Video games being made into movies always have the same result...FAILURE. So why Hollywood? Why? Efforts are being made to reduce the budget, since they are always losing money with the video game adaptations. For example, Prince of Persia. Took $200 million to make while only making $88 million. And it was still the 2nd highest grossing video game movie of all time. AND it was a ROTTEN POTATO. So it is very obvious why the money should go to more important things. The latest movie that Hollywood is trying to adapt into a movie is a game called "Bioshock." Never heard of it? Rotten Potatoes has got you covered with some handy background on the game...
Set in an alternate history 1960, the game places the player in the role of a plane crash survivor named Jack, who must explore the underwater city of Rapture, and survive attacks by the mutated beings and mechanical drones that populate it. The game incorporates elements found in role-playing and survival games, and is described by the developers and Levine as a "spiritual successor" to their previous titles in the System Shock series. The game received overwhelmingly positive reviews, which praised its "morality-based" storyline, immersive environment and Ayn Rand-inspired dystopian back-story.
Sounds interesting eh? Reportedly, Gore Verbinski (Director of Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy) is itching to make it. However, when he took it to movie company Universal, they were a bit taken aback by the exorbitant price. Totaling a huge, $160 million. Another factor scaring Universal was Verbinski's conviction that Bioshock would have to be an R-rated feature. Which, Universal is afraid, would lead to limited Box office appeal. What will happen? Who knows? But one thing's for certain, Rotten Potatoes will keep you updated!
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