Gore Verbinski Set to Direct a Bioshock Movie
Variety has announced that Pirates of the Caribbean director Gore Verbinski is attached to direct and produce a movie adaptation of Bioshock, the hit video game from last year. Aviator writer John Logan is in talks to write the screenplay. Bioshock publisher Take-Two Interactive is getting a multimillion-dollar advance against gross points on the movie. It’s believed to be the biggest videogame-to-movie deal since 2005, when Universal and Fox signed onto the since aborted Halo movie. Take-Two executive chairman Strauss Zelnick said the “state of the art” deal is structured so that Bioshock won’t end up in turnaround like Halo, which is back with Microsoft.
Bioshock takes place in an underwater city based on the free market principles of Ayn Rand, but things have gone disastrously wrong. Players control a pilot who crash-lands at a secret entrance to the city, called Rapture, and is drawn into a power struggle during which he discovers that his will is not as free as he’d thought. Verbinski noted that Rapture’s art deco design and visually arresting characters, such as the mechanical Big Daddys who protect genetically mutated girls called Little Sisters, particularly inspired him to see the game as a film. “I think the whole utopia-gone-wrong story that’s cleverly unveiled to players is just brimming with cinematic potential,” said Verbinski. “Of all the games I’ve played, this is one that I felt has a really strong narrative.” Though no release date is even being targeted, Verbinski said he plans to start pre-production as soon as Logan’s script is finished and approved by all involved.
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Marvel Entertainment released their first quarter report this morning along with the announcement about the success this past weekend of Marvel Studios’ first production, Iron Man, which grossed an estimated $104.2 million domestically and over $201 million worldwide. The announcement also included a bunch of release dates for upcoming Marvel Studios films, including Iron Man 2 now set for a release on April 30, 2010. Thor is set for a release on June 4, 2010, to be directed by 
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