Jun 3 2009'BioShock' Might Not Be a Movie After All
Good or bad news, BioShock fans: the LA Times is reporting that the popular first-person shooter might not make it to the big screen, meaning you may never get to see your favorite characters and scenes brought to life on film, or, that you'll be saved from having to see yet another of your most cherished video games dragged through the muck of Hollywood.
As usual, the problem comes down to money. And the issue of moving to a foreign country for a year or two:
Verbinski, who is currently working on the animated film "Rango," isn't confident about "Bioshock's" making it to the big screen. It's been previously reported that the film is on hold due to concerns about its escalating budget. Verbinski tells the Times that it could probably get made, if it is shot in one of those foreign countries that offer a generous tax credit. And he's not sure whether he wants to go overseas for the year-plus it would require to make it.
Don't cry, little ones. With plans for Duke Nukem and Rock Band movies still on the horizon, I doubt there will be a lack of beloved video game adaptations to bemoan. And once someone shows a studio executive the back of a Sega Genesis box, I'm sure we'll hear plans for movie versions of Sonic the Hedgehog, Toejam and Earl, Altered Beast, and Evander Holyfield's Real Deal Boxing soon enough.
(Thanks, Joshua.)
Reader Comments
1. catch22 - June 3, 2009 4:35 PM
i would totally rock a toejam and earl movie
2. Nick - June 3, 2009 6:03 PM
I miss looking at the back of a console's box and making a mental list of all the badass games I'd never be able to get. =(
3. Truk - June 3, 2009 6:26 PM
Please don't ruin Toejam & Earl for me....
4. lily12 - June 3, 2009 9:49 PM
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5. Elmo - June 3, 2009 9:53 PM
I hope Guillermo Del Toro gets to do BioShock now.. then it would have a 50% better chance of not sucking
6. Paul - June 4, 2009 12:56 AM
"Shadow of the Beast" with Vin Diesel (tag line: "You only get one life to live")
7. Lokuzt - June 4, 2009 5:31 AM
meh... I love bioshock, but it works better as a game, let's keep it like that
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8. Mr. Jones - June 4, 2009 8:59 AM
Alan Moore famously refuses to cooperate with his comic books being turned into movies. His argument is that the stories are perfectly fine where they are.
Bio-shock is perfectly fine "as is". It is a perfect fusion of a fascinating story that serves the game's action, and vice/versa. They don't need to re-vamp, or retrofit it into a movie. It is NOT NECESSARY.
I bought an Xbox 360 specifically to play Bioshock. It was worth every penny.
9. Johnny Lava - June 4, 2009 10:50 AM
Holy Shit Altered Beast would be a sick ass movie. "Rise from your grave" XD
10. Mr. Jones - June 4, 2009 1:44 PM
Johnny:
My vote is for "Bad Dudes". Every time one of them bends down for a weapon/coke can, you hear that deep voice say "Got It!". And, of course, after a fight both of them yell "I'm BAD! BAD!"
Instant classic.
11. Val - June 4, 2009 10:04 PM
would you kindly....find a new directer to do this?
12. Darth - June 5, 2009 7:14 AM
I hope this shocking news doesn't effect the biorythm of the BioShock fans.