According to SlashFilm, Spaniard Juan Carlos Fresnadillo will replace Gore Verbinski in the director’s chair (though Verbinski will remain as a “producer”). Never heard of Fresnadillo? He’s the guy who directed 28 Weeks Later, and…nothing else you’ve ever heard of.
Hrm.
Whether you liked his zombie sequel or not (brilliant opening aside, I hated it), replacing Verbinski with a relative unknown is certainly a step down for the production, which was—courtesy of the big-name director and big-time budget—at one time being hailed in this post-Peter-Jackson-Halo world as Hollywood’s first crack at really taking a game adaptation seriously.
Juan Carlos Fresnadillo To Direct Bioshock [SlashFilm]
Blah2
Monday, August 24, 2009 at 4:58 PMThat’s ok, I loved 28 days/weeks later and I guess bioshock is the same sort of adventure/horror type story.
But yeah, It does seem like a step down.
Luke
Monday, August 24, 2009 at 5:00 PMIt would still probably be good movie. cant wait to watch it
Gibbs
Monday, August 24, 2009 at 5:27 PMWhat about Uwe Boll…?
Blake
Monday, August 24, 2009 at 5:56 PMThat man is a champion.
Kato
Monday, August 24, 2009 at 6:46 PMIf by ‘champion’ you mean making gobshite movies and acting like a complete tool before, during, and after filming, then yes – I agree!
706
Monday, August 24, 2009 at 7:58 PMIf I ever met Uwe Boll I would shoot him to make sure he couldn’t make any more game adaptations. Its not just that I don’t like his movies, there are plenty of bad directors, but he gives game adaptations a bad name and ruins the chance of anyone making a good movie out of a game that he’s already done.
Cal Smith
Monday, August 24, 2009 at 5:34 PMas long as it’s better than DOOM everyone is happy
Blenny
Monday, August 24, 2009 at 7:26 PMThat’s the spirit, aim low!
peaky01
Monday, August 24, 2009 at 9:15 PMI must be the only person in existance who enjoyed Doom
I mean it was terrible but it’s a guilty pleasure – so bad its good kinda thing
Oh well, heres hoping this is good (not bad good, but good good)
warcroft
Monday, August 24, 2009 at 9:54 PMThe first one minute of Doom was good. It was all creepy, scientists being picked off by monsters. Then the cheesy rock music started. It all went down hill from there.
The only other part I liked was when the guys fighting that demon dog thing near the end. That only went for 20 seconds or something anyway.
Booka
Monday, August 24, 2009 at 8:23 PMHopefully this is a good move. A less well-known director will have less to lose and might actually try to make a decent movie out of it rather than EXPLOSION, dialogue, EXPLOSION, dialogue, EXPLOSION, BIGGER EXPLOSION, WIN.
I’m not holding my breath though.
CloneTrooper
Monday, August 24, 2009 at 8:33 PMWell, might as well just expect it to a huge steaming pile of crap like all the other Video Game movies…
And if it actually turns out decent, we can be pleasantly surprised.
If it turns out crap, we wont have gotten our hopes up.
Wooktree
Monday, August 24, 2009 at 8:55 PM28 weeks later was as good as 28 days later.
Jackson Thurtle
Monday, August 24, 2009 at 9:18 PMWell… Luke got it right, this is a huge step down. I’m massively less interested.
Max Skelton
Monday, August 24, 2009 at 9:52 PMi dont like it!
AndyN
Tuesday, August 25, 2009 at 1:57 AMMark my words, if they don’t get a well known director than this movie is going to be an Epic Fail in terms of ratings, however, I think a Bioshock movie is going to be guaranteed commercial success no matter who the director is….
LordLeckie
Tuesday, August 25, 2009 at 2:28 PMOh great zombie flick director, why on earth must hollywood support shite whilst good ideas languish?
Chris Barns
Thursday, August 27, 2009 at 3:21 PMBULLSHIT!
Nuff said