Source: Variety
(Found via ComingSoon.net)
Honestly, video games were never really my thing. I played very few as a kid, and minus the occasional Guitar Hero now, I’m still the guy talking about how awesome it was to shoot ducks with the red gun on the old Nintendo!
But “Bioshock” was something unprecedented for me. I was hooked from the moment my roommate started playing it. I didn’t even want to try it myself…I just politely “insisted” that my roommate finish playing it, just so I can see how the story ends. And that’s the big kicker: “Bioshock”, which takes place in Rapture, an underwater utopia-gone-terribly-wrong, has the most absorbing narrative I’ve ever seen in a videogame. It’s not just a series of action sequences — it’s a layered, complicated tale, with interesting characters, and twists you might never see coming...
And it should make one killer movie. (That, and probably “Prince of Persia” as well—Jerry Bruckheimer and Disney are bringing it to life, and the mythology of that world is made for the big screen). For anyone who’s been following, “Bioshock” was supposed to move forward with “Pirates of the Caribbean” director, Gore Verbinski. An excellent choice…but, unfortunately, Verbinski dropped out when the shoot was forced to move to Europe.
Still, good news came out yesterday — the project’s back on track, with “28 Weeks Later” director Juan Carlos Fresnadillo at the helm, and Verbinski still involved as producer. This is actually pretty cool — “28 Weeks” wasn’t as great as “28 Days Later,” but it was a surprisingly good sequel. Fresnadillo showed a strong visual sense, and he made a pretty damn exciting zombie movie — a worthy follow-up to one of my favorite recent horror flicks. I think “Bioshock” is in very good hands — plus, Oscar-nominee John Logan (“Gladiator,” “The Aviator,” "Sweeney Todd”) is writing the script, so I think…just maybe…we might be in for the first quality videogame adaptation. I can't wait to see this - that neon, art-deco, crawling-with-unseen-terrors world of Rapture is going to blow our minds when it finally hits the big screen. If all goes well, look for "Bioshock" to hit theaters late 2010, and keep an eye out for some potentially cool casting announcements in the next few months.
P.S. If you’re interested, read the cool Wiki on “Bioshock” (but be wary of spoilers!), and check out the game trailer below to get a sense of how cinematic the world already is.
Images courtesy of 2K Games.
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