Will we ever see a movie based on Bioshock when no one wants to fund it?
For years we have wanted to see a Bioshock movie get made but according to director Verbinski no one wants to fund the move because it is too scary.
"I couldn't really get past anybody that would spend the money that it would take to do it and keep an R rating," Verbinski told film site Comingsoon.net.
"Alternately, I wasn't really interested in pursuing a PG-13 version. Because the R rating is inherent. Little Sisters and injections and the whole thing. I just wanted to really, really make it a movie where, four days later, you're still shivering and going, "Jesus Christ!"... It's a movie that has to be really, really scary, but you also have to create a whole underwater world, so the pricetag is high. We just didn't have any takers on an R-rated movie with that pricetag."
Verbinski is no longer on the project and the movie is still under production. I do agree with Verbinski that the movie needs to be R-rated and scary because of all the violence in the game. Specially if the main character is to Harvest a little sister.
Verbinski also added that Bioshock would make a great 3D movie which seems to be a popular format for movies now.
"[Bioshock] would be a great movie to do in 3D. I'd like to go into that world wearing a pair of glasses. I think in general, gaming is perfect for 3D. Anything where you're the protagonist. The kid in 'The Shining' on the big wheel, going around corridors. That's what 3D is perfect for. To make people feel on-edge."
So far no release date or cast has been announced for Bioshock but if studios get their way we might see a PG13 adaptation if what Verbinski said is true.
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