THE BioShock The video game franchise has been on a long journey to get its film adaptation, but the project is now on Netflix and is directed by Francesco Lorenzo (I am legend) and writer Michele Verde (Logan, A Haunting in Venice).
Green has now offered an optimistic update on the film’s status during a recent interview with Collider. He said:
“Netflix was great. They were excited before the strike, they’re excited now, after the strike. Yes, they called me, ‘How’s it going?’ by the time the strike was over: “Are you almost ready…?” We meet regularly with Francis Lawrence and his team to refine a draft for review. We’re all optimists. We all love it. It’s a huge, sprawling nightmare world that we want to see real. So, hopefully. I’d like to have an update soon.”
So, it’s actually really cool! It looks like this BioShock movie is really about to happen! Lawrence had already spoken about the project last year saying:
“Well, Michael Green, who wrote Blade Runner 2049, among other things, and who has been my friend for years, is writing it, and he’s writing it right now. We already have our interpretation and the outline and all that kind of stuff, so it’s all done. Now he is simply writing. That’s why I said it’s a real possibility [it] be what comes next.”
Lawrence also talked about what a huge fan he is of the video game franchise, calling it “one of the best games ever created.” He continued by saying:
“I also think it’s one of the most visually unique games ever created. The other thing, and one of the things that always fascinates me, is that it’s very thematic. There are real ideas and philosophies underneath the game’s ownership, and it’s really, really, really thought out. A lot of games can have a great world of some kind, or they can have a great main character, or they can set you up for great set pieces, but they don’t really have the ideas, they don’t have the kind of weight and gravity that Bioshock has. That sort of combination of real ideas and philosophies mixed with his incredible aesthetic. Also, one of the other things that I love, love, love is that sort of weird mashup of genres, the idea of having what feels like a period piece, mixed with body horror, mixed with science fiction. It’s one of those great mashups, and I think it can be really unique and really cool and really fun.
The director goes on to talk about working with Netflix, the creative freedom they’ve given him, and how they’re trying to stay true to the game:
“There are always discussions about rating and tone. I don’t want to get into it too much now because the process is still early, but I certainly didn’t feel stifled in any way, or sent in any direction with Netflix. I mean, basically me and Cameron [MacConomy] who works with me, and Michael will get to do what we want to do, which is great. A lot of this stays true to the game itself, and we’re talking to Take-Two [Interactive] and Ken Levine”
Lawrence, whose next film will be The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, he seems pretty confident about the project and their plans.
BioShock is set in Rapture, a large underwater city designed and built in the 1940s by individualistic business magnate Andrew Ryan, who wanted to create a utopia for society’s elite to thrive outside of government control and “petty morality “.
I really hope they manage to truly capture the story, spirit, and epic visual wonder of the game when making this film.
by Joey Paur
Source: Geek Tyrant
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