Overview
- Speaking on the How to Fail With Elizabeth Day podcast this week, Pike labeled the film an 'absolute bomb' and said she felt 'lucky to have survived' the experience.
- She recalled feeling 'utterly ill-equipped' on a production she described as dominated by macho culture, with guns treated like 'holy relics' for fans.
- Ray Winstone was initially attached before Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson joined the cast, with Karl Urban also starring in the 2005 release.
- 'Doom' grossed just under $60 million worldwide against an estimated $60–70 million budget and holds an 18% score on Rotten Tomatoes.
- Pike said the setback prompted her to research roles more carefully and noted she was not the 'bombshell sex symbol' studios expected of female action leads at the time.