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BioShock Movie? Meh…

8:00PM November 15, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

Once upon a time, Hollywood was hot to trot on BioShock. Now? Less so. Making movies — especially ones that take place underwater — are expensive. More »


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Why Did The BioShock Movie Stall?

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10:00AM February 15, 2011 | Mark Serrels

With top Director Gore Verbinski at the helm, some believed that the BioShock movie adaptation may have been the first to actually serve its source material well. He’d been responsible for creating the solid schlock remake The Ring and created a bonafide franchise in Pirates of the Caribbean. So where did it all go wrong? More »


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Don’t Give Up Hope On That BioShock Movie Yet

7:40AM July 1, 2010 | Michael McWhertor

No one can stop Mr. Bubbles from making his big screen debut, not even the underperforming Prince of Persia. Gore Verbinski, the man desperate to bring BioShock to the big screen, is still slaving away at it. More »


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BioShock Movie Needs To Be Filmed Outside America

7:00PM June 1, 2009 | Brian Ashcraft

Due to budget concerns, the BioShock movie has been put on ice — don’t tell Prison Break actor Wentworth Miller! More »


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Universal Puts BioShock Movie On Hold On Budget Concerns

12:00PM April 25, 2009 | Michael McWhertor

Universal and 2K Games’ big budget, big screen adaptation of BioShock may have gotten a little too big for its budget, as the film is now in a holding pattern as cost concessions are made. More »


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Arr! Director Chooses BioShock Over Pirates

4:00PM April 8, 2009 | Brian Ashcraft

Next year, the fourth installment in the US$2.6 billion grossing Pirates of the Caribbean franchise goes into production. After spending the past years on the series, director Gore Verbinski is moving on.

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Second Life Cheating Husband Surprised by Movie Deal

12:40AM January 3, 2009 | Mike Fahey

The man at the heart of the Second Life story, which Pirates of the Caribbean director Gore Verbinski seeks to turn into a movie, was caught off guard by news of the film adaptation.

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BioShock Movie Staying Faithul To Source, Won’t Star Kate Hudson

1:40PM August 7, 2008 | Luke Plunkett

PHEW. Speaking with VG247 at the Develop conference in Brighton (fun fact: I used to live in neighbouring Seaford), BioShock creator Ken Levine has told everyone to relax. The upcoming BioShock movie project is staying faithful to the source:

You’re always going to be worried that in that first meeting they’re going to be, like, ‘OK, it’s Kate Hudson and Matthew McConaughey on a desert island hunting for pirate treasure,’ but it’s not going to go that way

My expectation at this time, from everything that I’ve heard, is that it will very much honour the dramatic and thematic elements of the game… They certainly understand the material and are able to provide a stamp of their own.

Thank goodness for that. But, now you mention it, that wouldn’t be the worst Uncharted movie…

BioShock movie won’t be “Kate Hudson hunting for pirate treasure,” says Levine [VG247]

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Brett Ratner Wants To Make Video Game Movies, Too

2:00PM May 27, 2008 | Brian Ashcraft

Move over Pirates of the Caribbean director Gore Verbinski. Rush Hour franchise helmer Brett Ratner wants to make movies based on video games, too! His interest seems piqued after working on a few ad-type spots for Activision’s Guitar Hero. According to Ratner:

The games business is much more exciting than the movie business right now. I will be doing movies that come from video games.

Cue line about Hollywood unable to make good game movies. Brett Ratner Bows Branding [Variety via Go Nintendo][Pic]

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Will Verbinski Make BioShock The First Great Game Flick?

4:20AM May 10, 2008 | Kotaku US Edition

So, by now you’ve heard a BioShock flick is in the works, news that excites many fans – while leaving some others wary, thanks to the less-than-encouraging track record of films made from games.

Significant about the BioShock film news is the fact that Pirates of the Caribbean director Gore Verbinski’s been tapped for the directorial role. This is interesting, because you may recall that just a couple months ago, Verbinski was the keynote speaker at the 2008 DICE summit.

Lots of gamers may have wondered what a film director was doing at DICE, but now that he’s directing our next big game flick, you may want to take a second look at what he said there.