drug-addicted vampire hunter on a mission to prevent his ex-girlfriend, a vampire named Draculae, from destroying the world. At the 27th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards, the game received a nomination for Outstanding Achievement for an Independent Game. It was also nominated for Best Indie Game at the New York Game Awards.
Per Deadline, the synopsis for the film indicates that it will stick fairly closely to its source material as it reads, "the film will center on James Savage (Stanfield), who while recovering from a toxic relationship, confronts both his inner demons and enigmatic ex-girlfriend, Janet, before she executes a world-ending ritual. James navigates her reality-bending universe of ethereal monsters while facing the truth of his own addictions and skewed sense of self-worth, learning that the only route to love is through healing."
Indie studio Strange Scaffold created the game, with studio head and founder Xalavier Nelson Jr. leading development.
El Paso, Elsewhere Synopsis: El Paso, Elsewhere is a supernatural neo-noir third-person shooter. Hunt werewolves, fallen angels, and other damned creatures in a vivid slow motion love letter to action classics. Fight your way through a reality-shifting motel, floor by bloody floor. Save the victims of Draculae, lord of the vampires. Destroy the villain you loved--even if it means dying yourself.
Somewhere in El Paso, Texas, a three-story motel gained another 46 stories... all below ground.
So, yeah. This is going to get loud.