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Fantastic news for fans of BIOSHOCK!!!

Ahoy, squirts! Quint here. If you own or have been in the immediate vicinity of an XBOX 360 in the last year you've probably played BIOSHOCK. If you haven't, BIOSHOCK was one of the coolest releases on any platform last year.



The game opens with an ocean plane crash. You control the one survivor as he's adrift. As the wreckage of his plane sinks he sees a small, rocky island... weirdly, there's an art deco style building.

You come to find that there was a civilization that created an underwater city in the '30s... until something went horribly wrong. Gene splicing, steampunk, mutants, super powers... it's all here, but with an amazingly beautiful art deco '30s era backdrop and music.



It's been known that the adaptation rights were scooped up, but the big news today is that a director has been attached. Universal brought none other than Gore Verbinski (PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN series) in to direct and AVIATOR scripter John Logan is in talks to write the screenplay.

I am stoked for this. It's a helluva game, with a fantastic visual signature... and now a visionary director is attached. That automatically negates cries of "it can't be done! Video games don't work as movies!" The man turned a theme park ride into a fantastic series!

On behalf of all Bioshock fans, I say, "Mr. Verbinski. Would you kindly make a kick-ass movie?"




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by Dogma_Jedi
May 9th, 2008
12:55:09 AM
1st
by Dogma_Jedi
May 9th, 2008
12:55:21 AM
OK.. now that i got that out the way....
by Dogma_Jedi
May 9th, 2008
12:56:38 AM
Ahem...
by ChickenDelicious
May 9th, 2008
12:59:04 AM
I can deal with this
by Hikaru Ichijo
May 9th, 2008
01:00:52 AM
John Logan isn't exactly good news...
by Literarywanderer
May 9th, 2008
01:01:05 AM
oh boy sweet, dissapointment
by angrykirby.tk
May 9th, 2008
01:01:28 AM

by abacu1247
May 9th, 2008
01:04:25 AM
This is awesome news!
by Live.
May 9th, 2008
01:05:05 AM
uhhh ok
by wenis
May 9th, 2008
01:09:34 AM
This is great!
by snomusic
May 9th, 2008
01:16:50 AM
Which Mr Verbinski will it be?
by JackRabbitSlim
May 9th, 2008
01:18:55 AM
sno....
by Dogma_Jedi
May 9th, 2008
01:24:30 AM
I loved Bioshock
by SilentP
May 9th, 2008
01:37:21 AM
Damn Splicers!
by Miracleman
May 9th, 2008
01:37:26 AM
To be fair
by SilentP
May 9th, 2008
01:38:35 AM
I beat Bioshock.
by Orionsangels
May 9th, 2008
01:45:43 AM
This game is amazing...
by gorydon
May 9th, 2008
01:53:59 AM
I know who can play Andrew Ryan!
by Orionsangels
May 9th, 2008
01:56:18 AM
Fantastic!
by BiggusDickus
May 9th, 2008
02:10:53 AM
Please, please, please, be good.
by The Guy Who Slept Through Everything.
May 9th, 2008
02:11:47 AM
the movie will be decent but this is complete bullshit
by Winterchili
May 9th, 2008
02:14:47 AM
Going To Require Some Major Tweaks -- Game Spoilers Ahoy
by El Fuego
May 9th, 2008
02:14:52 AM
alot of similiar Aesthetic to Dead Man's Chest
by irc-Hollywood
May 9th, 2008
02:15:51 AM
Oh, And Also -- Geoffrey Rush For Ryan.
by El Fuego
May 9th, 2008
02:17:00 AM
What about a TWISTED METAL: BLACK game??
by Mike_D
May 9th, 2008
02:20:10 AM
I hope it won't be a borefest like POTC...
by Motoko Kusanagi
May 9th, 2008
02:20:17 AM
Verbinsky is all over the place in terms of quality..
by TheDark0Knight
May 9th, 2008
02:40:13 AM
Would you kindly...
by Pops Freshemeyer
May 9th, 2008
02:46:22 AM
I already have a bid daddy action figure...
by Striking Writer
May 9th, 2008
02:50:18 AM
Visionary? Are you kidding?
by Messiahman
May 9th, 2008
02:52:44 AM
wet dream
by sajarrow
May 9th, 2008
02:54:21 AM
How much is that doggy in the window?
by Leopold Scotch
May 9th, 2008
02:57:43 AM
Wake me up when they turn Tower Defense into a game
by BobPalpatine
May 9th, 2008
03:07:55 AM
I mean movie
by BobPalpatine
May 9th, 2008
03:08:04 AM
Bioshock took me by surprise.
by Stalkeye
May 9th, 2008
03:09:53 AM
A man chooses....
by Kizeesh
May 9th, 2008
03:16:18 AM
Will only work with ab R rating
by TheMcflyFarm
May 9th, 2008
03:20:35 AM
Not Uwe?
by Stalin vs Predator
May 9th, 2008
03:23:42 AM
Ok can we please have a fucking Half Life movie now?
by hiperaktiv
May 9th, 2008
03:38:45 AM
The story is influenced by the works of Ayn Rand & George Orwell
by Orionsangels
May 9th, 2008
03:41:27 AM
Half-Life
by tomdolan04
May 9th, 2008
03:56:44 AM
Bioshock would work great as a film except...
by newc0253
May 9th, 2008
04:02:44 AM
but Uwe vanted to do dis wone!
by pipergates
May 9th, 2008
04:18:31 AM
Better be a hard fucking R
by AllPowerfulWizardOfOz
May 9th, 2008
04:31:53 AM
This is fucking amazing.
by Smoke Monster Loves Kate
May 9th, 2008
05:02:26 AM
Massively over-rated game...
by The Grug
May 9th, 2008
05:30:31 AM
This game feels like a movie already
by Kragmose
May 9th, 2008
05:46:48 AM
A video game movie that doesn't suck?
by Knuckleduster
May 9th, 2008
05:48:36 AM
This won't be R. It'll be PG-fucking-13!
by Motoko Kusanagi
May 9th, 2008
05:58:14 AM
this is not good
by geraldbeans
May 9th, 2008
06:33:11 AM
Why?
by Spider-nerd
May 9th, 2008
06:43:42 AM
If Verbinski can turn a theme park ride into a 3pt movie
by Yeti
May 9th, 2008
06:45:18 AM
steampunk?
by cornponious
May 9th, 2008
06:54:56 AM
Read the article in Variety
by Jack Burton
May 9th, 2008
06:56:16 AM
Misfire
by Cobbio
May 9th, 2008
07:00:28 AM
steampunk is all the fashion these days
by newc0253
May 9th, 2008
07:01:09 AM
BioShock was a good story, so-so game...
by Mr Willi
May 9th, 2008
07:14:18 AM
hiperaktiv
by NuteG
May 9th, 2008
07:18:25 AM
Is a man not entitled to the sweat from his brow?
by Rickey Henderson
May 9th, 2008
07:20:24 AM
David Strathairn (Did I spell that right?)...
by SlyAndTheFamilyStallone
May 9th, 2008
07:27:31 AM
Make it a prequel
by mefrog
May 9th, 2008
07:35:40 AM
videogame movies tend to hit less frequently
by palewook
May 9th, 2008
07:45:49 AM
Would You Kindly....
by DarfurOnTheRocks
May 9th, 2008
07:47:14 AM
I'M PLAYING BIOSHOCK RIGHT NOW
by BurgerTime
May 9th, 2008
08:02:49 AM
TIME WILL TELL
by toxicbuddha
May 9th, 2008
08:06:45 AM
never played it,
by Gatsbys West Egg Omlet
May 9th, 2008
08:11:31 AM
Still waiting for Ratchet and Clank: The Movie
by Mr Incredible
May 9th, 2008
08:21:55 AM
Anyone else hear about Frank Miller doing Buck Rogers?
by Knuckleduster
May 9th, 2008
08:24:47 AM
John Logan gave us Gladiator, Burton's Sweeney Todd...
by Zeke25:17
May 9th, 2008
08:26:44 AM
I am waiting for Star Wars: Episode One: The Game: The Movie
by DarfurOnTheRocks
May 9th, 2008
08:29:30 AM
Welcome to the Circus of Values!
by godzillasushi
May 9th, 2008
08:30:29 AM
LOVE Bioshock!
by Cletus Van Damme
May 9th, 2008
08:30:37 AM
Love Bioshock...
by Turtle_Z
May 9th, 2008
08:35:43 AM
Leopold Scotch,
by raw_bean
May 9th, 2008
08:40:39 AM
Unfortunately
by bingo the clown
May 9th, 2008
08:51:10 AM
Silent Hill Adaptation = One of the best horror films
by TheLastCleric
May 9th, 2008
08:56:58 AM
Should've been Alex Proyas...
by blackmantis
May 9th, 2008
08:58:02 AM
Bioshock overrated????
by Grrrr....
May 9th, 2008
09:07:17 AM
the guys who did city of lost children...
by logicalnoise01
May 9th, 2008
09:32:33 AM
This IS Cool News
by Saluki
May 9th, 2008
09:48:14 AM
Awesome, awesome game
by chook chutney
May 9th, 2008
09:50:44 AM
They'll greenlight this but not HALO?
by IAmLegolas
May 9th, 2008
09:53:16 AM
Normally I wouldn't give a shit
by kafka07
May 9th, 2008
10:19:55 AM
John Logan, of Star Trek: Nemesis Fame?
by Abin Sur
May 9th, 2008
10:45:38 AM
I loved the Pirate Trilogy
by TheLastCleric
May 9th, 2008
10:48:14 AM
not everything great should be made into a movie
by s0beurself
May 9th, 2008
10:49:21 AM
WOULD YOU KINDLY...
by ArcadianDS
May 9th, 2008
10:55:34 AM
Fantastic news for X-Com fans...
by john truckosaur
May 9th, 2008
11:05:01 AM
They should Make Bioshock II: Bioshack Movie
by DarfurOnTheRocks
May 9th, 2008
11:08:46 AM
I can't think of a better choice
by MattmanReturns
May 9th, 2008
11:15:40 AM
Hopefully make it different from game.
by Reverend Toast
May 9th, 2008
11:18:06 AM
*SPOILER* Game is easier if you don't kill them.
by Reverend Toast
May 9th, 2008
11:21:05 AM
"Visionary director"?
by SpencerTrilby
May 9th, 2008
11:21:55 AM
raw_bean
by Leopold Scotch
May 9th, 2008
11:34:58 AM
Want to hear something funny?
by nobletoast13
May 9th, 2008
11:38:14 AM
"...none other than..." ??!!
by Pdorwick
May 9th, 2008
11:47:08 AM
Will he kill the Little Sisters or not?
by dtpena
May 9th, 2008
12:16:21 PM
My brother will love this
by That 70s Venom
May 9th, 2008
12:36:23 PM
THIS MOVIE LOOKS LIKE A DAMN VIDEO GAME!!!
by Johnno
May 9th, 2008
12:42:56 PM
This ain't cool news.
by CoursinLarry
May 9th, 2008
12:44:00 PM
Maybe Uwe Boll didn't have his speakers on...
by Pops Freshemeyer
May 9th, 2008
12:44:10 PM
GTA movie? Why?!
by godzillasushi
May 9th, 2008
01:20:00 PM
This would make a great movie...
by SlickyVonBoner
May 9th, 2008
01:25:54 PM
Never played Bioshock, but God of War....
by drewlicious
May 9th, 2008
01:31:21 PM
Best Game Ever!!!!
by picardsucks
May 9th, 2008
01:53:23 PM
I knew it wouldn't be long
by skimn
May 9th, 2008
02:33:11 PM
You can't make a GTA movie...
by Johnno
May 9th, 2008
02:39:16 PM
I know, its the missions
by skimn
May 9th, 2008
02:51:58 PM
Ah, for *true* FPS vertigo, try "Dark Corners of the Earth"!
by JackPumpkinhead
May 9th, 2008
03:43:46 PM
Hard R rating...
by Quake II
May 9th, 2008
04:13:45 PM
PsiOps was a damn fine game also
by skimn
May 9th, 2008
05:20:48 PM
This can't work as a film!
by Raymar
May 9th, 2008
05:23:23 PM
TETRIS THE MOVIE
by nobletoast13
May 9th, 2008
05:45:09 PM
Actually, SoylentMean
by Stalkeye
May 9th, 2008
06:10:28 PM
He'd better go Mousehunt on this shit
by Larry Sellers
May 9th, 2008
06:21:13 PM
Verbinski is prepared to make the movie 'R'
by cyberskunk
May 9th, 2008
06:34:11 PM
Can't possibly be anything other than the best video game film e
by THT3000
May 9th, 2008
06:50:34 PM
WOW!
by Turtle_Z
May 9th, 2008
07:24:04 PM
HOW IS THIS FANTASTIC NEWS FOR FANS?
by Guy Who Got A Headache And Accidentally Saves The World
May 9th, 2008
08:16:23 PM
Needs Darius Khondji & Dennis Gassner
by S.Lowrey
May 9th, 2008
09:32:34 PM
@Guy Who Got A Headache
by Cartman86
May 9th, 2008
09:40:12 PM
Hmmm?????
by Mr402
May 10th, 2008
01:00:27 AM
When will Madden NFL get its shot on the big screen?
by thebearovingian
May 10th, 2008
01:02:50 AM
Goddamn if the new GOW2 trailer ain't another reason to
by Stalkeye
May 10th, 2008
06:24:59 AM
Now, let's see...
by Rei-Ginsei
May 10th, 2008
06:39:40 AM
I'll be happy to watch this.
by Sepulchrave
May 10th, 2008
10:04:35 AM
Make it R rated, or just don't bother.
by corridor
May 10th, 2008
12:02:53 PM
Gore has a good eye, Integral to decent Game adaptations
by fisheater
May 10th, 2008
01:57:28 PM
After this they need to do Half Life.
by SCYTHEOFLUNA
May 10th, 2008
02:20:11 PM
Half Life wouldn't work
by Kizeesh
May 11th, 2008
08:16:12 AM
I Believe In Gore Verbinski!
by kgerm
May 11th, 2008
05:27:33 PM
I Believe In Gore Verbinski!
by kgerm
May 11th, 2008
05:30:09 PM

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