So I've tried posting the first of these various other places online. Unfortunately (or fortunately?) they never received much attention. But since this is a site entirely dedicated to all things DMC, I figured I'd repost them both here... why not?
I wrote most of this some years back, say around 2020 or so. It was a goofy little passion project of mine that was solely for fun. Bits and pieces of it have been retooled since then, but mostly it's stayed the same. With the recent release of Adi Shankar's Netflix anime, I found myself thinking a lot about these stories. Shankar's anime had some interesting parallels to my own writing, and a lot of radical differences. It's just kind of cool for me to look back at my personal idea of what a non-game "narrative adaptation" of Devil May Cry might be like, compared to someone else's.
Anyhow, here are the screenplays, written as if they were spec scripts for feature-length movies. Hope you enjoy reading, I had a blast writing them. I can't embed them here in this post, so just click the images below to follow the links.
Plot Synopsis: With mounting debts looming over their heads, so-called "demon hunters" Dante and Lady accept a job offer from a mysterious new employer. But as the job slowly spirals into madness, Dante's own mysterious lineage emerges into the light.
For added fun, here’s a playlist of all musical cues referenced in-script:
“Bodies” — Drowning Pool
“Smooth Criminal” — Alien Ant Farm
“All Star” — Smash Mouth
“Macarena” — Los Del Rio
“Die MF Die” — Dope
“Black” — Pearl Jam
“Tubthumping” — Chumbawamba
“A Thousand Miles” — Vanessa Carlton
“Bring Me To Life” — Evanescence
“The Bad Touch” — Bloodhound Gang
Plot Synopsis: Business is booming for Dante and the Devil May Cry crew... until his long-lost twin brother returns from the grave, unleashing an apocalyptic threat that plunges New York City into chaos. Now it’s up to Dante and his partners, Lady and Trish, to clean up hell on Earth.
Musical cues:
“Duello finale” — Ennio Morricone
“Fly Like an Eagle” — Seal
“Feuer frei!” — Rammstein
“True Faith” — Anew Revolution
“One Step Closer” — Linkin Park
“Nessun dorma!” — Luciano Pavarotti
“Dave's Possessed Hair / What We're All About / Ride The Chariot To The Devil” — Sum 41
“Get Ready For This” — 2 Unlimited
“Stand By Me” — Seal
“Scars” — Papa Roach
"Wake Me Up When September Ends" — Green Day
I wrote most of this some years back, say around 2020 or so. It was a goofy little passion project of mine that was solely for fun. Bits and pieces of it have been retooled since then, but mostly it's stayed the same. With the recent release of Adi Shankar's Netflix anime, I found myself thinking a lot about these stories. Shankar's anime had some interesting parallels to my own writing, and a lot of radical differences. It's just kind of cool for me to look back at my personal idea of what a non-game "narrative adaptation" of Devil May Cry might be like, compared to someone else's.
Anyhow, here are the screenplays, written as if they were spec scripts for feature-length movies. Hope you enjoy reading, I had a blast writing them. I can't embed them here in this post, so just click the images below to follow the links.
'Devil May Cry'
Logline: A devil-may-care mercenary finds himself caught in a plot to summon the literal Devil from Hell.Plot Synopsis: With mounting debts looming over their heads, so-called "demon hunters" Dante and Lady accept a job offer from a mysterious new employer. But as the job slowly spirals into madness, Dante's own mysterious lineage emerges into the light.
For added fun, here’s a playlist of all musical cues referenced in-script:
“Bodies” — Drowning Pool
“Smooth Criminal” — Alien Ant Farm
“All Star” — Smash Mouth
“Macarena” — Los Del Rio
“Die MF Die” — Dope
“Black” — Pearl Jam
“Tubthumping” — Chumbawamba
“A Thousand Miles” — Vanessa Carlton
“Bring Me To Life” — Evanescence
“The Bad Touch” — Bloodhound Gang
'Devil May Cry No. 2'
Logline: Demon hunter Dante must face his toughest enemy yet — his own estranged brother, Vergil.Plot Synopsis: Business is booming for Dante and the Devil May Cry crew... until his long-lost twin brother returns from the grave, unleashing an apocalyptic threat that plunges New York City into chaos. Now it’s up to Dante and his partners, Lady and Trish, to clean up hell on Earth.
Musical cues:
“Duello finale” — Ennio Morricone
“Fly Like an Eagle” — Seal
“Feuer frei!” — Rammstein
“True Faith” — Anew Revolution
“One Step Closer” — Linkin Park
“Nessun dorma!” — Luciano Pavarotti
“Dave's Possessed Hair / What We're All About / Ride The Chariot To The Devil” — Sum 41
“Get Ready For This” — 2 Unlimited
“Stand By Me” — Seal
“Scars” — Papa Roach
"Wake Me Up When September Ends" — Green Day