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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. Film requirements.... by Cheesey · · Score: 5, Funny

    You'll need a top of the range HDTV and Bluray player to watch this movie, which will not work on 10% of the world's Bluray players because it includes a poorly-designed additional copy protection scheme on top of the usual Bluray DRM. The disc requires online activation before it will play, and you'll be limited to five activations, so you can use each disc in no more than five Bluray players. The good news is that the trailer will also be protected by the same scheme, so you will be able to check your equipment for compatibility before you buy.

    --
    >north
    You're an immobile computer, remember?
  3. Re:proved himself by efence · · Score: 5, Funny

    So, you are saying you'd rather have Uwe Boll as a director? ;)

  4. 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.

  5. You have a choice to make by Knave75 · · Score: 5, Funny

    When you go to the theater, you will meet an obnoxious minimum wage drone who will charge you $15 for a movie and take 25 minutes to enter the transaction while you miss the opening scene.

    You can...

    (1) Harvest the clerk, and get into the movie for free along with unlimited popcorn.

    or

    (2) Save the clerk, teaching him how to operate a register. You'll still have to pay a bit to get in, but at least you helped the world a bit and the clerk might hook you up with some presents later.