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Bioshock Movie in Limbo

Added by Ryan Davis on April 27, 2009

39 comments

Starring Eddie Murphy in a fat suit as Big Daddy and Christina Ricci as Little Sister.

Variety is reporting today that Universal Pictures is putting the brakes on the current pre-production of the upcoming Bioshock movie due to budgetary concerns. Apparently the plan to film Bioshock in the Los Angeles area was a significant contributing factor to the film's estimated $160 million budget. This prompted Universal to ask director Gore Verbinski--whose previous work includes the couldn't-have-been-cheap Pirates of the Caribbean movies--to move production outside of the US in order to take advantage of a tax credit. Verbinski is quoted by Variety as saying “We are evaluating whether this is something we want to do. In the meantime, the film is in a holding pattern.”

This isn't the first time Universal's concerns about the budget of a high-profile video game adaptation have impacted production, an issue that was reportedly a big part of what killed Peter Jackson's plans for a Halo movie. Both Verbinski and Universal, though, are vowing that Bioshock will not become another Halo. As ripe as the moody, philosophical stylings of Bioshock are for a film adaptation, a video game moving not getting made wouldn't be the worst thing in the world. What they really need to worry about is if it becomes another Doom.

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39 Comments

Pie
on April 27, 2009

It better become another halo. I dont want another rubbishy game-movie although it would make for an intersting TANG

EvilTwin is online
on April 27, 2009

Ryan said:

"
a video game moving not getting made wouldn't be the worst thing in the world.
"

In fact, it might be the best thing in the world.

TripMasterMunky
on April 27, 2009

As Bioshock continues to be milked.

RHCPfan24
on April 27, 2009

This is probably a good thing, people.

LiveOrDie1212
on April 27, 2009

"Starring Eddie Murphy in a fat suit as Big Daddy and Christina Ricci as Little Sister".

YESSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!! everything that i want in a Bioshock movie!!

Snail
on April 27, 2009

I'm glad there never was a Halo movie.

MattyFTM
on April 27, 2009

Part of me thinks this is a good thing. It would have probably been a terrible movie. On the other hand, I would like to see what a bioshock movie was like. Maybe they could pull it off.

Venatio is online
on April 27, 2009

Dude I dont care if alot of video game movies have sucked I still want a Halo movie and a Bioshock movie, be positive people, think of how awesome they could be

LordAndrew
on April 27, 2009

I'm actually kind of glad.

CL60
on April 27, 2009

LiveOrDie1212 said:

""Starring Eddie Murphy in a fat suit as Big Daddy and Christina Ricci as Little Sister".

YESSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!! everything that i want in a Bioshock movie!!"

Me too!

punkxblaze
on April 27, 2009

Ayn Rand reference, I lol'd.
Also, The Rock stars in Bioshock. 'Would you kindly, MOTHER FUCKER!".

CitizenKane
on April 27, 2009

I have high hopes for the film, since, unlike every other video game movies, it is based on a great game with a great story, one that, unlike Halo's, is easily adaptable to film. It also has an actual good director(aforementioned Verbinski) heading it and a great screenwriter(John Logan) writing the adaptation. This could finally break the mold and show that video game movies can be good and possibly great.

Video_Game_King is online
on April 27, 2009

:O! Total shock! Who would've thought that a game based heavily on Atlas Shrugged would end up in development hell when the movie was being made :P?

jakob187
on April 27, 2009

I hope the movie never sees the light of day. I hate Verbinski, as he's yet to make a good movie (The Ring remake? PIRATES OF THE CRAPIBBEAN?). Getting someone far more acclaimed and visionary for the job (Ridley Scott comes to mind quickly) would be more worthwhile.

pause422
on April 27, 2009

Good. Hopefully it never gets to happen.

CitizenKane
on April 27, 2009

jakob187 said:

"I hope the movie never sees the light of day. I hate Verbinski, as he's yet to make a good movie (The Ring remake? PIRATES OF THE CRAPIBBEAN?). Getting someone far more acclaimed and visionary for the job (Ridley Scott comes to mind quickly) would be more worthwhile."

Great directors have shuned away from video game adaptations because of they have always ended up being terrible. Unfortunately with the lack of the good directors wanting to do them, that means that bad directors get to make the movies and they continue to end up being terrible, thus continuing the ficious cycle. In order to get quality directors into making adaptations, there has to be at least one good movie that will show that a good/great video game movie can be done. BioShock has the potential to be this movie.

systech
on April 27, 2009

This is exactly what should happen.

MKHavoc
on April 27, 2009

I don't see how this movie could work. Your character never talks and you mostly learned the story through audio diaries. I don't remember their being that much dialogue either.

giyanks22
on April 27, 2009

I agree with MK havoc...video game movies rarely work.

theMcNasty
on April 27, 2009

"a video game moving not getting made"

Lol. But I really do hope they don't turn it into a Doom.

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