Back in April of 2009, just weeks after director Gore Verbinski exited Walt Disney Pictures' super-popular Pirates of the Caribbean franchise to helm the big-screen adaptation of Take-Two Interactive's epic video game BioShock, Universal Pictures froze the project, reportedly balking [...]
Read moreBIOSHOCK: Movie Still Being Talked About, Nothing Moving Forward
Back in July, we brought you some quotes from producer/director, Gore Verbinski about the long-gestating big-screen adaptation of Take-Two Interactive‘s epic video game, BioShock. Verbinski said that they are trying to make the film, and that it has to be [...]
Read moreVerbinski Says BIOSHOCK Movie Is Still Happening, Has To Be R Rated
Back in August, Gore Verbinski (Pirates of the Caribbean) stepped out of the directors chair to become the producer and Juan Carlos Fresnadillo (28 Weeks Later) was tapped by Universal Pictures to direct a big screen adaptation of Take-Two Interactive's [...]
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New ‘Bioshock’ Director Chosen By Universal
"28 Weeks Later" helmer Juan Carlos Fresnadillo is in talks to direct "Bioshock," the Universal Pictures adaptation of the Take-Two Interactive videogame. Gore Verbinski has stepped out of the directing slot, but remains the film's producer through his U-based Blind Wink [...]
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Gore Verbinski May Quit BioShock
It's been over a year since Gore Verbinski signed up to direct BioShock, but it now looks as though he may not end up wielding the megaphone when the game adaptation goes in front of the camera. Speaking to the LA [...]
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Universal Puts The Brakes On Bioshock
Weeks after Gore Verbinski abandoned Pirates to focus on Bioshock, Universal has put the freeze on the project, which was well into the pre-production stage. According to Variety the studio balked at the budget (which was estimated to be $160 [...]
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