Rosamund Pike Says 'Doom' Movie Is One of the Worst Films Ever Made

Mar 12, 2026 3:33pm PT Rosamund Pike Says Her 2005 ‘Doom’ Movie With Dwayne Johnson Is ‘One of the Worst Films Ever Made’ and ‘Could’ve Ended My Career’ By Zack Sharf Plus Icon Zack Sharf Digital News Director ZSharf Latest Rosamund Pike Says Her 2005 ‘Doom’ Movie With Dwayne Johnson Is ‘One of the Worst Films Ever Made’ and ‘Could’ve Ended My Career’ 47 seconds ago Dennis Quaid Holds Back Tears Watching ‘The Parent Trap’ and Says ‘My Heart Breaks Every Time’ After Co-Star Natasha Richardson’s Death: ‘I Really Miss Her’ 58 minutes ago Nicole Kidman ‘Can’t Stand Bad Breath’ and Told Alexander Skarsgård to Stop Eating Falafel Before ‘Big Little Lies’ Filming: ‘Not Before You Kiss or Make Love’ 2 hours ago See All ©Universal/Courtesy Everett Collection Rosamund Pike appeared on a recent episode of the “How to Fail with Elizabeth Day” podcast and opened up about the “catastrophe” of staring in 2005’s “Doom” video game adaptation. The sci-fi action movie, directed by Andrzej Bartkowiak, was headlined by Dwayne Johnson and Karl Urban. Pike was still an up-and-comer, having recently broken out as a villainous in the James Bond movie “Die Another Day.” “When I was making ‘Pride & Prejudice’ and I was having great fun in my cornfields in my bonnet, I get a call to be in an action franchise,” Pike said (via The Independent). “They were making a cinema version, a narrative version of the video game ‘Doom.’ And I think in my bonnet, in my field of hay bales, ‘Yeah, I can do anything. I can jump on this hay bale in my crinoline, so I can certainly go and kill some zombies on Mars.'” Popular on Variety Related Stories Bunnie Xo's Memoir 'Stripped Down: Unfiltered and Unapologetic' Gets Film Adaptation From 'Yellowstone' and 'Landman' Producer 101 Studios (EXCLUSIVE) “So suddenly I’m in this film with the Rock, and I realize how utterly ill-equipped I am to be an action star,” she continued. “[There were] macho guys. There were weights on the set. Every time a gun was brought out, it was kind of like a holy relic for the ‘Doom’ fans. I was just out of my comfort zone, out of my league, out of my depth.” “Doom” centered on a group of marines on Mars as they fight back agaisnt demon-like creatures. Johnson’s acting career was also on the rise after roles in “The Scorpian King” and “Walking Tall,” but he was nowhere near the box office draw he is now. Johnson replaced Ray Winstone on the movie. “Doom” flopped was just under $60 million worldwide. Reviews were even worse. The film’s Rotten Tomatoes score stands at 18%, although Variety wrote in its review that the movie “is really not all that bad.” “It was an absolute bomb. I mean, I probably could have ended my career,” Pike said. “It was just probably one of the worst films ever made. I mean, it was a catastrophe. I don’t read the reviews, but you get the sense like you’re lucky to have survived that one.” Listen to Pike’s full interview on the “How to Fail with Elizabeth Day” podcast here. Jump to Comments ‘Dorohedoro’ Season 2 Trailer Drops, Cross-Eyes Voice Cast Revealed JavaScript is required to load the comments. Loading comments...