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We spoke w/ BioShock director Francis Lawrence about breaking the video game movie curse and the status of the script [Exclusive].
At long last, things are getting real for BioShock film at Netflix. After failed attempts to bring the video game masterpiece to the silver screen, the streamer is now moving full speed ahead on the project with The Hunger Games director Francis Lawrence set to try his luck at avoiding the typical video game movie pitfalls.
COLLIDER VIDEO OF THE DAY Well, Michael Green, who wrote Blade Runner 2049, among other things, and who's been a friend of mine for years, he's writing it, and he's in the middle of writing it right now. We already have our take, outline, and all that kind of stuff, so that's all done. He's now just actually writing. That's why I said it's a real possibility of [it] being what's next.
First of all, I think it's one of the best games ever created. It's also, I think, one of the most visually unique games ever created. The other thing, and one of the things that always appeals to me, is it is very thematic. There's real ideas and philosophies underneath the game property, and it's really, really, really thought out.
There's always discussions about rating and tone. I don't want to get into it too much now because it's pretty early on in the process, but I certainly have not felt stifled in any way, or sent in any directions with Netflix. I mean, basically me and Cameron [MacConomy] who works with me, and Michael are getting to do what we want to do, which is great. A lot of it is staying really true to the game itself, and we're talking to Take-Two [Interactive] and Ken Levine.
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