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BioShock Movie To Be Made By Universal

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the all-that-matters-is-it's-not-uwe-boll dept.

azuredrake writes "Gamasutra reports that Universal Pictures has just announced a completion of licensing negotiations to bring the game BioShock to the silver screen. For those unfamiliar with the property, it was the much-lauded Game of the Year contender, praised for its storyline which emerged through gameplay, not just cutscenes. The director for the project is to be Gore Verbinski, who proved himself on the Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy, and the current writer for the screenplay is John Logan, who is recently known for the also-creepy Sweeny Todd."

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  1. Don't do the in game story! by ttlgDaveh · · Score: 5, Interesting

    The story needs to be about the fall of Rapture, not what occurs in game, because that will turn out to be shit. Also it shouldn't be called BioShock. Something like 'Rapture' springs to mind.

  2. Re:The "Writer" of Star Trek: Nemesis by BarneyRabble · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Logan was the writer for "Gladiator", which won an Oscar. "ST: Nemesis" faltered from the bad direction of Stuart Baird, a film EDITOR who had no business directing in the first place... I'll wait for the home video release of Bioshock. Seeing Iron Man last weekend was a bio-shock to my wallet....

  3. Objectivist film by Dr.+Cody · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Finally, Objectivists will have a film to their name!

    Well, with the exception of The Fountainhead, which was accidentally filmed as a screwball comedy.

  4. Re:proved himself by morari · · Score: 4, Interesting
    A better question is, did they sit through any of them?

    Bioshock, as a film, would benefit from being CGI free. It has a nice steampunk quality to it, and thus should done to feel appropriately so.

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  5. Universal? Again? by pooberry · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Universal already did this once with the rights to a Halo movie. Then they backed out of funding when the time came to cut a check for pre-production... and that was with a HUGE franchise that was a sure thing.

  6. Bruce Campbell by Dillenger69 · · Score: 2, Interesting

    If it's not about the back story (which it should be), they need to cast Bruce Campbell as the player and camp up the whole thing like the Evil Dead series.

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  7. I can haz a Portal movie? by Bushido+Hacks · · Score: 3, Interesting
    I know it is a bit earily, and that Portal has only been around for less than a year, but why not a Portal Movie or a Half-life movie?

    If there is a Half-life/Portal movie, to which some people have speculated, why not have the following people play the possible role.
    • Dr. Gordon Freeman: Edward Norton, Hugh Laurie, Simon Pegg, David Tennant, Cillian Murphy, Viggo Mortensen, Gary Oldman
    • The G-man: Christopher Walken, Robert Patrick, Sean Bean
    • Dr. Isaac Kleiner: Kurtwood Smith, Michael Gross
    • Dr. Eli Vance: Danny Glover, Morgan Freeman
    • Alyx Vance: Freema Agyeman
    • Barney Calhoun: John Turturro
    • Adrian Shephard: Topher Grace
    • Dr. Gina Cross: undecided
    • Dr. Colette Green: undecided
    • Dr. Wallace Breen: Ian McKellen
    • Dr. Arne Magnusson: undecided
    • Father Grigori: undecided, maybe Peter Stormare
    • Colonel Odessa Cubbage: undecided
    • Dr. Richard Keller: Jeff Bridges, Nick Nolte
    • Dr. Rosenberg: undecided
    • Uriah: undecided
    • Chell: Michelle Rodriguez
    • GLaDOS: Ellen McLain
    Another thing to consider is that Universal already owns the rights to Half-Life. So why not a Half-Life/Portal movie?
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