Max Payne producer Scott Faye has been recruited by Realms to deliver a film to the silver screen.

The Duke will return in retrograde form to the Live this month, while the developer still continues work on Duke Nukem Forever.

"I'm working diligently at making a Duke Nukem scenario that will live up to the character and its import in the videogame world," Faye revealed to blog Kotaku.

"As is the case with all of my game adaptations, I'd rather not make the movie than make a poor adaptation."

Max Payne will arrive this November in cinemas, and Faye will work with to ensure a faithful transition, which all parties hope can "expand" the reach of the IP.

The Duke isn't all out of gum after all, it would seem.

By Luke Guttridge