The Actor Set to Play Jack Carver Has Been Revealed!  
Saturday, 5 May, 2007 at 23:29 PST | | Print News
First of all, let us say that yes, Uwe Boll is still the director. What does that mean? Well, it means that the movie will probably suck... big time. That having been said, we now know a few more details on the Far Cry movie, including some plot summaries as well as plot details.

First things first, the main character behind our beloved series, the one who will play the role of the one and only Jack Carver is Til Schweiger, from the movies King Arthur and Driven. I've never seen the man play a role where his character didn't feature a German accent, so it should be interesting how he tackles our mean, gruff, and very American, Jack Carver.

As for the first plot details, IGN was able to obtain the following:

In a mysterious forest, a group of mercenaries are attacked. A scientist, Dr. Krieger, watches this from a secret research facility, obviously pleased with the results of his work. In Seattle, a veteran newspaper editor makes arrangements to send his two archrival reporters, Tom Moore and Valerie Constantine, to check out the mysterious reports coming from an island in the Pacific Northwest.

Once on the island, it doesn't take long for the duo and their Captain, Jack Carver (Schweiger), to find trouble. Mercenary commander Maria Sanchez immediately tries to capture them. Valerie and Jack manage to escape but Tom is killed. The mercenaries are hot on their heels and Valerie and Jack argue about their plan. Jack wants to get off the island as quickly as possible by reaching his friend Emilio. Valerie, a seasoned reporter, wants to gather more evidence for her story.

After several dramatic chases and an encounter with the strange creatures, Valerie, Jack and Emilio are captured and brought to Kreiger. Krieger wants Valerie to join him in reporting his accomplishments to the world. Meanwhile, in the lab, the creature escapes and tries to kill Jack. Jack and Emilio manage to elude the creature but others in the compound are not as lucky. The creature corners Valerie and she narrowly escapes death as Emilio and Jack reach her just in time. The loss of control sends Sanchez into a fury. Jack and Valerie are pursued by Sanchez as they make a frantic attempt to get off the island and alert the world.

The film is budgeted at only $25 million, so we'll see what kind of justice they can bring to the thrills and kills of the Far Cry universe.