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Bioshock on the Silver Screen

Bioshock – by many regarded as one of the best first person shooter games ever made, is a game available for PC and Xbox 360 which was discussed at length at the Steampunk Forum upon release. Since the story is set in an alternative 1960 in an underwater city built in 1946 it’s strictly speaking not at all Steampunk – more art deco, but with a lot of steampunk flavour added by the dystopic atmosphere, odd gadgetry, mad science and of course the design of the Big Daddy diving suits.

Universal has recently embarked on a project to turn the game into a motion picture, enlisting Gore Verbinski (Pirates of the Carribean, The Ring) at the helm. Mr Verbinsk has announced he wants John Logan (The Aviator, Sweeney Todd, The Time Machine) to write the screenplay and the filming is to begin as soon as the screenplay is finished.

For those unfamiliar with the plot of Bioshock it’s basically about exploring the underwater city of Rapture in search of it’s founder. Rapture is a society ruled by the objectivist principles of Ayn Rand, a once thriving laissez-faire capitalist paradise now emptied following a civil war. The storyline has also borrowed elements from Ayn Rand’s fictional work.

This entry was posted on Friday, May 23rd, 2008 at 9:46 pm by oskila and is filed under Film Reviews, Games.

Lord Jerreth

I'm quite excited about this. I only hope doesn't turn out to be a huge flop.

Tinkergirl

I empathise and agree with you, Lord Jerreth - I liked the game a great deal (shame about the last 1/3rd of it) so I'm very cautiously watching this one from afar. Ready to shun it with extreme predudice if it ends up more "Super Mario Brothers" than "Pirates of the Carribean".

Sobriety

This could be amazing. The game kept me at my computer for 24 hours straight so the film will either disapoint me or blow my mind. Unfortunately films from games tend to be terrible e.g. Hitman. But fingers crossed.

Michael Hawkins

Let's face it: taking into concideration what an amazing game bioshock was, we run a rather high risk of being dissapointed.

Leonardo Wolfe

Brillant!!!

I hope the American Mcgee's Alice film will be good too!

Leonardo Wolfe

Brilliant*

Azrealin

Well, I am inclined to agree that the game was wonderful. But I do have some bad news for all who wish to read. Gore Verbrinsky for one has never made a good film, the only film he has had a part in creating which turned out well was "Pirates of the Caribbean", but this film was pretty much under the control of Disney and not Mr Verbinski. Mr Verbinski was however controlled the sequels which lets be honest were diabolical.
To further instil fear into all here, when he signed onto the game he had neither played nor seen Bioshock, which I think is quite an imperative aspect of adapting the game.
I have had this discussion with others and it is predicted that we shall follow the main character, the Big Daddies will be henchmen of the overall villain, but in the final conflict it will be the Big daddy who will save our protagonists life.....sounds terrible doesn't it, well I for one am not holding out for this adaption. The only director who could be worse for the job would be Uwe Boll.

Ariel

Dear God, this looks beauitful. It could be a total disaster, of course, but I am excied nonetheless.

Mr. Frederick Batterbee

I am most thrilled about this i have played the game, i agree totaly that it is mostly art deco but it has to be one of the most amazing games in the world i say one of the most because they are bringing out a second bioshock the sea of dreams.

Mr. Fredrick Batterbee

Issac

I hope that this will be good, I just hope that they get the same feel as the game. It kept me up for half a night playing it over at a buddies house.