Earlier today it was revealed that Universal Pictures and Pirates of the Caribbean director Gore Verbinski have signed a deal with publisher Take-Two to bring the acclaimed FPS BioShock to the movie screen.

"BioShock fans appreciate the depth and complexity of the game, and our partnership with Gore Verbinski will introduce the world of Rapture to an even wider audience," said 2K Games president Christoph Hartmann.

Verbinski has been set as director and producer, and John Logan, Academy Award-nominated writer of Gladiator, The Aviator and Sweeney Todd, is in discussion with Universal to pen the screenplay.

"In addition to his impressive body of work, Gore is an avid videogamer and true fan of BioShock. That was extremely important to us in deciding to move forward with this project."

"Our ability to attract a major studio and unparalleled creative team speaks volumes about the strength of our BioShock franchise," said Take-Two Chairman Strauss Zelnick "It also demonstrates how Take-Two is delivering value based on our strategy of creating and owning our industry's most powerful intellectual property."

I'm a strong admirer of BioShock, and very appreciative of its mature storytelling and the unique experiences it provides for adult gamers, but I'm very hesitant about whether this can work.

BioShock provides a degree of storytelling and moral intelligence that most Hollywood movies never even come close to approaching. If they don't do this right, it will not only disgrace the game, but the gamers as well.

Tags : Bioshock : Christoph Hartmann : Gore Verbinski : John Love : pc : PlayStation 3 : Rapture : Strauss Zelnick : take two : take two interactive : Universal Pictures : Video Game Movie : Xbox 360

Comments

By: ApplesauceNinja On: 08:14 May 9th, 2008 Offline	You mean Uwe Boll isn't getting first crack at this? :lol: I just hope the movie's ending is better than the game's.

By: Arksua On: 10:27 May 9th, 2008 Offline	Wow Decent people are making this film and th director is an actual fan of the game? Great news for a change, perhaps we may finally see a decent game to movie creation.

By: dragongee On: 12:40 May 10th, 2008 Offline	should be good then... So many games are being made into movies atm...

By: Evren On: 07:29 May 10th, 2008 Online	...So another Game is going to be butchered for the sake of the big screen. W00t. ....Yeah, and this isn't going to be as awful as R.E. Honestly.

By: Tiamat On: 07:48 May 10th, 2008 Offline	Could be good, but I don't think I'll get my hopes up...