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Gore directs Bioshock!        May. 8, 2008               
Source: Variety         by: Dave Davis
       
               
       
This is slightly unexpected, but certainly exciting: the outstanding videogame BIOSHOCK is on the way as a live-action feature film! And with someone who knows his way around special effects on a grand scale: director Gore Verbinski.

The guy who crafted three highly profitable and increasingly colossal PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN movies will adapt the game for Universal (where, coincidentally, the HALO movie went tits-up). Writer John Logan (GLADIATOR, THE AVIATOR) is working on the script.

The captivating game, set in the 1960s, follows a man whose plane crashes near the underwater art-deco city called Rapture. Built by a wealthy businessman as a sanctuary for brilliant scientists and artists to freely practice their crafts, Rapture fell into chaos as the inhabitants slowly became obsessed with genetic modification.

The publisher Take Two held tightly to their golden property, waiting until it deservedly won accolades before considering what could turn out to be the most lucrative game-to-film deal ever. Another positive sign is that the company chairman Strauss Zelnick didn't want to go through a producer: "It's terribly important to us to have a meaningful influence on how this project is produced. We didn't want any insulation between us."

Verbinski (a gamer himself) is producing as well as directing, and has been consulting with the game's creative director Ken Levine. Verbinski reassuringly discusses his interest and involvement RIGHT HERE.
A videogame sequel to BIOSHOCK is already in the works.

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《加勒比海盗》导演将执导《生化奇兵》电影版
来源: www.levelup.cn 时间:2008-5-11 编辑: 光年 进入社区讨论

本周五2K公司正式宣布，根据电子游戏《生化奇兵》改编的电影版将会由环球电影公司负责制作，由著名的导演——戈尔·维宾斯基（《加勒比海盗》三部曲）执导。电影的编剧是约翰·罗根（《角斗士》的编剧）。

据报道，尽管电影的上映日期还没有公布，但是前期的制作已经展开。



2K的总裁克里斯托夫·哈特曼表示：“《生化奇兵》的爱好者们都很喜欢这款游戏的深度和复杂设定。而我们和戈尔·维宾斯基的合作将会把销魂城的世界带给更广泛的受众。”

他接着说道：“除了令人印象深刻的作品之外，戈尔也是一个电子游戏玩家，他可以说是《生化奇兵》的真fan。这也是我们决定投入这一计划的非常重要的原因。”

《生化奇兵》在2007年发售之后因为其复杂的故事、独特的美术风格和独特的能力系统而大受欢迎。这部游戏的续集也将在2009年上市。

为什么会是雷？别的游戏改编电影雷了不奇怪，这个我看不出来。