Variety is reporting that Pirates of the Carribbean director, Gore Verbinski, is attached to direct and produce the Bioshock movie.
“Bioshock” publisher Take-Two Interactive is getting a multimillion-dollar advance against gross points on the pic. It’s believed to be the biggest videogame-to-movie deal since 2005, when U and Fox signed onto the since aborted “Halo” pic, for which Microsoft got $5 million against 10%.
Bioshock was unquestionably the most cinematic game to come out in 2007. The game juxtaposed some strong imagery with uncomfortable themes. With it’s strong narrative and memorable setting, it makes sense that Hollywood would be quick to jump on it. While it could be argued that the Pirates sequels were a bit plodding, Verbinski’s talent in creating visually stunning blockbuster movies is unquestionable.
Given the poor track record of video game movies, I’m going to be cautiously optimistic about this one. I currently have my expectations set roughly on par with the Wachowskis’ V For Vendetta film adaptation – solid, but not quite up to the standards of the original.
Read the Variety article [variety.com]
I heard about this on news radio. The guy called it “Bioshack.”
I can’t imagine it being any good. If you think about what happens in the game in a cinematic way, it’s SUPER violent and fucked up. We’re talking Hostel level sadism and gore here. Combine that with some cartoony plasmid action, and this is a film that I can’t imagine being anything but laughably awful.
Imagine sitting in a theater, and hearing that annoying “Welcome to The Circus of Values!” voice. Ask yourself if you think you can suffer through a whole movie of that.