new bioshock movie info

[xPOORGUYx]

http://movies.ign.com/articles/110/1102680p1.html
new info for the bioshock movie over at ign looks like a longer wait

[Judgeofwings]

My mouth watered when they said it hard to be a R movie. That means no sugar-coated rapture!!

[Mr. Person]

The gods themselves will not stop me from seeing this movie the day it comes out

[stepha-fa-fa]

I would definitly wait if it meant a good budget for BioShock. :D
Some of the best movies take a while to make because of budget.

[Blade_Runner]

yeah and by the sounds of it, he doesn't want to disappoint

[xPOORGUYx]

hope there is alot of awsome big daddy scenes and i would want to see at least one splicer get drilled

[BioShock Freak]

OMG! I can't wait! This is the best news I've heard since BioShock 2. :p

~Mari.

[Precarious]

The idea of this film still scares me quite a bit. It sounds good... but can anything really capture the beauty and layers in the game? I'm just not so sure about that. Although wild horses couldn't keep me away, I'm afraid of what will be.

[BioShock Freak]

The idea of this film still scares me quite a bit. It sounds good... but can anything really capture the beauty and layers in the game? I'm just not so sure about that. Although wild horses couldn't keep me away, I'm afraid of what will be.
I agree. I can also see them somehow tying in some kind of 'romance' in the story line. *sigh*

~Mari.

[Mr. Person]

*GASP* my comment! it has dissapeard!


wher did my "What if there was no movie" comment go?

[Precarious]

I agree. I can also see them somehow tying in some kind of 'romance' in the story line. *sigh*

~Mari.

I also agree with this. Most films somehow tie in some kind of romance. It would really defeat the purpose of the film... and I think it would actually cause me to walk out on it in the cinema.

[BioShock Freak]

*GASP* my comment! it has dissapeard!


wher did my "What if there was no movie" comment go?
Obviously nowhere, since you just said it again. :p Sometimes posts don't post. Are you on a comp or mobile device?

~Mari.

[Mr. Person]

I also agree with this. Most films somehow tie in some kind of romance. It would really defeat the purpose of the film... and I think it would actually cause me to walk out on it in the cinema.

I can imagine it now...Jack....Tenenbaum...a couple of moonshine abistnthe.....

[BioShock Freak]

I can imagine it now...Jack....Tenenbaum...a couple of moonshine abistnthe.....
Um, no.

I also agree with this. Most films somehow tie in some kind of romance. It would really defeat the purpose of the film... and I think it would actually cause me to walk out on it in the cinema.
I'd be extremely irritated if they did. I mean, yes, the character of Jack is a silent fighter, but that doesn't mean they have to ruin it by bringing in a 'hot girl who knows how to kick ass'. :rolleyes:

~Mari.

[Mr. Person]

Tenenninja in a leather suit

[Big Bad Sister]

Romance is OK, so long as it stays in the background and does not become a focal point of the story. There's no denial that loneliness is a huge motif in BioShock, and having a girl paired up with Jack - and NOT over the radio - is the perfect way to destroy that motif.

[Precarious]

I can imagine it now...Jack....Tenenbaum...a couple of moonshine abistnthe.....

No...just..no.

[BioShock Freak]

Tenenninja in a leather suit
Again, no.

~Mari.

[Ian]

I don't like the whole issue of the budget :o

I actually just spotted this on Google News, but it was on another site. They were arguing that The Dark Knight was PG-13, and had the same game elements as Bioshock, and how they should consider lowering it from an R-rated movie, by not having as much gore.

No. Just... no.

[Shades]

Stomach churning with excitement!

[Knight Carver]

Great post - thanks for linking that! News on the movie has been sparse at best!

[AndreyRyan]

Good luck to the crew. if they manage to make a decent movie where moral choices are scripted...
but other than that, things shouldnt be too hard. one question though, will they have the guts to show a little girl being murdered? (lil' sis being harvested)

[Trie215]

I don't like the whole issue of the budget :o

I actually just spotted this on Google News, but it was on another site. They were arguing that The Dark Knight was PG-13, and had the same game elements as Bioshock, and how they should consider lowering it from an R-rated movie, by not having as much gore.

No. Just... no.


I really disagree.

This is something I've always thought about, and argued with friends and family about.

R rated movies are R rated for a reason, and while some are over the top with the language, violence, sex, drug use and all those other reasons stated in the rating, some really are R for the purpose of authenticity.

Dark Knight was PG-13, and to me, that was the worst part of the movie. Not one lowlife criminal says the F-word? Their insults and trash talk are MORE like videogames than actual life or movies, cheese fest. I liked the movie alot, but having an R rating gives you more room for reality. Plus, violence is not the reason movies are given R ratings anyway. Violence is abundant and considered more suitable for children, rather than sex, language, or drugs.

SO! Bioshock MUST be rated R. If not, it would just be another Hollywood video game movie. Think about it, much of the game is story driven, but its those gruesome explicit scenes that remind you how f'ed up the situation is. I'm not huge on gory violence, its ok, but I am a strong believer that most real people live in an R rated world. Bioshock wouldn't have to shock us to the point of the saw movies, but it could be tasteful and use the rating in a way to really draw us in and feel the level of anxiety that you felt the first time playing through bioshock.

All I'm saying is, the rating is nothing more than a set of boundaries. So why limit yourself? Doesn't mean you have to push the boundaries of an R rating, you can just use them when you dont want to hold your punches.

Sorry for the rant... :eek:

[Trie215]

Hello Ian,

In regard to my last post, I re-read your post and now I'm not sure if you are for or against lowering the rating, haha, I'm impulsive...

No hard feelings :o

[Ian]

Hello Ian,

In regard to my last post, I re-read your post and now I'm not sure if you are for or against lowering the rating, haha, I'm impulsive...

No hard feelings :o

Against lowering it :p

[temporaryplaceholder]

I think a movie is the ideal outlet for the prequel everyone wants, but frankly, just isn't videogame material.

I mean even when JT tried to make some of BS2 like a prequel the problem was it felt too scripted and so plenty was cut back. With a prequel, events are already in place, and it feels a bit forced, and boring... But with a movie that's the way it has to be... and all the gameplay elements that the games present so well is strictly impossible.

So, I dunno, I'm personally hoping for that kind of thing. I really don't see a movie with a man walking around following orders over radio as ever going to succeed at the box office- or please any of the fans.

Also as a prequel it can satisfy all the "must haves" for a successful movie formula without being out of place or distasteful... things like previously mentioned romance. Of course though, it would have to end in tragedy... but there's nothing wrong with that, if done properly.

However sticking Jack into a romantic pairing that flourishes over an action packed charge through dystopia... yeah, I can see something wrong with -that- option.

I don't have my hopes up for this movie to get off the ground at all though. We all know the usual fate of video game to big screen... and it's already been put on hiatus once, and has at all times been nothing but rumour and chitchat. I'll believe it when I see it.

[Grathius22]

As long as the movie goes with the story, I'm fine. They're probably going to have to get James Cameron for the underwater parts, though.

[Donut232]

They're probably going to have to get James Cameron for the underwater parts, though.

Makes sense. I mean he did helm the highest grossing movie of all time: Aquaman :rolleyes:

Still not too excited about this movie though.

[Grathius22]

He also did a few other movies underwater, and Titanic, plus he helped with the oil spill. Yeah... Hollywood guys, fixing Government problems.

[Donut232]

He also did a few other movies underwater, and Titanic, plus he helped with the oil spill. Yeah... Hollywood guys, fixing Government problems.

Yes, Im familiar with a few of his actual movies, I was just making a vauge reference because the opportunity was way too easy :p

[IllusionOfLife]

I hate to be the naysayer, but I think BioShock will suffer in the transition from game to cinema. BioShock was an experience that was tailor made for the video game medium, take it out of that context and I think you aren't left with a lot to go with.

You have only a single on screen character throughout the vast majority of the story, who has to carry the movie playing off nothing other than setting and a pair of disembodied voices. Many of the better parts of the game were parts that deviated from the main story and sent you off on side errands: Medical Pavilion, Fort Frolic, etc. That is something that works perfectly for a game, but will frustrate audiences at a movie. And finally, they would have to completely re-work the ending in order to keep audiences in their seats for the third act of the film. The third act of BioShock was the weakest part, but it could still fall back on gameplay, there's obviously no gameplay in a movie so there's nothing to save the finale.

This poses a big problem: a change of the caliber that would be required is bound to piss off the fans, but no change will piss off everyone. I'm sorry, but as much as I love BioShock, I don't want to see it in any other medium than video game.

[X1 BLACKOUT 1X]

An R rated Bioshock movie? Sh!t yesh

[Cerobec]

About the movie's ending..

They can cut the assisting the LS part.
Just after Fontaine takes over Rapture, Jack can fall through the shaft..
Into Tenenbaums safe house.
There they can make it that Jack's gonna prepare to fight Fontaine, and then there's a big ending fight. (directly after Tenenbaums safe house).

Jack defeats Fontaine, gets the good ending, bladiebla. The End.


I would be extremely interested in seeing a Bioshock movie. I'm fine with seeing Jack in 3rd person. If they make it right, stick to the story and environment..
Then this could work out really well!

[RTM]

Why did so many people dislike the last part of Bioshock? I thought it was ok- not the best part but ok.

A movie could work but needs what few game-movies have-
-R rating / If Bioshock isnt rated R I will be majorly disappointed. Splicers F***ing cuss througout the whole m*****F***ing game, the game talks about rape, sex, drugs, hell we break little girls spines and tear out their insides. Sorry Hollywood no halfrate pg13 rating is gonna cover it.
- A decent budget
- To stay true to the Bioshock world / look at Percy Jackson and The Olympians, Eragon, etc. awful. Not true to their respective worlds at all.
- No love interrest crap. Nuff said.

If the movie follows these guidelines- it will work.

[Blade_Runner]

At least the director has the right idea...i think

[SPINEBLOOD]

big daddy + drill + R = best movie ever

[Relight]

This is great news.

It's great because it sounds like Gore doesn't want to compromise anything about the movie. He doesn't want to cheapen the greatness of BioShock with a low rating, with a low budget, etc. He wants to do justice to it.

The movie could have been made already, but it wouldn't have been done right. The fact that hasn't been made is good news. They're waiting until it can be done right, and that's fantastic.

It's awesome that they want to make it an R film.


We don't want to dumb it down ... right now it's really ... how to keep the integrity...

BioShock as an R-rated movie will be sick. As in totally, totally awesome.

[Sinclair]

Son of a beesting. Abandoning dialects here, I don't care how expensive the movie has to be. You do NOT TRIM A BUDGET FOR A MOVIE LIKE BIOSHOCK. It deserves as much as it costs and I will be damned if I'm going to see a movie with cut corners just because they weren't able to spend as much as they could/wanted to on it :mad:


-R rating / If Bioshock isnt rated R I will be majorly disappointed. Splicers F***ing cuss througout the whole m*****F***ing game, the game talks about rape, sex, drugs, hell we break little girls spines and tear out their insides. Sorry Hollywood no halfrate pg13 rating is gonna cover it.

I agree with this more than anything else someone has said in this thread. I will be more than disappointed. I think something like that would be worth a mild boycott. If not a boycott, than a serious letter of displeasure to the company. It'd be doing a serious injustice to everyone that has had a finger in on the production of the game and story. I... I think I'd honestly be ashamed.


I hate to be the naysayer, but I think BioShock will suffer in the transition from game to cinema. BioShock was an experience that was tailor made for the video game medium, take it out of that context and I think you aren't left with a lot to go with.

I disagree with this in a number of ways. First of all, as amazing as Bioshock was it was a glorified interactive DVD. In all the best possible ways, of course, don't get me wrong; but it wove a fantastic tale of cinematics and storyline which is basically a movie to begin with. ...and need I mention that it was heavily, heavily based on a book to begin with?

While I can partially understand where you're coming from, I can only bring up the point that the transition from first to third person would not be as painfully difficult as you might think it would. Jack even speaks in the opening of Bioshock, and for the most part, his emotions and thoughts are conveyed through what happens in the game itself. It's like a Rapture Mad-Lib; fill in the blanks and you have Jack's dialogue.

The compass of morality question, and how the movie producers will take it, I think, can be answered by reminding you/everyone that you can harvest up to three Little Sisters before you get the 'bad' ending ;) The good ending for the movie would make it easier for them to follow it up with the Bioshock 2 movie, provided the first one is a success and the fans want more.

What else...


That is something that works perfectly for a game, but will frustrate audiences at a movie.

The Silent Hill movie pulled it off pretty well. A lot of other horror movies did, as well. The fact that he has that short-wave radio and can do a lot of talking to himself (not to mention listening to a lot of Splicers talking to themselves, too(the game's audio files has almost an hour of just Splicer idle banter if I recall correctly)) will make it not as boring to sit through. I don't think they're stupid enough to make it herpy-derr and him by himself as often as it was in the game; they can't make a direct translation that way and I don't think they will.


Also, if no one's seen this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9iNfIwEro8 it's obviously fake, but very entertaining. If you've never seen any of the movies it uses clips from, it's fairly believable too.

It's late, I'm tired :c I'll edit this tomorrow when I'm not deliriously sleepy.

[IllusionOfLife]

I disagree with this in a number of ways. First of all, as amazing as Bioshock was it was a glorified interactive DVD. In all the best possible ways, of course, don't get me wrong; but it wove a fantastic tale of cinematics and storyline which is basically a movie to begin with. ...and need I mention that it was heavily, heavily based on a book to begin with?

Wait, what? What BioShock did you play? Heavy Rain is an interactive movie, Kingdom Hearts II is an interactive movie, BioShock, however, is not anything close to an interactive movie. One of the many things BioShock was hailed for was the fact that it told an amazing and deep story with a grand total of three cutscenes for the entire game. Everything else was discovered by the player through audio diaries, radio messages, and set pieces. And yes, BioShock was heavily inspired by Atlas Shrugged, but the story was distilled down into something that would work with Ken Levine's gameplay ideas. As great as the story is, make no mistake that an honest adaptation of game to book would be at longest a novella (that is unless they fatten it up with inane amounts of useless text like the Twilight books).

The fact is, Ken Levine set out to create first a game with an interesting game play mechanic. As hailed as it was, story was secondary to the gameplay in BioShock. The game relies too much on gameplay and exploration and not enough on story to work as a purely passive form of entertainment without serious reworking. There's too much "go do this and we'll move the story along when you're done" and there's too much difference between the environments you enter to keep a coherent sense of progression. These things all worked for the game, but spell disaster for film. If anything, I think BioShock 2 would make an easier transition to film because it has a much stronger emphasis on story and more of the elements of that game work in harmony with the story rather than in spite of it.


The compass of morality question, and how the movie producers will take it, I think, can be answered by reminding you/everyone that you can harvest up to three Little Sisters before you get the 'bad' ending ;) The good ending for the movie would make it easier for them to follow it up with the Bioshock 2 movie, provided the first one is a success and the fans want more.

What… I'm really starting to think you need to find the person that sold you your copy of BioShock and ask for your money back because, once again, that's not BioShock. In BioShock it was one harvest and you instantly get the bad ending, in fact that was one of the games main criticisms. It was a game that worked in shades of gray, but when it came to Little Sisters everything was black and white.


The Silent Hill movie pulled it off pretty well. A lot of other horror movies did, as well. The fact that he has that short-wave radio and can do a lot of talking to himself (not to mention listening to a lot of Splicers talking to themselves, too(the game's audio files has almost an hour of just Splicer idle banter if I recall correctly)) will make it not as boring to sit through. I don't think they're stupid enough to make it herpy-derr and him by himself as often as it was in the game; they can't make a direct translation that way and I don't think they will.

I haven't seen Silent Hill So I can't exactly comment on that, but with only a 30% on Rotten Tomatoes, I'm not sure it worked quite as well as you think it might have. Aside from that there is a lot of banter from the Splicers but it's purely for atmosphere. Like the sound of water dripping, or the occasional crackle of fire, the splicer monologues are there to reinforce the idea that you're trapped in this hostile environment and also to remind you to keep your wrench handy. I don't see any way that Splicer talk could become anything other than that for the movie either. It's not like Jack could just walk up and have a conversation with your average splicer (try it in the game and see how well it ends for you). And if they do give Jack a physical companion it defeats a lot of what was important about the game, the sense of isolation, and the realization that you were stuck in this crazy place by yourself. If Jack gets a plucky sidekick for the movie I'll personally drive to LA and slap the director upside the head.

[Codex]

I'm afraid I have to agree with Illusion. Video game movies have not had their "Batman Begins" treatment yet. Maybe Bioshock can be that film, but keeping in mind that Prince of Persia was on a par with the first X-Men film or Spiderman rather than say Iron Man or Batman Begins, we're looking at a lot of trial and error until the industries are able to meld properly.

The story in Bioshock is told almost entirely through radio chatter and recordings. How are people supposed to be able to translate an hour of a guy with no face (and here I am reminded of the clips of Doom, which I have never forced myself to watch, that I remember) listing to some Irish guy/"German" woman while people have to watch passively as the arms do stuff with guns?

It's going to be VERY difficult to translate Bioshock adequately into a movie, more difficult to keep that feeling of tension and horror at seeing this "utopia gone wrong." We'll have to see when there is actually a script/cast list if I change my mind, but at this point I am very, very skeptical about it.

[IllusionOfLife]

I'm afraid I have to agree with Illusion. Video game movies have not had their "Batman Begins" treatment yet. Maybe Bioshock can be that film, but keeping in mind that Prince of Persia was on a par with the first X-Men film or Spiderman rather than say Iron Man or Batman Begins, we're looking at a lot of trial and error until the industries are able to meld properly.

Agreed, the reason Prince of Persia worked as well as it did is the same reason that Pirates of the Caribbean worked so well. Both films took something with a very thin story (theme park ride, primarily gameplay driven video game) and used that as a jumping off point to the film. They honored the original work while at the same time creating something new. Neither films were beat for beat adaptations of their source material, in fact, if they had been they would have been terrible. Instead they used the core essence of what was there to create something that was related but different (this is kind of how I see XCOM working but that's an argument for another forum :rolleyes: )

The problem with BioShock, though, is that it's story is deeper than The Sands of Time and would require a more honest adaptation, but it is still thin enough that it would not sustain a whole movie. It's really the worst of both worlds when it comes to film. There's too much there to just use it as a jumping off point for a whole new story, and there's not enough there to make a strict adaptation work.

[I-ChooseTheImpossible]

If Jack gets a plucky sidekick for the movie I'll personally drive to LA and slap the director upside the head.

Can I help? :D

How many times does it have to be said, video game to film adaptions rarely work. The majority of the time you get a piece of garbage that is nothing like the game, in the worst case scenario we could end up with a BioShock film as horrible as Mario, DOOM or Alone In The Dark, best case scenario we end up with a BioShock movie as average as Tomb Raider or Mortal Kombat, I'd rather we just leave it in the realm of video games.

[Supercharge]

sounds good, whenever i think of this film i think of the main character being watched by a little sister, but when he turns around she's gone.. then he locks eyes on two yellow eyes staring back from the darkness of a vent. then it's gone..

[Reiss]

http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2010/07/bioshockflick.jpg

I think this just about sums up this movie atm ;(

[RTM]

Can I help? :D

How many times does it have to be said, video game to film adaptions rarely work. The majority of the time you get a piece of garbage that is nothing like the game, in the worst case scenario we could end up with a BioShock film as horrible as Mario, DOOM or Alone In The Dark, best case scenario we end up with a BioShock movie as average as Tomb Raider or Mortal Kombat, I'd rather we just leave it in the realm of video games.

Doesn't seem to me that your exactly "choosing the Impossible" Haha sorry it had to be said.

[MR.BubbIes]

Yay, rated R but that means I can't see it until it comes out on dvd.

[Nagol]

I really want them to make a movie and finally break down the wall between movies and games for good. I think prince of persia kinda failed at that frankly, but it did help the struggle a little and we may be able to look forward to GOOD movies based off of video games or perhaps video games based off of movies.
The only suggestions I have for a movie is make sure the plot is interesting and complex, also make the protagonist go through difficult moral choices, but more original ones than "kill or don't kill". I don't care if it takes 30 years to get it just right, they should take all the time and money they need in order to perfect it.

Edit: YAY this was my 100th post!

[Rybow73]

You want it to be a good film?

Get Chris Nolan to direct. That is all.

[AK Uprise]

I cant wait until it comes out

[MightyHaze]

I'm apprehensive myself!

Like has already been said, game to movie ports usually suck ar$e!
Look at Resident Evil, Alone in the Dark, Prince of Persia, Street Fighter, Mortal Kombat etc etc..........THEY ARE ALL FECKING AWEFUL! :D

I hope that it either doesn't happen or someone who knows their sh!t steps in and puts the smack down to ensure 100% canon and NOT some movie directors take on it!

2K consultant FTW i reckon!:rolleyes:

[IllusionOfLife]

I hope that it either doesn't happen or someone who knows their sh!t steps in and puts the smack down to ensure 100% canon and NOT some movie directors take on it!

2K consultant FTW i reckon!:rolleyes:

This is the problem, a 100% accurate adaptation would plain-and-simple not work on film, and in order to make BioShock work on film you would have to change it dramatically enough that they'd piss off the fanbase. It's a lose-lose situation. This movie should not be made, because there is no conceivable way to do it properly. BioShock worked as a video game for many of the same reasons that it would not work as a film.

As much as many people may like to think differently, [good] games are not just interactive movies, they are two different mediums and must be handled in very different ways. A direct adaptation is not as simple as many Hollywood execs would like to believe, and in the case of BioShock, it'll be damn-near impossible.

[MightyHaze]

This is the problem, a 100% accurate adaptation would plain-and-simple not work on film, and in order to make BioShock work on film you would have to change it dramatically enough that they'd piss off the fanbase. It's a lose-lose situation. This movie should not be made, because there is no conceivable way to do it properly. BioShock worked as a video game for many of the same reasons that it would not work as a film.

As much as many people may like to think differently, [good] games are not just interactive movies, they are two different mediums and must be handled in very different ways. A direct adaptation is not as simple as many Hollywood execs would like to believe, and in the case of BioShock, it'll be damn-near impossible.

I agree with 100% illusion! That's why I said that I'd rather see it not happen than have it ruined!!!:(

[I-ChooseTheImpossible]

This is the problem, a 100% accurate adaptation would plain-and-simple not work on film, and in order to make BioShock work on film you would have to change it dramatically enough that they'd piss off the fanbase. It's a lose-lose situation. This movie should not be made, because there is no conceivable way to do it properly. BioShock worked as a video game for many of the same reasons that it would not work as a film.

As much as many people may like to think differently, [good] games are not just interactive movies, they are two different mediums and must be handled in very different ways. A direct adaptation is not as simple as many Hollywood execs would like to believe, and in the case of BioShock, it'll be damn-near impossible.

I think if some one could think up a good logical explanation as to why it won't be 100% like the game it could work, similar to the Star Trek film creating an alternate universe to avoid clashing with the original cannon, granted this wouldn't be logical time frame wise in BioShock but a similar effect could help the film greatly.

[zod]

I'm just afraid the movie will look "corny" since it would be so easy to make the big daddy and little sister look horrible. I'm going to see this movie anyway, I just hope its not a total let down.

[FuRJaY]

My mouth watered when they said it hard to be a R movie. That means no sugar-coated rapture!!

it has to be a HARD R which means it so close to being above an R rated movie

[xXMkingXx]

I am only 14 so legally i won't be able to see it. Which doesn't mean I'm not going to see it ;)

Anyways, indeed game-movies mostly suck. But that doesn't mean they have to. It is possible that we get an totally awesome movie or a crappy one. Either way I'm gonna see it. And as stated in all these posts it isn't going to be easy to make this movie look good. That's why they have to take their time to make this movie.
But as i am so obsessed with bioshock if they just put up a big wallpaper from the bioshock website i will still love it :P. But now we can only wait and see how it will look.

[janissary12]

Bioshock starts out as an interactive experience-- the experience of Bioshock IS its interactivity.

Transferring that to a passive entertainment like a movie is pointless and impossible.

[Pentrage]

I really don't want jack to be given a face, that is the only problem I have othr than the total ¢rap possibility.

[iPomegranate]

Why is this my first time seeing this thread?! Hell, if the budget is a problem then we'll organize a fundraiser! XD

[FuRJaY]

I am only 14 so legally i won't be able to see it. Which doesn't mean I'm not going to see it ;)

Anyways, indeed game-movies mostly suck. But that doesn't mean they have to. It is possible that we get an totally awesome movie or a crappy one. Either way I'm gonna see it. And as stated in all these posts it isn't going to be easy to make this movie look good. That's why they have to take their time to make this movie.
But as i am so obsessed with bioshock if they just put up a big wallpaper from the bioshock website i will still love it :P. But now we can only wait and see how it will look.

haah u loser!! im 15 and im sneeking in... gotta do it teh cool way

[EliteRosie]

If they do make the movie they better make sure they have a good budget and it better be R rated. I have to say even if it was bad I would probably see it anyway just because it has to do with bioshock.

Oh and it should be 3D just imagine 3D with a bouncers drill.

3D + bouncer = OMG drill to the face.

[Mlle_Blanche]

haah u loser!! im 15 and im sneeking in... gotta do it teh cool way

lol It's called getting your parents to buy the tickets :cool:

[Pentrage]

when i was younger i used to sneak in to theaters by walking backwards against the crowd that was exiting the theater, it worked quite a few times.

[Brass Balls]

My fear about there being a movie is, without there being mega fun gameplay aspects that go with things like shooting fire/killer bees out of your hands, I'm gonna look at a lot of this movie as being pretty silly when judged as serious film.

[STOP@RED]

Eddie Murphy BETTER be cast the lead role.
Or he should be a talking Big Daddy!

[Big D]

Already thinking of Bioshock themed popcorm buckets and paper cups.

However I'm slightly concerned over this movie.

[FuRJaY]

lol It's called getting your parents to buy the tickets :cool:

where i am, theres two halls with like 8 movies in each hall. We buy a pg-13 movie ticket for a movie thats in the same hall as bioshock. and when u giv the lady the ticket u just walk into the bioshock movie. or watch the first movie then go to bioshock when u walk out of the other movie

[MightyHaze]

Already thinking of Bioshock themed popcorm buckets and paper cups.

However I'm slightly concerned over this movie.

Yeah!

You and me both!!!!!

I can see this movie turning into a fecking train wreck! I'd almost rather they didn't make one! :rolleyes:

[catman103]

When this comes out there is no way I'm not going to see it in the cinema, and then, if it's anything like the games, I will buy it on DVD. What I can't wait for is to be seeing the first trailers and salivating, waiting for it's release.:p

[themaster]

Yeah!

You and me both!!!!!

I can see this movie turning into a fecking train wreck! I'd almost rather they didn't make one! :rolleyes:

See, it's like this.

Hollywood see a film to screw up in every game, TV show, or book that does even moderately well, or is in any way different.

When they have chosen their prey, they maul the film beyond recognition (Prince of Persia with Jake Gillenhall, or however you spell his name, Max Payne with someone I don't know) and totally turn the fans into a real life Inscet Swarm who forever mock how Hollywood handle their beloved franchise.

They have never, to date, made a GOOD movie based on a video game. Super Mario Bros, for example. That has to be the worst movie ever.

See, if they do this to Biohock, they're gonna have a right pain in the ass for many many years to come. Get Ken Levine or Jordan Thomas to collaborate with Hollowood with this, if they ruin Bioshock, I'm going to personally go on a rampage around Hollywood, picking off all the actors who were in it.

Or, they could do a great job. They could have all the recognizable characters being played by non-recognizable actors (because I find I can't properly connect with a character if they are played by someone I know, I just go "look! It's Liam Neeson! or "Look, it's Philip Seymour Hoffman!" and leave it like that) and use good CGI for plasmids, get someone believeable as Ryan, maybe incorporate some flashbacks to Rapture before the Civil War, or maybe not even make a movie of game one!

Make a movie OF the Civil War is what I've been saying to everyone who will give up 1 minute for me. You could have everyone, like Cohen and Ryan, and you could have Alexander, Sinclair and Tenenbaum in it as well! It's be a Bioshock fan's ultimate dream!!

I also wonder why it has to be live action. Can't it be an anime or something? I mean, I don't mind anime but it seems like a good idea to me!

It all depends on who they get to make this film, and who those people hire to write their script. Bad script, bad film, screw the directors and actors.

Is this the longest post I have ever done?

I think it is. It's so long, I think it should count as 2 posts.

[TheEternalOne]

Simple answer to adaptation problems: do a prequel. It could focus on several characters and go from Rapture's birth, through the war, and end before Jack arrives. That way, Bioshock fans don't see the story screwed up, the average filmgoer gets a well-adapted story, and people who just want "OMG PLASMIDS" get plenty of action during the Civil War. If done right, it's probably the only way to make a completely faithful yet very good adaptation.

[Zest]

I agree. I can also see them somehow tying in some kind of 'romance' in the story line. *sigh*

~Mari.


Urrgghh. This.

Please please please PLEASSSEEE don't let there be any lame-a** romance. It'd completely ruin it. Bioshock isn't a [frickin'] romance.

[FtRapture]

Urrgghh. This.

Please please please PLEASSSEEE don't let there be any lame-a** romance. It'd completely ruin it. Bioshock isn't a [frickin'] romance.

I agree I really appreciate when hardcore movies side-step that landmine. (Shoot em up comes to mind) That being said Bioshock being a hard "R" movie and more about horror I highly doubt they will squeeze one it. Even from the directors previous work. Can you imagine 28 weeks later with a romance :\.

[Sinclair Saucer]

The secret subplot of the behind the scenes romance of Langford and Fontaine!