*Official* BioShock Movie Thread

[Bioshock_FTW!]

All right I'm nipping this on the bud before even more threads start popping up after seeing IGN and Joystiq "confirm" the creation of a BioShock movie.

IGN Article (http://movies.ign.com/articles/844/844915p1.html)

This is intriguing. I hope it doesn't turn into another Sky Captain, but directed by Uwe Boll. :rolleyes: I honestly think I'd like to see someone like Guillermo Del Toro direct something epic yet delicate like the BioShock story; of Rapture's demise.

Either way, I'm excited to hear some form of confirmation.

If there is a thread for this already I apologize. Please just disregard this thread and I'll go to that one.
Hollywood has been known to mutilate video game movies. I know Ken Levine will be working with Gore Verbinski (Pirates of the Caribbean) on the screenplay, but what would you like to see the most in the film adaptaptaion of BioShock?

EDIT: Sorry This should be in Bioshock Off-Topic. Anyway to move it?

[firstrax]

Tim Burton should be consulted. I dont think he is a great director but he would have some great creative input.

[Adam And Eve]

All right I'm nipping this on the bud before even more threads start popping up after seeing IGN and Joystiq "confirm" the creation of a BioShock movie.

IGN Article (http://movies.ign.com/articles/844/844915p1.html)

This is intriguing. I hope it doesn't turn into another Sky Captain, but directed by Uwe Boll. :rolleyes: I honestly think I'd like to see someone like Guillermo Del Toro direct something epic yet delicate like the BioShock story; of Rapture's demise.

Either way, I'm excited to hear some form of confirmation.

There was an official one already >.>

*crys because *official* title was stolen from him *

[Bioshock_FTW!]

There was an official one already >.>

*crys because *official* title was stolen from him *

lol sorry, there's been more BioShock movie threads than I have hairs on my head. Trying to keep it down to a minimum! :)

[BioShockWins]

Uh oh... FTW just can't help but go over my head.

:p

[ZiLLa]

Never heard of Uwe Boll before, but if there was a movie, he better not direct it.

Tim Burton would turn it into a depressive musical. Like Sweeney Todd, or Nightmare Before Christmas.

I recommend.. PETER JACKSON! :P Directed Lord of the Rings, I mean c'mon! LORD OF THE RINGS WAS SO COOL! eh? eh?!

Or maybe Wolfgang Peterson. :confused:

Oh, this has nothing to do with the movie subject but, I was going to buy Bioshock Limited Edition with Figurine when they RAN OUT! Hopefully eBay will help me out. :P

[Panek]

Stanley Kubrick.

[Mr. B]

This would be nice and all, but if it's a prequel, then, wouldn't that just take all meaning out of a Bioshock 2?

Unless the movie or game were to be set in the future...

[Dr. Locke]

Here is a very hot update to your Bioshock Movie craze!

Source - ve3d.ign.com

acclaimed smash-hit video game, to be developed as a feature film by Universal Pictures. 2K Games, whose 2K Boston and 2K Australia studios developed BioShock, is a video game publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.

The prospect of bringing this blockbuster game to life has attracted not only a major studio, but top Hollywood talent. Gore Verbinski, director of the Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy, is slated to direct and produce the BioShock movie. John Logan, Academy Award-nominated writer of Gladiator, The Aviator and Sweeney Todd, is in talks to do the screenplay. The expected release date and terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

An original property developed by 2K Games, BioShock is one of the most successful new interactive entertainment franchises to launch in recent years. A critical and consumer hit, BioShock has sold more than 2 million units worldwide since its release in August 2007. A sequel to the game, BioShock 2, is planned for a release in 2009.

"We are excited that 2K Games' vision for BioShock will be carried forward in a new medium," said Strauss Zelnick, Chairman of Take-Two. "BioShock has been hailed as one of the most highly cinematic and richly plotted titles in interactive entertainment, making it extremely well-suited to film. In partnering with Universal and Gore Verbinski, we have assembled a team that respects the uniqueness of BioShock and will translate it into a powerful movie experience."

Mr. Zelnick added, "Our ability to attract a major studio and unparalleled creative team speaks volumes about the strength of our BioShock franchise. It also demonstrates how Take-Two is delivering value based on our strategy of creating and owning our industry's most powerful intellectual property."

Christoph Hartmann, President of 2K Games, noted, "BioShock fans appreciate the depth and complexity of the game, and our partnership with Gore Verbinski will introduce the world of Rapture to an even wider audience. In addition to his impressive body of work, Gore is an avid video gamer and true fan of BioShock. That was extremely important to us in deciding to move forward with this project."

YAAAAAAAY!!!!!


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[SunParlorPlayers]

Aw if Gore Verbinski is going to be directing it count me out. He absolutely destroyed the potc trilogy. The first movie was great and they all went downhill after he started directing them, Verbinski must be polish for horrible dialouge.

[FtRapture]

Aw if Gore Verbinski is going to be directing it count me out. He absolutely destroyed the potc trilogy. The first movie was great and they all went downhill after he started directing them, Verbinski must be polish for horrible dialouge.


OK but he directed all three of them :|

[SunParlorPlayers]

Except in the first one nobody was under the impression it was going to be a trilogy, so it was less heavily influenced by him. The second two were almost all his work.
When I said directoring, I meant something a person actually had to do, instead of having it done for them by disney.

[FtRapture]

Except in the first one nobody was under the impression it was going to be a trilogy, so it was less heavily influenced by him. The second two were almost all his work.
When I said directoring, I meant something a person actually had to do, instead of having it done for them by disney.

Oh my mistake I wasn't aware you were involved with the production of the film. So when you stated "after he started directing them" obviously you meant "less influenced by.."

my mistake :\

[SunParlorPlayers]

I don't remember saying I was part of producing this film, all I'm saying is less of the first one was his of his actual work than the later two. If you want to argue about symanti.....

Wait why am I arguing with somebody on a forum, it's obvious you made the last remark to provoke me since it was nearing the bottom of the list.

I'll be taking the high road on this one, have a nice day ftrapture :D

[rootbeertapper]

They better make the film from a theatrical sense and not third or first person perspective. They need to make it about the people and not just one person, but I do not have high hopes for it in the first place so if its bad I will just get it on NF and won't be to disapointed.

[BioShock Freak]

Yeah, I hope they make it good too. Although to be completely honest, I'm afraid they're going to screw it all up just like almost every other video game made into a movie. I hope to see a good cast too, not cheap actors and acresses.
~Mari.

[xdirtyboots]

I'd like to see the voice actor for Atlas/Fontaine; maybe he'd be good at those roles

Edward Norton should be the main character

[The Iceman Cometh]

johnny depp as sander cohen and tobin bell as peach wilkins

[MushroomBoy]

iceman, im not even taking that post seriously.

johnny depp as anything is bad. but as COHEN?

*Scoffs*

that said, the guy who was in 21, and that new conspiracy movie with leonardo.

...i THINK his name is mike rowly? i dunno tho. anyways, him as cohen would be ok, but im really just thinking off the top of my head now.....

EDIT: Crowe!!!!! THAT'S WHO I WAS THINKING OF.

RUSSELL CROWE.

[xdirtyboots]

iceman, im not even taking that post seriously.

johnny depp as anything is bad. but as COHEN?

*Scoffs*

that said, the guy who was in 21, and that new conspiracy movie with leonardo.

...i THINK his name is mike rowly? i dunno tho. anyways, him as cohen would be ok, but im really just thinking off the top of my head now.....

EDIT: Crowe!!!!! THAT'S WHO I WAS THINKING OF.

RUSSELL CROWE.

i think johnny would be good as Cohen. he can act pretty crazy. maybe heath ledger should be Steinman. oh wait...:(

maybe the guy from Red Dragon; Ralph Fiennes. he also plays Voldemort in the Harry Potter stuff

[BioShock Freak]

There's already an official thread on this same subject but I'll just merge them.
Johnny Depp isn't old enough to play Cohen. He may fit the role psychologically, but not physically. I still think Kevin Spacey should be Cohen. :D
~Mari.

[Bioshocking123]

Johnny Depp isn't old enough to play Cohen. He may fit the role psychologically, but not physically. I still think Kevin Spacey should be Cohen. :D
~Mari.

But that is the magic of make-up... Well in this case, make down :p

Johnny Depp would be the perfect Cohen. Quirky, crazy, obsessed.... crazy. :rolleyes:

[xdirtyboots]

Stanley Kubrick.

stanley kubrick is dead. Gore Verbinski is directing. from all the Pirates of the Caribbean movies

[morteg15]

I made this a while ago just for laughs but check it out
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y227/michael20065/MovieCast.jpg

[Bioshocking123]

heyyy! good find, good find :)

[Das Wunderkind]

I recommend.. PETER JACKSON! :P Directed Lord of the Rings, I mean c'mon! LORD OF THE RINGS WAS SO COOL! eh? eh?!


I agree with this one, the Lord of the Rings were awesome movies. Hand it over to us Kiwis!!:D

[FtRapture]

I didn't really like the LOTR series, although I thought the King Kong remake he did was stellar.

[Dr. Locke]

I made this a while ago just for laughs but check it out

IMG

That guy looks too hilarious. I don't that would work in a serious movie like BioShock.

[Cohen's Masterpiece]

I made this a while ago just for laughs but check it out
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y227/michael20065/MovieCast.jpg
that guy looks like a good Fontaine :cool:

[MetropolitanParadise]

Bioshock is being accomodated with Universal Studios though, right? Universal Studios is almost never a let down, they produce good movies. I think maybe the scriptwriter should be a bit different for this genre but he did write Sweeney Todd pretty well(look past the musical part:) ) and the director is all right, could be worst.

[Mr. Tiddlywinks]

I think that the movie will take place before the fall (new years) of Rapture.

[ancient]

Regarding the director Verbinski, I'm actually quite optimistic after reading he is a "true" fan of Bioshock. Which means he'll be genuinely interested to make a strong atmospheric movie rather than just milk the cash cow of the fan base. + a recent interview with Ken Levine who said he was pleasantly surprised after reading the script ideas for Bioshock movie.

Unlike a cliché-ridden Max Payne movie (based on a superb video game series) where the main actor Mark Wahlberg strangely dares to claim he never played Max Payne. It feels in his cardboard acting all too well... He absolutely missed the point what Max Payne was truly about.

[lolwut11]

I think that the movie will take place before the fall (new years) of Rapture.

Yes, imho, the only way this movie can succeed is if it were a prequel and focuses more on Andrew Ryan and the city of Rapture, ending with its downfall. And the movie should be called "Rapture" :p

[Alaanya]

Yes, imho, the only way this movie can succeed is if it were a prequel and focuses more on Andrew Ryan and the city of Rapture, ending with its downfall. And the movie should be called "Rapture" :p


I know I'm eager just to hear more backstory. The science behind it fascinates me.

[Cohen's Masterpiece]

I say Coen brothers for directing.. they'd never accept tho :(

[Alaanya]

I say Coen brothers for directing.. they'd never accept tho :(


That would be awesome if they did.

[desh90]

I agree with lolwut11 that the movie should be a prequel. One itch I can never seem to scratch, other than making my own inferences from the game, is how Rapture came to be. Who was Andrew Ryan before he invisioned Rapture? How did he pull off a feet of such magnitude, as building a city the size of downtown Denver, under the Atlantic? How long did it take to build? Where did he get the investors and resources to do it? Things like that. Andrew Ryans character sketch could be quite fascinating.
I also agree that a director with good intentions in mind (i.e. not milking it solely for money) should be hired. I am not real familiar with big Hollywood directors, but I do know that Peter Jackson is an excellent director. Lord of the Rings was wonderful, as The Wonder Child stated. I think he would be better than Gore Verbinski, as I am skeptical of just how much of a "fan" of Bioshock he is. You can't always believe what the Hollywood crowd says. Besides, who says you have to be a fan of the game to direct a movie based on it? I'm not trying to mob on Verbinski, I just know (as the rest of you do) that he crapped out on the last two Pirates movies. And now they're making a fourth!!!!

[E.Bouncer]

I agree with lolwut11 that the movie should be a prequel. One itch I can never seem to scratch, other than making my own inferences from the game, is how Rapture came to be. Who was Andrew Ryan before he invisioned Rapture? How did he pull off a feet of such magnitude, as building a city the size of downtown Denver, under the Atlantic? How long did it take to build? Where did he get the investors and resources to do it? Things like that. Andrew Ryans character sketch could be quite fascinating.
I also agree that a director with good intentions in mind (i.e. not milking it solely for money) should be hired. I am not real familiar with big Hollywood directors, but I do know that Peter Jackson is an excellent director. Lord of the Rings was wonderful, as The Wonder Child stated. I think he would be better than Gore Verbinski, as I am skeptical of just how much of a "fan" of Bioshock he is. You can't always believe what the Hollywood crowd says. Besides, who says you have to be a fan of the game to direct a movie based on it? I'm not trying to mob on Verbinski, I just know (as the rest of you do) that he crapped out on the last two Pirates movies. And now they're making a fourth!!!!

Wait are you serious are they really making a fourth! wheres your proof! well thats beside the point. but I do agree that just because verbinski says he is a fan it doesnt mean he is I mean if they wanted someone to create the Bioshock movie because they are a fan then they should just come on this website (I bet the movie made would be superb too as we all kno rapture inside out and I have seen so many theories as to how it was all done) Hmmmm I do know for certain that if Peter jackson were to Direct it then we would all have to agree it would be epic...

[desh90]

Wait are you serious are they really making a fourth! wheres your proof! well thats beside the point. but I do agree that just because verbinski says he is a fan it doesnt mean he is I mean if they wanted someone to create the Bioshock movie because they are a fan then they should just come on this website (I bet the movie made would be superb too as we all kno rapture inside out and I have seen so many theories as to how it was all done) Hmmmm I do know for certain that if Peter jackson were to Direct it then we would all have to agree it would be epic...

Check out this website: http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Scoop-Pirates-Of-The-Caribbean-4-Details-5506.html. This is my proof. Enjoy!

[ATLAS IS WATCHING]

steven speilberg?

[E.Bouncer]

Check out this website: http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Scoop-Pirates-Of-The-Caribbean-4-Details-5506.html. This is my proof. Enjoy!

:eek: :eek: :eek:

I dont know whether I am happy or angry at this but I do know for sure that they just don't know when to quit. you see this is the problem The only reason they are making that POTC movie is because of all the money the trilogy made and while it may be interesting it will most probably stuff up bigtime but you never know...

the Bioshock movie on the otherhand is being made because... wait isnt it being made because the Game was soo damn huge and made heaps of money and sold like over 2 million units in its first 2 weeks? either way it will be great!

[LookBehindU]

I think they should make it a trilogy. I don't think it would be possible to fit all of Bioshock's storyline into a single film. If they try to stuff it all into one film it will either feel rushed or they will end up skipping parts of the story which fans would scream to have put in.

The movies would each end with a climactic point in the plot. This is how it would be broken down.

Film 1: Covers Jack's arrival in Rapture all the way to the Smuglers Hideout. The movie would be basically the whole "Save Atlas' Family" arc.

Film 2: Goes through the the "Kill Ryan" arc. Ending with the dramatic confrontation with Ryan and your betrayal by Atlas

Film 3: The final "Revenge on Fontaine" arc would be covered. This would end differently than the game. The endings (good or bad) were somewhat lack-lustre in the game, I found.

This good ending I believe would be much better
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4243850/1/The_true_ending_to_Bioshock

[desh90]

You know, that's not a bad idea. There really is too much to fit into one movie. Kind of like the Lord of the Rings. But then Tolkien wrote three books. At any rate, spreading out the story would be better, making sure all points are covered well, rather than craming it into a long 3+ hour movie.

[ATLAS IS WATCHING]

I think they should make it a trilogy. I don't think it would be possible to fit all of Bioshock's stoyrline into a single film. If they try to stuff it all into one film it will either feel rushed or they will end up skipping parts of the story which fans would scream to have put in.

The movies would each end with a climactic point in the plot. This is how it would be broken down.

Film 1: Covers Jack's arrival in Rapture all the way to the Smuglers Hideout. The movie would be basicaly the whole "Save Atlas' Family" arc.

Film 2: Goes through the the "Kill Ryan" arc. Ending with the dramtic confrontation with Ryan and your betrayel by Atlas

Film 3: The final "Revenge on Fontaine" arc would be covered. This would end differently than the game. The endings (good or bad) were somewhat lack-lustre in the game, I found.

This good ending I believe would be much better
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4243850/1/The_true_ending_to_Bioshock


i read it, it could work but it sometimes it gets too off-topic
even the part where they mention jacks name...

[E.Bouncer]

I think they should make it a trilogy. I don't think it would be possible to fit all of Bioshock's storyline into a single film. If they try to stuff it all into one film it will either feel rushed or they will end up skipping parts of the story which fans would scream to have put in.

The movies would each end with a climactic point in the plot. This is how it would be broken down.

Film 1: Covers Jack's arrival in Rapture all the way to the Smuglers Hideout. The movie would be basically the whole "Save Atlas' Family" arc.

Film 2: Goes through the the "Kill Ryan" arc. Ending with the dramatic confrontation with Ryan and your betrayal by Atlas

Film 3: The final "Revenge on Fontaine" arc would be covered. This would end differently than the game. The endings (good or bad) were somewhat lack-lustre in the game, I found.

This good ending I believe would be much better
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4243850/1/The_true_ending_to_Bioshock

A Great Idea, although Fontaine Dies pretty quickly and he is meant to be seriously spliced so maybe add more of a fight sene and then when he beats you down to the floor he does that stuff. up there is just one problem We will have to wait for the other movies which might not be released till 2010 or 2011!

You know, that's not a bad idea. There really is too much to fit into one movie. Kind of like the Lord of the Rings. But then Tolkien wrote three books.

Actually it was like 6-12 books but they compressed them into just three books:)

[Alaanya]

I like the idea of it being turned into a trilogy. I hate it when hollywood takes an awesome complex story, which is why I love the game in the first place, and then condense it into some 2 hour long, butchered up pos.

[raptureryan1]

i think that gore verbinski should just remake the game like it was and i dont think he should elaberate much on anything else and ruin the game.
my suggested cast would be:

MAIN CHARACTERS
jack- aaron eckhart or josh hartnett
andrew ryan- daniel day-lewis (i feel VERY strong about this one)
fontaine- russel crowe
sander cohen- crispen glover (sacha baron cohen too funny for the role)
tenenbaum- helena bonham carter
Dr.suchong- ken watanbe (best asian actor of all time)

COHEN'S MASTERPIECE VICTIMS
hector rodriguez- freddy rodriguez
martin finnegan- thomas haden church (sandman in spiderman 3)
kyle fitzpatrick- jerod leto
silas cobb- tim blake nelson

OTHER SMALL CHARACTERS
jasmine jolene (jack's mother)- missi pyle (blonde mom from charlie and chocolate factory)
dr.steinman- ron perlman (hellboy)
sullivan- tom arnold
peach wilkins- bryan cox
little sister design- abagail breslen


hope you enjoy
just kinda threw it together

[E.Bouncer]

I like the idea of it being turned into a trilogy. I hate it when hollywood takes an awesome complex story, which is why I love the game in the first place, and then condense it into some 2 hour long, butchered up pos.

Yea a trilogy would be the best thing I think but then what about Bioshock 2 and 3 if they have trilogies to then there would be 9 Bioshock movies... Ah what a happy thought:D

Anyone remember the Eragon Movie? that was a complete fail It messed up big time even though the book was soo good

[Alaanya]

Yea a trilogy would be the best thing I think but then what about Bioshock 2 and 3 if they have trilogies to then there would be 9 Bioshock movies... Ah what a happy thought:D

Anyone remember the Eragon Movie? that was a complete fail It messed up big time even though the book was soo good


Yeah, it would turn into Star wars..........

I saw Eragon, I didn't think it was too bad, but then I didn't read the book before hand. But it drives me crazy when a good book gets turned into a cruddy movie. It's gotten better than it use to be, but not much in some cases. The Dark Materials trilogy is are my favorite books since Jr. High. Golden Compass is an ok movie, but the 2nd book is my favorite in the trilogy and I'm terrified that it's going to get so screwed up when it's made into a movie. And it's the same way I feel about Bioshock. I love the story and visuals........I shudder to think of what could happen to it.

[vitiis]

I personally can't see it being a trilogy. Two parts, yes but it would drag out too much if the entire first movie was just Jacks arrival through to the Smugglers Hideout.

I'm going to be pissed if they turn it into a mainstream pile of ****, only to make money off of.

[LookBehindU]

I personally can't see it being a trilogy. Two parts, yes but it would drag out too much if the entire first movie was just Jacks arrival through to the Smugglers Hideout.



I don't see how it would drag out. I'm sure many people here would love to see the infamous Dr.Steinman take on a bit of a bigger role than he does in the game. As for Neptune's Bounty, they would give more focus to the character of "Rose"(the splicer who kills Johnny) and her short involvment with Jack's journey through Rapture.

[raptureryan1]

wow spent all that time on the suggested cast and nobody comments haha im joking

[FtRapture]

wow spent all that time on the suggested cast and nobody comments haha im joking


pssst

http://forums.2kgames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12989&page=21

[raptureryan1]

whats that supposed to mean??

[FtRapture]

That your cast list may have gotten a better response in the appropriate thread which I linked to.

[raptureryan1]

gotcha.....

[smartalec12345]

i think that the movie should be super long. It starts with Andrew Ryan coming from Russia and the creation of Rapture, then progresses through the backstory between fontaine and ryan, then goes through the bioshock story!
As long as it remains good throughout the movie, i'd stay for three hours!
p.s. if u want supa good info on rapture and the story and stuff: http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/xbox360/file/931329/50049

[LookBehindU]

i think that the movie should be super long. It starts with Andrew Ryan coming from Russia and the creation of Rapture, then progresses through the backstory between fontaine and ryan, then goes through the bioshock story!
As long as it remains good throughout the movie, i'd stay for three hours!
p.s. if u want supa good info on rapture and the story and stuff: http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/xbox360/file/931329/50049

that huge amount of information would be just utterly ****ing impossible to compress into just 3 hours

[ATLAS IS WATCHING]

i wish it was the person who did sin city and 300, he would
do a great job with the bioshock movie. i think his name is
frank miller? (or am i wrong?)

[raptureryan1]

it would ruin the look of the city though
frank miller's design is for a gothic sort of setting

[smartalec12345]

that huge amount of information would be just utterly ****ing impossible to compress into just 3 hours

i'd stay longer, as long as it retains its "goodness" as i previously stated

[ATLAS IS WATCHING]

it would ruin the look of the city though
frank miller's design is for a gothic sort of setting

i dont think he would ruin it, look at 300. its dark style fits bioshock,
it would be perfect! id rather have frank miller than gore verbinski
to make bioshock...;)

[raptureryan1]

AND frank miller's movies are based around comic book looks
300 and sin city were comic books before movies
it would make bioshock look completely unlike the game which would ruin it like every other game gone movie

[smartalec12345]

i dont think he would ruin it, look at 300. its dark style fits bioshock,
it would be perfect! id rather have frank miller than gore verbinski
to make bioshock...;)

ya, but the city of Rapture has its definite lighter areas, not saying it's frolic through the flowers light, but it cannot remain dark the entire time.

[LookBehindU]

i dont think he would ruin it, look at 300. its dark style fits bioshock,
it would be perfect! id rather have frank miller than gore verbinski
to make bioshock...;)

well... 300 has its own style
its an action movie with its own artistic touch
300 hundred was about action and the heavy use of CGI was used to good affect for that action
300 was also about representing the spartans as these sort of ultimate warriors with no fear. the whole movie screams "URAAA!!!!"


a Bioshock movie should be more about the story. more about fleshing out the delapitated state of Rapture rather than its grandeur.

[raptureryan1]

AND frank miller's movies are based around comic book looks
300 and sin city were comic books before movies
it would make bioshock look completely unlike the game which would ruin it like every other game gone movie

[Alaanya]

well... 300 has its own style
its an action movie with its own artistic touch
300 hundred was about action and the heavy use of CGI was used to good affect for that action
300 was also about representing the spartans as these sort of ultimate warriors with no fear. the whole movie screams "URAAA!!!!"


a Bioshock movie should be more about the story. more about fleshing out the delapitated state of Rapture rather than its grandeur.

I agree-but I do think he'd be better at maintaining the integrity of the game compared to Gore Verbinski. IMO

[BlackDragonQueen]

I'm really worried as to how this will turn out...

Don't get me wrong, I'd love to see this as a movie. Playing the game, one of hte first i've actually ever finished, was an experience i'll never forget and I can't wait to see what it'll be as a movie.

on the other hand...

I really don't want this game, as fantastic as it is, to be destroyed by Hollywood if it makes this movie really badly. Man, i'm prepared to wait in the cue for three hours if it means it's good but....


I'm just really, realllllyyyyy worried....

[E.Bouncer]

Here is the problem:mad:
No matter what reviews you see you will never truly know if it is good or not, unless every review was done by a true rapturian (Bioshock player).
You can here all the bad reviews from all the critics that havent played bioshock (and of course it will be bad they dont know what to look for).
So I say just watch it regardless of what others say if it is good then enjoy it if it is bad then ignore it and play bioshock for a couple of hours to forget it:D.

[Alaanya]

Here is the problem:mad:
No matter what reviews you see you will never truly know if it is good or not, unless every review was done by a true rapturian (Bioshock player).
You can here all the bad reviews from all the critics that havent played bioshock (and of course it will be bad they dont know what to look for).
So I say just watch it regardless of what others say if it is good then enjoy it if it is bad then ignore it and play bioshock for a couple of hours to forget it:D.

This is true. I know that when Resident Evil was first released all the critics hated it, but I actually really liked it. I don't listen to what critics say because half the time they have no concept of what a good movie is.

[smartalec12345]

all critics who c game movies should be required to play the game

[Alaanya]

all critics who c game movies should be required to play the game

I have to agree

[E.Bouncer]

I second that.

any critic who wants to rate a movie based on a game should play it or just shut their mouths, the same goes for book to movie conversions

[ATLAS IS WATCHING]

if the bioshock movie will be a good one, it will have to nail the
storyline but without boring us, it will also have action, like
a violent fight with the big daddy. and also it never showed jacks face,
so lets hope in the movie jack will be walking while his face is shadowed
by the dark. gosh, i hope they dont make it in first person like cloverfield...
that would be terrible. and how sould the ending play out in the movie?
remember theres two endings in bioshock. (sigh) i hope the movie wont be a dissapointment...

[Alaanya]

if the bioshock movie will be a good one, it will have to nail the
storyline but without boring us, it will also have action, like
a violent fight with the big daddy. and also it never showed jacks face,
so lets hope in the movie jack will be walking while his face is shadowed
by the dark. gosh, i hope they dont make it in first person like cloverfield...
that would be terrible. and how sould the ending play out in the movie?
remember theres two endings in bioshock. (sigh) i hope the movie wont be a dissapointment...

I have a feeling that as far as the ending, they will probably go with Jack saving the LS. I think it would be more controversial if they went with Jack harvesting the LS. (But that is honestly what I'd prefer.) But they'd probably be some stupid @$$ critic thinking that the Havesting is a "metaphor" of lost innocence and child molesting........:rolleyes: stupid critics.........

[ATLAS IS WATCHING]

I have a feeling that as far as the ending, they will probably go with Jack saving the LS. I think it would be more controversial if they went with Jack harvesting the LS. (But that is honestly what I'd prefer.) But they'd probably be some stupid @$$ critic thinking that the Havesting is a "metaphor" of lost innocence and child molesting........:rolleyes: stupid critics.........

thats true, what i think they sould do: after jack kills fontaine, teneabaun
starts talking, she says what jack could have done in the end.
it would show both endings, but it would not really happend
teneabaun would be predicting would could have happend if he rescued the
little sisters or harvested them. you know what i mean?

[Alaanya]

thats true, what i think they sould do: after jack kills fontaine, teneabaun
starts talking, she says what jack could have done in the end.
it would show both endings, but it would not really happend
teneabaun would be predicting would could have happend if he rescued the
little sisters or harvested them. you know what i mean?

I think that could work, it would be like the end of Wayne's World with the three different endings lol. Or what they might also do, is he starts out harvesting, not realizing he had another option until after he kills Ryan, then when Fontaine shows up, then he finds out that the LS can be saved. That would help show just how wrong he was in the beginning, and then there could be the added demention of character development.

[desh90]

Hey whats up? Have I missed anything? Good. Um, in regards to showing/not showing Jack's face, they should do it Home Improvement style.You know, using fence or different objects to hide Wilson's face. Or, shoot Jack from behind, like 2nd/3rd person position. As far as choosing what path for Jack to take...I agree that they should start out with him harvesting, but later he comes to find out just what a horrible thing he is doing. A character in transformation; dynamic character, not static.

[Alaanya]

Hey whats up? Have I missed anything? Good. Um, in regards to showing/not showing Jack's face, they should do it Home Improvement style.You know, using fence or different objects to hide Wilson's face. Or, shoot Jack from behind, like 2nd/3rd person position. As far as choosing what path for Jack to take...I agree that they should start out with him harvesting, but later he comes to find out just what a horrible thing he is doing. A character in transformation; dynamic character, not static.

In Doom they did a really good 1st person sequence, that was probably the best part of the whole movie.....but for those of us who get motion sickness.....a whole movie of it might lead to projectile vomitting lol.

[Pandemic XCIV]

Didn't take the time to read through the entire thread, but all I have to say is that the last trailer I saw looked a little wierd. Don't get me wrong, I'm definately going to see the movie, but it's looking a bit strange. :confused:

[BioShock Freak]

In Doom they did a really good 1st person sequence, that was probably the best part of the whole movie.....but for those of us who get motion sickness.....a whole movie of it might lead to projectile vomitting lol.
Yeah, the FPS part was pretty cool. I wouldn't want to see that in the Bioshock movie, though. But that's just me.
Didn't take the time to read through the entire thread, but all I have to say is that the last trailer I saw looked a little wierd. Don't get me wrong, I'm definately going to see the movie, but it's looking a bit strange. :confused:
You mean the trailer for the game? If you're talking about the Bioshock movie trailer, then it's because it's not real, it's fan-made. ;)
~Mari.

[Alaanya]

Yeah, the FPS part was pretty cool. I wouldn't want to see that in the Bioshock movie, though. But that's just me.

You mean the trailer for the game? If you're talking about the Bioshock movie trailer, then it's because it's not real, it's fan-made. ;)
~Mari.

I agree....Like I said awhole movie of FPS would make me really sick, too much camera movement. The opening scene in Saving Private Ryan was agony for me, not because of the violence either.

I was thinking the same thing.

[LookBehindU]

I agree. Besides the obvious motion sickness, fp can only work for truly well for games. This because with a game you are in control of wher you look and where you go. In a movie this method of immersing someone into another world would not work as we would constantly be disagreeing with what the character does.

[Alaanya]

I agree. Besides the obvious motion sickness, fp can only work for truly well for games. This because with a game you are in control of wher you look and where you go. In a movie this method of immersing someone into another world would not work as we would constantly be disagreeing with what the character does.

A very good and valid point.

[Arbesa]

Well, they would have to use a lot of cgi for that perspective anyway as if you've ever seen any movies that have some fpp in them the camara movement is usually pretty bad. There is also a needed realism. In films we ask for realism much more than in a game, and if you actually put the bioshock fps perpective in a movie, it would look bad. Most of the time walking about in you can see you shoulders, your legs, your arms, even your nose. It would take some hardcore cgi work to get it looking natural the whole movie.

[desh90]

I agree. Besides the obvious motion sickness, fp can only work for truly well for games. This because with a game you are in control of wher you look and where you go. In a movie this method of immersing someone into another world would not work as we would constantly be disagreeing with what the character does.

Definitely. It would be (I'm not saying completely) like a passanger in a car having to endure the driver's unexpected accelerating and braking; quick movements without you being able to anticipate them. But, there are still other ways to get a perspective on what Jack is looking at, without the view being fp. Though I can't say as I can remember watching a movie where they never show the main character's face; and, not because he is wearing a mask.

[thrall23]

petter jackson should do it who did not like king kong or lotr

[BioShock Freak]

petter jackson should do it who did not like king kong or lotr
Peter Jackson did an awesome job with King Kong and LOTR. I hope the movie comes out great. Can't wait for it. :)
~Mari.

[Alaanya]

Peter Jackson did an awesome job with King Kong and LOTR. I hope the movie comes out great. Can't wait for it. :)
~Mari.


I think the reason that Peter Jackson does such a great job is he is not just a director but is a fan of what he does. He has passion for what he does and he never half-asses it.

[desh90]

I think the reason that Peter Jackson does such a great job is he is not just a director but is a fan of what he does. He has passion for what he does and he never half-asses it.

Peter Jackson is just a good story teller. I believe he is in it for more than just the money and fame. I mean, you really don't hear much about him in the media like you do other directors/actors. I'm totally for him (wishful thinking). The LOTR trilogy was way good, as directing goes. Can't go wrong with Jackson.

[nzgeek]

I think the reason that Peter Jackson does such a great job is he is not just a director but is a fan of what he does. He has passion for what he does and he never half-asses it.

He certainly goes all-in with what he does, even if it is a terrible B-grade movie. I'm referring to his early movie Bad Taste (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092610/), which is really quite... unusual. When you look at this, then at LotR, you can see he's certainly moved up in the world!

[Alaanya]

He certainly goes all-in with what he does, even if it is a terrible B-grade movie. I'm referring to his early movie Bad Taste (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092610/), which is really quite... unusual. When you look at this, then at LotR, you can see he's certainly moved up in the world!

Lol, B movies make me laugh. But yes I do have to agree.

[FtRapture]

He certainly goes all-in with what he does, even if it is a terrible B-grade movie. I'm referring to his early movie Bad Taste (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092610/), which is really quite... unusual. When you look at this, then at LotR, you can see he's certainly moved up in the world!


Reminds me of Sam Raimi from Evil Dead to Spiderman.

[E.Bouncer]

to tell the truth I just dont give a toss who directs it whether it is peter jackson, Gore verbinski, or any other Director, so long as the movie turns out exellent I won't complain :p

[LookBehindU]

to tell the truth I just dont give a toss who directs it whether it is peter jackson, Gore verbinski, or any other Director, so long as the movie turns out exellent I won't complain :p

well, unforutnatly how the movie turns out can be heavily dependant on the director

[Alaanya]

well, unforutnatly how the movie turns out can be heavily dependant on the director

That is true, but also it really depends on who writes the script. The visual and pace of the story is all up to the director, but the quality of character development and story line is in the hands of the writer.

[desh90]

I believe, though, that the director is going to have some say in what he is directing. If he has an understanding of what a good story is, he will object to directing a poor script or he will sit down with the writer, producer, etc. and ask for a revision.

[Venom Wolf]

Gore might not do the Bioshock movie yet:

http://www.firstshowing.net/2009/01/14/gore-verbinski-directing-scammed-rancher-movie-next/

Personally, I'd prefer it if he did bioshock.

[FtRapture]

Yeah I saw that :| Kind of a bummer. This movies seems ok but this phrase sums it up for me. However he still may direct the movie, since the script is not yet finalized there is nothing to direct yet anyway.

"While we all know that phone and email scams are a pressing problem in this nation, do they really take priority over the hotly anticipated adaptation of one of the greatest video games ever made? Apparently for Universal they do"

[vampristic]

I'm not sure how good a BioShock movie would be. Feel free to disagree, but I think it'll be a flop.

[FtRapture]

I think it is presumption to assume it will be good or bad until we see how it unfolds. It has potential to be be either.

[ATLAS IS WATCHING]

I think it is presumption to assume it will be good or bad until we see how it unfolds. It has potential to be be either.

you know its already 2009 and they sould be starting to maje the film already..

[dropthebomb21]

Lol i swear if they turn Bioshock into a musical i will shoot the director:D , but ya i m not expecting it to be too great because i think us video gamers already know that Video games turned into movies = Bad movies 90% of the time. But im sure if lets say Gore were to actually to take the time and play/found out the story to the core and get the actors in the film (As long as there known actors NOT cheap actors that probably were pulled off the street) to study the game and get the true story in there heads then maybe.....we would get a good movie.....

[BioShock Freak]

Lol i swear if they turn Bioshock into a musical i will shoot the director:D , but ya i m not expecting it to be too great because i think us video gamers already know that Video games turned into movies = Bad movies 90% of the time. But im sure if lets say Gore were to actually to take the time and play/found out the story to the core and get the actors in the film (As long as there known actors NOT cheap actors that probably were pulled off the street) to study the game and get the true story in there heads then maybe.....we would get a good movie.....
True. But as far as I'm concerned, Gore is an all-time Bioshock fan and he's played the game so he knows the story. I just hope they really do a good job because Bioshock is an AWESOME game with an AWESOME story line. Would be a shame to see that screwed up. :(
~Mari.

[Malikon]

that's the only thing that makes me worry. 99% of the time Hollywood has absolutely no respect for the source material. And instead rewrite the story to be what they think it should be. Instead of what it actually is.

Bioshock has a great story, there's no reason to change it at all. Start with a guy in a plane that suddenly crashes, lives through the crash to find the light tower and descends down, finds the sub, see's the first splicer, etc.

There's just no reason to change anything about that. That amazing compelling intro is what hooked me right away, and I didn't get up or leave my game console for 3 days. I just HAD to know more of the story, and see what's around the next corner.

But having said that, I'm pretty sure Hollywood will screw it all up.

I really wish there were a Bioshock novel.

[FtRapture]

you know its already 2009 and they sould be starting to maje the film already..


Who says they haven't started it, just because they are not filming, there is writing, casting, crew and a whole lot of other things to get done first.

[Mr.Daddy]

http://weblogs.variety.com/the_cut_scene/2008/05/gore-verbinski.html
To those of you who haven't read the interview^

[Alaanya]

True. But as far as I'm concerned, Gore is an all-time Bioshock fan and he's played the game so he knows the story. I just hope they really do a good job because Bioshock is an AWESOME game with an AWESOME story line. Would be a shame to see that screwed up. :(
~Mari.


I agree. I'm usually ok with a movie as long as my favorite characters are portrayed decently, if they screw them up, then I get pissed. I'm still a little ify about Gore Verbiniki......he was great with the Pirate movies.....but this is something completely different.

[Atlas the Fisherman]

I agree....Like I said awhole movie of FPS would make me really sick, too much camera movement. The opening scene in Saving Private Ryan was agony for me, not because of the violence either.

I was thinking the same thing.

I remember when Cloverfield was in theaters and they had up signs warning people about motion sickness :cool:

[BioShock Freak]

I remember when Cloverfield was in theaters and they had up signs warning people about motion sickness :cool:
Really? I never saw those signs. I believe it, though. When I was in there watching the movie some girl hurled on her way down to the bathroom; it was disgusting.
~Mari.

[vampristic]

^^^ Cloverfield was a good movie though. At least I thought.

[ATLAS IS WATCHING]

Really? I never saw those signs. I believe it, though. When I was in there watching the movie some girl hurled on her way down to the bathroom; it was disgusting.
~Mari.

i watched cloverfield, the bioshock trailer and played alot of first person shooters and i never get motion sickness. people sould play more first person shooters lol. if the bioshock movie is in first person it would like the trailer.. (without CGI)

[Alaanya]

Really? I never saw those signs. I believe it, though. When I was in there watching the movie some girl hurled on her way down to the bathroom; it was disgusting.
~Mari.

Hopefully she wasn't on a date. That would be really embarrassing for her.

[BioShock Freak]

@ Vampristic, yeah I liked the movie, it was pretty good.
i watched cloverfield, the bioshock trailer and played alot of first person shooters and i never get motion sickness. people sould play more first person shooters lol. if the bioshock movie is in first person it would like the trailer.. (without CGI)
Yeah, people should play more FPS games. Lol. Guess we don't/won't get motion sickness since we're used to the movement. :p
I can't wait to see at least a short teaser trailer of the movie. :D
Hopefully she wasn't on a date. That would be really embarrassing for her.
Lol, for her sake, I hope she wasn't either. Lol. That'd be pretty freaking embarassing. :p
~Mari.

[FtRapture]

I hear that a teaser trailer would give me confidence that it is actually happening right now I am still nervous to hear the words "delayed" "shelved" or "canceled"

As far as video game movies go this is probably the most story driven adaptation I have heard of.

At least they aren't making another Street Fighter......Oh NVM (http://www.apple.com/trailers/fox/streetfighterthelegendofchunli/)

[ATLAS IS WATCHING]

@ Vampristic, yeah I liked the movie, it was pretty good.

Yeah, people should play more FPS games. Lol. Guess we don't/won't get motion sickness since we're used to the movement. :p
I can't wait to see at least a short teaser trailer of the movie. :D

Lol, for her sake, I hope she wasn't either. Lol. That'd be pretty freaking embarassing. :p
~Mari.

i was talking about the trailer of the game when Jack gets drilled by a big daddy lol..

[LookBehindU]

most likely Bioshock will get one movie for the game we have now. its likely that many parts will be cut in order to make sure that the film does not become too long and drawn out.

now consider this, GEARS OF WAR MIGHT BE GETTING A TRILOGY!!!
http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/videogames/343

of all the things i was expecting it was certainly not this. how does it happen that the game which is one of the most critisized for lack of plot gets a drawn out trilogy and Bioshock will get one film, probably with a rushed and chopped up plot.

[Bouncer's Cousin]

Are they talking about making all the subsequent games into movies too or will it be one off? I suppose it wouldn't make sense if they didn't.

I await more details on the movie excitedly.

[Mr.Daddy]

i was talking about the trailer of the game when Jack gets drilled by a big daddy lol..

According to an 'Bioshock podcast interview' that wasn't Jack, but a splicer.

[ATLAS IS WATCHING]

According to an 'Bioshock podcast interview' that wasn't Jack, but a splicer.
im guessing 2K said that so they cant give spoilers about his name. im certain its Jack, he gets killed but then he gets revived at a vita chamber. Jack was also in the launch trailer, hes drowing from his plane crash..:)

[BioShock Freak]

I hear that a teaser trailer would give me confidence that it is actually happening right now I am still nervous to hear the words "delayed" "shelved" or "canceled"

As far as video game movies go this is probably the most story driven adaptation I have heard of.

At least they aren't making another Street Fighter......Oh NVM (http://www.apple.com/trailers/fox/streetfighterthelegendofchunli/)
Yeah, same. Just gives us anything solid about the movie and we'll be happy. :)
And OMG, I didn't know they were making another Street Fighter. Guess as technology progresses, so does the need to remake everything. Lol.
~Mari.

[desh90]

I hear that a teaser trailer would give me confidence that it is actually happening right now I am still nervous to hear the words "delayed" "shelved" or "canceled"

As far as video game movies go this is probably the most story driven adaptation I have heard of.

At least they aren't making another Street Fighter......Oh NVM (http://www.apple.com/trailers/fox/streetfighterthelegendofchunli/)

Definitely. Though I can't say as I remember earlier video games being made into movies. But they sure as heck make lots of video games from movies (and they usually suck).

[FtRapture]

I guess it depend what counts as "Early Video Games"

Mario Brothers
Street Fighter
Mortal Kombat
Tomb Raider
Double Dragon
Wing Commander

All bad movies :)




And coming soon the only one that stands out is Bioshock.
Far Cry
Tekken
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
BioShock

And now I hear it will be mostly green screen like 300, not sure how I feel about that.


I guess what it boils down to for me if they are thinking of making a SIMS (http://movies.ign.com/articles/791/791923p1.html) movie Bioshock seems like a no brainer.

[desh90]

I guess it depend what counts as "Early Video Games"

Mario Brothers
Street Fighter
Mortal Kombat
Tomb Raider
Double Dragon
Wing Commander

All bad movies :)




And coming soon the only one that stands out is Bioshock.
Far Cry
Tekken
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
BioShock

And now I hear it will be mostly green screen like 300, not sure how I feel about that.


I guess what it boils down to for me if they are thinking of making a SIMS (http://movies.ign.com/articles/791/791923p1.html) movie Bioshock seems like a no brainer.

They're making Bioshock green screen? I liked 300, but I don't know as that effect would work with Bioshock. Even though the game is staged in a 40's atmosphere, the colors are very rich and vivid.

[ATLAS IS WATCHING]

I guess it depend what counts as "Early Video Games"

Mario Brothers
Street Fighter
Mortal Kombat
Tomb Raider
Double Dragon
Wing Commander

All bad movies :)




And coming soon the only one that stands out is Bioshock.
Far Cry
Tekken
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
BioShock

And now I hear it will be mostly green screen like 300, not sure how I feel about that.


I guess what it boils down to for me if they are thinking of making a SIMS (http://movies.ign.com/articles/791/791923p1.html) movie Bioshock seems like a no brainer.

i also heard there making a turok and gears of war movie. do you guys think a fallout 3 movie will be a good idea? btw what happen to the halo movie?

[Metalizer]

OMG, please, no green screen! Such a movie will only work by creating the games atmosphere of destruction, madness and desperation - imagine SAW being made with green screen :eek:

[Alaanya]

i also heard there making a turok and gears of war movie. do you guys think a fallout 3 movie will be a good idea? btw what happen to the halo movie?

Fallout 3 is such an awesome game....but as a movie I don't know since there are so many variables to it.

The style of 300 is great, but that is a style unique to Frank Miller and I think it would be cheap to steal it.

[ATLAS IS WATCHING]

OMG, please, no green screen! Such a movie will only work by creating the games atmosphere of destruction, madness and desperation - imagine SAW being made with green screen :eek:

whats wrong with green screen? it worked well with 300..

[LookBehindU]

whats wrong with green screen? it worked well with 300..

yes but 300 was a whole different movie whole different theme. 300, the whole movie just screamed "HOORAH!"

rapture definatly isnt that kind of atmosphere. it needs to look gritty and real in order to give off the right look of a rotting civilization

[Metalizer]

whats wrong with green screen? it worked well with 300..

Right, but 300 was never meant to be some kind of thriller of any sorts but a comic made into a movie. There you couldn't have done it without green screen.

Don't get me wrong, I've got nothing against green screen in general and I really do like what they can do with it (from Matrix to Star Wars to 300 and so on). I just don't think it would be appropriate for this movie. Don't know if it's only me but computer created effects just don't look real enough most of the time... there's always a tiny part of my brain saying "close, but not the real thing". Maybe that's just because they look too perfect, I really can't say why...

I think this movie would need to look dirty to make the madness and the whole atmosphere believable and that's something you only get when using real sets, real props,... Take "The Abyss" for example - the underwater scenes and those from the flooded oil rig really rock and are full of tension, but only because you clearly see that they used real water.

After all, that's only my opinion - no offence meant! ;) Sorry if I did :(

[mummyjohn]

Camera Perspective

I think that first person, or a static camera mounted at eye level, might be good sometimes for certain dramatic tableaus, for example in Neptune`s the first time you walk into the Lower Wharf and see the large room with a Big Daddy+Sister combo walking across the dock. I think that true first person would be good in the whole twist scene, where you see Ryan playing golf and then talk with him and then kill him. At the same time, it might be valuable to hide Jack's face using wide shots where he is small, or shadows and unique camera angles.


Camera Type

In the video game, [of course] you always are Jack and always see what he sees. But in a film, the camera could show different scenes than the one Jack is in. For example, we could see Jack coming out of the Neptune`s sphere and walking up the stairs, then we could cut over to some splicer looting or fighting or some such thing. Also, the scene where you put the key in the Self-Destruct Override Slot and Fontaine talks for like two minutes is fine in-game, but would be horrendous in a movie. Maybe after a little bit of it, they could cut to a different shot, real zoomed-in, so all you see is Fontaine's mouth talking into a microphone, then cut back. Also, note how when you put it in, the blue bar under the Ryan Industries sign shrinks, and then a red bar slowly replaces it; when the red bar hits the top with a little ding sound it says Fontaine Futuristics instead of Ryan Industries and Fontaine is done with his speech. The last part of this bar filling up could be shown from a nearly vertical, close-up camera angle. Also there could be real wide shots of Hephaestus mixed in there too.


Little Sisters

Somebody else said that a good way to go would be to have him harvest up until kill Ryan/Tenenbaum safehouse, and then all save after that. It makes for a more dynamic character that is changing, sympathizing, and most of all CHOOSING instead of being static. Personally, this is exactly how I played the first time through (harvest before Ryan's office, save after). Only difference between the game and the movie is that they should then do the good ending, even after the harvest/save style of going about (game obviously gives bad ending if you harvest any).


Scare Scenes

DEFINITELY good to do some scare scenes and add to the tension/direct excitement. I think the dentist one could be handled like so: Jack walks in, the fog fills up the room, you hear footsteps pan across the front speakers, then we see him waving his arms through the fog in a relatively vain attempt to clear it - the camera switches from a front-of-Jack angle to a behind-Jack angle just as the fog dissipates enough for us to almost see his face. "Oh" he remarks, and makes his way over to the tonic and diary. We see him pick up the tonic from nearby third-person (static camera), then we see him turn around in first person revealing...THE DENTIST! In the game, you can basically keep the dentist still for as long as you want, just keep looking at his face and not down, that's when he begins to hit you. Anyway, after about 3 seconds of that first person view, we change to a camera across the room, showing the whole dentist's office with Jack and the dentist staring at each other in the effective background for about 5 or 6 seconds. Eventually, the dentist attacks and says a goofy splicer quote, and Jack dispatches him with one wrench hit.
Note, Fort Frolic Sinclair Spirits is also almost essential - by many accounts, the scariest part of the game!

[BioShock Freak]

Camera Perspective

I think that first person, or a static camera mounted at eye level, might be good sometimes for certain dramatic tableaus, for example in Neptune`s the first time you walk into the Lower Wharf and see the large room with a Big Daddy+Sister combo walking across the dock. I think that true first person would be good in the whole twist scene, where you see Ryan playing golf and then talk with him and then kill him. At the same time, it might be valuable to hide Jack's face using wide shots where he is small, or shadows and unique camera angles.


Camera Type

In the video game, [of course] you always are Jack and always see what he sees. But in a film, the camera could show different scenes than the one Jack is in. For example, we could see Jack coming out of the Neptune`s sphere and walking up the stairs, then we could cut over to some splicer looting or fighting or some such thing. Also, the scene where you put the key in the Self-Destruct Override Slot and Fontaine talks for like two minutes is fine in-game, but would be horrendous in a movie. Maybe after a little bit of it, they could cut to a different shot, real zoomed-in, so all you see is Fontaine's mouth talking into a microphone, then cut back. Also, note how when you put it in, the blue bar under the Ryan Industries sign shrinks, and then a red bar slowly replaces it; when the red bar hits the top with a little ding sound it says Fontaine Futuristics instead of Ryan Industries and Fontaine is done with his speech. The last part of this bar filling up could be shown from a nearly vertical, close-up camera angle. Also there could be real wide shots of Hephaestus mixed in there too.


Little Sisters

Somebody else said that a good way to go would be to have him harvest up until kill Ryan/Tenenbaum safehouse, and then all save after that. It makes for a more dynamic character that is changing, sympathizing, and most of all CHOOSING instead of being static. Personally, this is exactly how I played the first time through (harvest before Ryan's office, save after). Only difference between the game and the movie is that they should then do the good ending, even after the harvest/save style of going about (game obviously gives bad ending if you harvest any).


Scare Scenes

DEFINITELY good to do some scare scenes and add to the tension/direct excitement. I think the dentist one could be handled like so: Jack walks in, the fog fills up the room, you hear footsteps pan across the front speakers, then we see him waving his arms through the fog in a relatively vain attempt to clear it - the camera switches from a front-of-Jack angle to a behind-Jack angle just as the fog dissipates enough for us to almost see his face. "Oh" he remarks, and makes his way over to the tonic and diary. We see him pick up the tonic from nearby third-person (static camera), then we see him turn around in first person revealing...THE DENTIST! In the game, you can basically keep the dentist still for as long as you want, just keep looking at his face and not down, that's when he begins to hit you. Anyway, after about 3 seconds of that first person view, we change to a camera across the room, showing the whole dentist's office with Jack and the dentist staring at each other in the effective background for about 5 or 6 seconds. Eventually, the dentist attacks and says a goofy splicer quote, and Jack dispatches him with one wrench hit.
Note, Fort Frolic Sinclair Spirits is also almost essential - by many accounts, the scariest part of the game!
GREAT post. I really, really like your ideas on this, especially the one with the destist. It was as if I was seeing it already. :p
~Mari.

[ATLAS IS WATCHING]

Camera Perspective

I think that first person, or a static camera mounted at eye level, might be good sometimes for certain dramatic tableaus, for example in Neptune`s the first time you walk into the Lower Wharf and see the large room with a Big Daddy+Sister combo walking across the dock. I think that true first person would be good in the whole twist scene, where you see Ryan playing golf and then talk with him and then kill him. At the same time, it might be valuable to hide Jack's face using wide shots where he is small, or shadows and unique camera angles.


Camera Type

In the video game, [of course] you always are Jack and always see what he sees. But in a film, the camera could show different scenes than the one Jack is in. For example, we could see Jack coming out of the Neptune`s sphere and walking up the stairs, then we could cut over to some splicer looting or fighting or some such thing. Also, the scene where you put the key in the Self-Destruct Override Slot and Fontaine talks for like two minutes is fine in-game, but would be horrendous in a movie. Maybe after a little bit of it, they could cut to a different shot, real zoomed-in, so all you see is Fontaine's mouth talking into a microphone, then cut back. Also, note how when you put it in, the blue bar under the Ryan Industries sign shrinks, and then a red bar slowly replaces it; when the red bar hits the top with a little ding sound it says Fontaine Futuristics instead of Ryan Industries and Fontaine is done with his speech. The last part of this bar filling up could be shown from a nearly vertical, close-up camera angle. Also there could be real wide shots of Hephaestus mixed in there too.


Little Sisters

Somebody else said that a good way to go would be to have him harvest up until kill Ryan/Tenenbaum safehouse, and then all save after that. It makes for a more dynamic character that is changing, sympathizing, and most of all CHOOSING instead of being static. Personally, this is exactly how I played the first time through (harvest before Ryan's office, save after). Only difference between the game and the movie is that they should then do the good ending, even after the harvest/save style of going about (game obviously gives bad ending if you harvest any).


Scare Scenes

DEFINITELY good to do some scare scenes and add to the tension/direct excitement. I think the dentist one could be handled like so: Jack walks in, the fog fills up the room, you hear footsteps pan across the front speakers, then we see him waving his arms through the fog in a relatively vain attempt to clear it - the camera switches from a front-of-Jack angle to a behind-Jack angle just as the fog dissipates enough for us to almost see his face. "Oh" he remarks, and makes his way over to the tonic and diary. We see him pick up the tonic from nearby third-person (static camera), then we see him turn around in first person revealing...THE DENTIST! In the game, you can basically keep the dentist still for as long as you want, just keep looking at his face and not down, that's when he begins to hit you. Anyway, after about 3 seconds of that first person view, we change to a camera across the room, showing the whole dentist's office with Jack and the dentist staring at each other in the effective background for about 5 or 6 seconds. Eventually, the dentist attacks and says a goofy splicer quote, and Jack dispatches him with one wrench hit.
Note, Fort Frolic Sinclair Spirits is also almost essential - by many accounts, the scariest part of the game!
i agree with you:D

[desh90]

The movie's horor needs to also be made up of erie sound effects, lighting, etc. building the suspense, rather than a bunch of ridiculously violent and gory scenes. I like that stuff, but it is better when it's in moderation. You go too far with it and becomes just another B grade movie. Horor is not solely defined by graphicly shocking scenes, necessarliy. If it is only about the shock value, no storyline or nothing, then forget it. That's the feeling I get with most horor movies anyway. But, mummyjohn's ideas are definitley worthwhile. I like your thinking, man;) Maybe you should direct the movie, eh?

[vampristic]

I think that the most important character in the whole movie is Rapture. Any actor is fine for any role, but if they don't get Rapture right, we'll reject the movie.

[mummyjohn]

The movie's horor needs to also be made up of erie sound effects, lighting, etc. building the suspense, rather than a bunch of ridiculously violent and gory scenes. I like that stuff, but it is better when it's in moderation. You go too far with it and becomes just another B grade movie. Horor is not solely defined by graphicly shocking scenes, necessarliy. If it is only about the shock value, no storyline or nothing, then forget it. That's the feeling I get with most horor movies anyway. But, mummyjohn's ideas are definitley worthwhile. I like your thinking, man;) Maybe you should direct the movie, eh?

Man I definitely agree with you - the ambiance needs to have dimmension, it can't just be blood blood gallons of the stuff.

Also, thanks (everybody) for all the compliments! I do live in/near L.A, but being 18 I haven't quite busted into the movie business...yet. If there was any opportunity to direct BioShock (or almost anything), I'd sure as hell take it.

[mummyjohn]

Everything between these red lines is just setup. If you want to know the setup for the scene, start after the second red line. If you really want to cut to the chase, go straight to the stuff after the green line.
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Another thing I think might be interesting to see:

Consider this: even though Jack is both mind controlled and running around trying to do missions for people, there would definitely be moments where he would just be sort of amazed by the splendor and grandeur of Rapture, as well as how he now only sees the ghost of that once fantastic opulence. Something else I have noticed is that in open, empty spaces in Rapture, sounds echo much more (like real life). I like to play with my volume up LOUD (also, I use surround sound). When I reloaded the crossbow in a space like this, there was this staccato reverberation of the snapping reload sound. It was great. So, here is my scene:
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As I am sure you all know, after taking the picture of Fitzpatrick, Cohen rewards you with a crossbow. Now, if you go back into Fleet Hall and start checking out the luxury boxes, the one on the far right (as viewed from the stage) is locked...however, there is a gene tonic sitting up there! The only way to get it is to go in the box next door and jump across the gap between them. Cohen at this point says something like "my, what a feat of athleticism." Much more annoying, however, is that a Houdini Splicer shows up on the other side of the auditorium, about as far away as can be, and starts hurling fireballs at you. Right when you get your shot lined up (at least for me), she zaps somewhere else, and I have to take aim again.
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So the scene we have now is Jack running around Fleet Hall luxury boxes and seat rows trying to 'snipe' the solo houdini splicer with his new crossbow. She says some goofy splicer quotes while shooting fireballs, the camera is behind her and we see Jack line up his shot. He shoots and she dodges. Then she teleports somewhere else. The camera shows the back of the head of a frustrated Jack, who now makes his way down onto the Fleet Hall stage. The Houdini appears in a couple luxury boxes, zapping from one to the other as Jack makes multiple attempts to hit her with the crossbow. Finally, he sees the mist of her as she is about to reconstitute in a new spot, and takes a shot. Just as she appears, the bolt nails her in the head and she falls over dead. It is silent in Fleet Hall; there is nobody but Jack. The camera is now at the back of the stage, showing the large size of Fleet Hall, showing the lights shining down on the stage, showing the plaster audience. Jack reloads his crossbow, and the snappy sound echoes through the immense auditorium as he looks up, in both awe and repulsion of Sander Cohen and this place.

[Alaanya]

I think that the most important character in the whole movie is Rapture. Any actor is fine for any role, but if they don't get Rapture right, we'll reject the movie.

I agree 100%

[Zvriel Chkies]

Peter Jackson would not be bad.

But others like the cretinous moron Guillarmo Del Toro would ruin it and spit on it's corpse.

The Gore Verbinski who did Pirates Of The Caribean would not be bad.

And Jack needs to be played by someone talented rather than picked for their fame.

And I hope they change his costume. Because woolen jumpers like that are never a good look.

Just hope that Tom Cruise or someone does not get near it.

If one of the worse actors does it is doomed.

And it should be shot like a normal film or else it will look gimmicky.

FPS looks ok on the game. Not a good way to shoot as a film.

Though the part in the Doom film were they do a part like the game is awesome.

Would have been bad to do the entire film that way though.

Maybe Hugh Jackman would be good. He is tall and he can play many diferent roles.

[mummyjohn]

I think if he were dressed like this it'd be better:

http://theduderingman.googlepages.com/Jack-X06Trailer.bmp/Jack-X06Trailer-full;init:.bmp

or like my righteous photo (note the wrench):
http://theduderingman.googlepages.com/AndrewRyan2.JPG/AndrewRyan2-full;init:.JPG

[Zvriel Chkies]

That picture of you is cool.:D

Inventive.


The outfit from the trailer where everything is diferent from the game would not be a bad look.

[desh90]

I think when they do come up with an idea for a trailer, they should give it that old, dusty look with the imperfections you see projected from the reel. And I also agree that the filming in FP would be..eh. Just because the movie is being made from a video game, doesn't mean it should have that same look.

[Zvriel Chkies]

I have had a awesome idea.

The trailer should be all grainy like old film and swing between beautiful good Rapture and scary Rapture with dark shadows and horrible monsters and eyes and lights in the darkness and mosters jumping out and then the film trails off and burns away to reveal the film in normal colours, superficially good then a splicer or something jumps out and attacks the hero, slightly of screen, gun shot, wrench hit, dead splicer etc, then a devastating view of a broken room and corridor and then the lights go out.
The some lights start to come on then a terrifying being appears witha LS and BD in the distance and the LS saying ' Look Mr Bubbles, a angel.....'

They so owe me money and royalties if they use that idea :)

[Doofeh]

I have had a awesome idea.

The trailer should be all grainy like old film and swing between beautiful good Rapture and scary Rapture with dark shadows and horrible monsters and eyes and lights in the darkness and mosters jumping out and then the film trails off and burns away to reveal the film in normal colours, superficially good then a splicer or something jumps out and attacks the hero, slightly of screen, gun shot, wrench hit, dead splicer etc, then a devastating view of a broken room and corridor and then the lights go out.
The some lights start to come on then a terrifying being appears witha LS and BD in the distance and the LS saying ' Look Mr Bubbles, a angel.....'

They so owe me money and royalties if they use that idea :)

That would be schweeeeeet

[desh90]

I have had a awesome idea.

The trailer should be all grainy like old film and swing between beautiful good Rapture and scary Rapture with dark shadows and horrible monsters and eyes and lights in the darkness and mosters jumping out and then the film trails off and burns away to reveal the film in normal colours, superficially good then a splicer or something jumps out and attacks the hero, slightly of screen, gun shot, wrench hit, dead splicer etc, then a devastating view of a broken room and corridor and then the lights go out.
The some lights start to come on then a terrifying being appears witha LS and BD in the distance and the LS saying ' Look Mr Bubbles, a angel.....'

They so owe me money and royalties if they use that idea :)

In addition to that, you could start out with a real upbeat/happy sounding tune (like Beyond the Sea), showing the good ol' times in Rapture before the "Fall". Then have an original score that splices into that song changing from a Major key to a minor key.....

[ATLAS IS WATCHING]

now since i saw the watchmen, i think the bioshock movie might be a flop or it will be good but not as good as the game, which i heard thats how the watchmen movie was to the comic novel..

[ImAGoodGirl]

I wasn't that big of a fan of the third potc movie I admit... and the second one seemed too drawn out.. *sighs* Long live the first POTC movie!!..



ANYWAY!!!!!!!... since I'm too tired to read everything that's been said so far.. I'm just going to say that when/if the bioshock movie comes out.
I'll be there. Just like i was there for the first showing of the Twilight movie.

[Zvriel Chkies]

In addition to that, you could start out with a real upbeat/happy sounding tune (like Beyond the Sea), showing the good ol' times in Rapture before the "Fall". Then have an original score that splices into that song changing from a Major key to a minor key.....

That would be good. Happy music is very good at creeping out a situation in a horror setting.

Bioshock is the leader in that.

On Resistance 2 there are radio scattered round that make situations twice as creepy and scary because the music playing is early western and others amid Chimiera filled war. The campaign having a depresssed radio DJ describing the horrible things happeening to him and around him then playing a happy song or tune adds to the scariness adn creepiness.

Even on deathmatches. Mass carnage, everyone killing each other and theres a radio playing happy music.

I think a grand or happy instumental that turns to scary with the swings to scary Rapture. Or a less known happy tune might work leading to a scary instramental.

Beyond The Sea is too obvious. It tends to make me laugh grimly when I hear it on the game.

I saw a man who would make a great Fontaine today. The man who plays Sorgan in the film The Scorpian King 2 A Warriors Tale.

He is very right I think for Fontaine.

[Venom Wolf]

now since i saw the watchmen, i think the bioshock movie might be a flop or it will be good but not as good as the game, which i heard thats how the watchmen movie was to the comic novel..

Oh, it will never be as good as the game. There's no way it could capture the wonder and exploration of Rapture in a 2hr movie. Unlikely it would be that long, though.

[ATLAS IS WATCHING]

do you guys think that there will be new info about the movie
before the end of 2009? maybe around fall?
maybe a teaser trailer? :D

[Bioshocking123]

Sort of how the Halo movie was supposed to come out, it is going to be a LONG time before we hear a peep on the subject. They're still making the games, people.
You want a movie, or Bioshock 3?

[Justlookaway]

I thought that they had announced both the Bioshock movie and Bioshock 3, and that they would come out very close to each other.

I like the trailer ideas a lot. My only idea is that it be a separate story from the games, I'm tired of movies that are incomplete carbon copies.

[PsychotropicPineapples]

I thought that they had announced both the Bioshock movie and Bioshock 3, and that they would come out very close to each other.

That's what I read, too. They said we can expect it around 2011(I think that was it), around the launch of Bioshock 3.

[Mr. Crippie]

You want a movie, or Bioshock 3?

Can't we have both? :D

[ATLAS IS WATCHING]

Sort of how the Halo movie was supposed to come out, it is going to be a LONG time before we hear a peep on the subject. They're still making the games, people.
You want a movie, or Bioshock 3?

id rather have bioshock 3, idk the movie might be a flop..:p

[BlackDragonEX]

If they do make a movie, I want the big daddies to look as badass as in the game. And as awesome. Why do they emss up Video game to movie transfers ? They do it with books and with a video game there's more to go on, you know how the designer WANTED it to be portrayed.
And I remember reading somewhere they want to tie in the release with Bioshock 3

[ATLAS IS WATCHING]

i hope we can see some amazing visuals kinda like the watchmen,
the watchmen imo was the best "looking" movie.
i mean look how cool dr manhatten looks in the movie:http://www.canpages.ca/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/dr-manhattan.jpg
imagine how cool fontaine would look in the bioshock movie? :D

[Atlas.]

i hope we can see some amazing visuals kinda like the watchmen,
the watchmen imo was the best "looking" movie.
i mean look how cool dr manhatten looks in the movie:http://www.canpages.ca/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/dr-manhattan.jpg
imagine how cool fontaine would look in the bioshock movie? :D
lol yeah i was thinking that. If he was a bit more green instead of blue we pretty much got Fontaine there :p

I can imagine the visuals of the Bioshock movie being amazing if its done right

[TheLastLittleSister]

They dont need any creative input< it needs to be exactly like the movie, definately not as exact as DOOM but they have the whole story for the movie.

[desh90]

A lot times I play the game just to explore the amazing world of Rapture, especially in Hephaestus. So, think of what they could do with cgi in the movie. Computer graphics in movies these days are like...you can't tell the difference between a real structure and a computer generated one. Take the Lord of the Rings trilogy for instance, and those films were made years ago.

[VIVALAMATT]

Edward Norton As Jack

Edward Norton As Jack

Edward Norton As Jack

Edward Norton As Jack

Edward Norton As Jack

[LookBehindU]

http://www.examiner.com/x-3707-LA-Gaming-News-Examiner~y2009m4d7-Gore-Verbinski-declines-Pirates-4-to-focus-on-Bioshock

round of applause for Gore people

...and Pirates of the Carribean 4? I suppose it was obvious because Disney cant help but milk a franchise but when was this announced?

[desh90]

http://www.examiner.com/x-3707-LA-Gaming-News-Examiner~y2009m4d7-Gore-Verbinski-declines-Pirates-4-to-focus-on-Bioshock

round of applause for Gore people

...and Pirates of the Carribean 4? I suppose it was obvious because Disney cant help but milk a franchise but when was this announced?

Ok, maybe I underestimated Verbinski. I still will have to see the final product before I am 100% satisfied, however. Hollywood can be real screwy, including the directors. We have an excellent game, lets not go...devalue it with a poor movie adaption.

[Rye0077r]

Don't forget that Verbinski DID bring Ringu to the Western world... Not a scary movie in the least (in my opinion) but what a visually amazing film!

I think he can pull it off, I do wonder how somethings will be translated to film, but I think the game is definitely worthy of a film adaptation.

[FtRapture]

http://www.examiner.com/x-3707-LA-Gaming-News-Examiner~y2009m4d7-Gore-Verbinski-declines-Pirates-4-to-focus-on-Bioshock

round of applause for Gore people

...and Pirates of the Carribean 4? I suppose it was obvious because Disney cant help but milk a franchise but when was this announced?

It was hinted at right after the last film, they said although not all the key players would return Johnny Depp would have more adventures with Jack Sparrow.

So I am fairly sure that means no Orlando, Keira, or Geoffrey.

[desh90]

Don't forget that Verbinski DID bring Ringu to the Western world... Not a scary movie in the least (in my opinion) but what a visually amazing film!

I think he can pull it off, I do wonder how somethings will be translated to film, but I think the game is definitely worthy of a film adaptation.

Well, I am not too familiar with Verbinski's work, so I am not solely accusing him of being a poor director. Pirates 1 is an awesome movie. The other two sequels are not as good story wise, but the visual effects are totally awesome. I always enjoy watching them. I truly wish him the best in the production of Bioshock; I think he'll do great;)

[Physico_Splicer]

cool cool cool i realy hope the make the BDs realy realistic

[LittleSisterSaviour]

Does Anyone Else Think that The Animations Of 300 Would work Perfect For Recreating the City of Bioshock?

[Zvriel Chkies]

The style of 300 would rock. 300 is a awesome film.
In a Bioshock style obviously.
But 300 style would be awesome.

[brendensavi]

In my opinion Gore Verbinski would be the best choice for Bioshock. He has a good visual style that I think would be good for Bioshock, and he can also pull off a serious movie. I think he can handle it. I've read interviews with him on the subject and from what he's said it's made me a little more comfortable about the movie. It would kill me if the movie turned out horribly and ruined the story.

[ATLAS IS WATCHING]

okay, one day i was bored so i ate some ceral while sitting in the living room sofa and my little sister was watching TV.
not sure if it was a tv show or movie but it was on abc family.
(btw i dont watch TV) and i noticed there was this dude who looked alot like jack. well here he is: http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/_/494568.jpg idk he just looks like him imo, but can he act like jack?

[JimmyTheCannon]

...I didn't know Jack looked hispanic.

[ATLAS IS WATCHING]

...I didn't know Jack looked hispanic.

both look caucasian..

[JimmyTheCannon]

Maybe it's just me, I thought that guy looked vaguely hispanic. No offense intended to anyone.

[ATLAS IS WATCHING]

Maybe it's just me, I thought that guy looked vaguely hispanic. No offense intended to anyone.

nah, im hispanic and i dont find it offense..

[ATLAS IS WATCHING]

The style of 300 would rock. 300 is a awesome film.
In a Bioshock style obviously.
But 300 style would be awesome.

how about the style of watchmen? ;)
that movie had better visuals then 300.
i mean, look at dr. manhatten! now imagine how cool fontaine would look! :D

[JimmyTheCannon]

how about the style of watchmen? ;)
that movie had better visuals then 300.
i mean, look at dr. manhatten! now imagine how cool fontaine would look! :D

...
....
.....you mean, naked? Or wearing a loincloth?

[ATLAS IS WATCHING]

...
....
.....you mean, naked? Or wearing a loincloth?

eh... whatever you want him to be wearin, fontaine can be wearin a tuxedo and still look awesome. xD
wasn't fontaine wearin his birthday suit in the game? xD (no homo)

[JimmyTheCannon]

Well, I recall him not having a shirt on, but I don't recall seeing anything NC-17.

[ATLAS IS WATCHING]

Well, I recall him not having a shirt on, but I don't recall seeing anything NC-17.

censor maybe?

[Redfield907]

Universal Studios has decided to delay the Bioshock movie over budget concerns. NOOO!

[ATLAS IS WATCHING]

Universal Studios has decided to delay the Bioshock movie over budget concerns. NOOO!

link please?

[Redfield907]

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118002851.html?categoryid=13&cs=1&nid=2854

[LookBehindU]

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118002851.html?categoryid=13&cs=1&nid=2854

NNNNNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO:( :mad: :( :mad: :( :mad: :( :mad: :(

oh god its happening.....just like the halo film NNNNNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOO



p.s. The plotline takes place in the underwater city Rapture, where a pilot crash-lands near a secret entrance and becomes involved in a power struggle.

get your plot points straight Variety!!!

[Venom Wolf]

I don't think it will turn out to be like the Halo movie; I'm pretty sure it will happen. We'll just blame it on the bankers!

[LiVeByTheGuN]

IGN

"All parties vow that BioShock will not become another Halo, the live action adaptation of the Microsoft game that was going to be turned into a film by [Universal] and Fox until both studios got cold feet and cancelled the deal over budget fears," the trade says.

[FtRapture]

Bioshock Movie STALLED!! NO!!!

Over money of all things!

http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Bioshock-Movie-Stalled-12886.html

[LittleSisterSaviour]

Aslong as Were Getting it is the Main thing :)

[ATLAS IS WATCHING]

NNNNNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO:( :mad: :( :mad: :( :mad: :( :mad: :(

oh god its happening.....just like the halo film NNNNNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOO



p.s.
get your plot points straight Variety!!!

very well said. this like what happen to the halo film.
just wait until we hear the bold letters saying:
"VERBINSKI CANCELS BIOSHOCK FILM"
then i will be mad.very very mad.. :mad:
they also said there switching from LA to london,
not sure about this, but as long as the bioshock cast dont have that english accent. that would ruin the movie.. :(
im also disappointed about the low budget they have for bioshock.
bioshock is one of the best games i ever played and
if the movie sould have a higher budget for better special effects etc.

[Raining Light]

Not saying I dont believe it but-didnt they just get a director?
I hope delayed means--hey we need more funds for these scenes if you want to do them right--ok give us 6 months to a year.

[LookBehindU]

Not saying I dont believe it but-didnt they just get a director?
I hope delayed means--hey we need more funds for these scenes if you want to do them right--ok give us 6 months to a year.

the director Gore Verbenski has been online with the project for at least a year now so you're a bit behind on that

and no, they're delaying it so that they can find a way to spend less money on it, not so they can raise more funds for it

[FtRapture]

Too bad it wasn't approved can you imagine how it would look with a 160Million dollar budget :eek:

[BioShock Freak]

Omg....NO!!!!!!! Well, as long as it'll still happen, I'm happy. But I REALLY hope they don't end up cancelling it. :(
~Mari.

[Alaanya]

I think what makes this so stupid is that Hollywood doesn't feel the movies made based on video games bring in the money.....so they make them half assed.......well maybe if they put the time and effort into them that they do the **** that is usually put out, they might see better returns and happy fans. But that would probably make too much sense for them.

[TristanVTV]

honestly, I'm not sure if this movie will ever get made... but i heard that they're gonna make it look like 300? (the movie) the guys from Mode 7 talk about this on there podcast at visitingthevillage.com and they say that if a movie involves water they have to essentially triple the budget, and if the movie has budget problems already then I doubt the movie will be made. Which sucks, i think it would be awesome.

[FtRapture]

honestly, I'm not sure if this movie will ever get made... but i heard that they're gonna make it look like 300? (the movie) the guys from Mode 7 talk about this on there podcast at visitingthevillage.com and they say that if a movie involves water they have to essentially triple the budget, and if the movie has budget problems already then I doubt the movie will be made. Which sucks, i think it would be awesome.

That is a valid point about the water, I hadn't even considered that. I am sure we are remember the 'Waterworld" issues. I hope they can push through it and make a great movie, I admit it seems like a long shot but I am hopeful.

[desh90]

Has anyone found out if the recession is partly to blame for the hold back?

[FtRapture]

Hey has anyone seen the rumor IMDB posted up.

We may have our Jack character.
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0589505/

[Lurching Giant]

Hey has anyone seen the rumor IMDB posted up.

We may have our Jack character.
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0589505/

I guess he could play Jack.

[Alaanya]

Hey has anyone seen the rumor IMDB posted up.

We may have our Jack character.
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0589505/

Yeah, I saw that somewhere before. I guess it could work.

[ATLAS IS WATCHING]

Hey has anyone seen the rumor IMDB posted up.

We may have our Jack character.
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0589505/

well hes ok, but can he splice?

[desh90]

Looks like we may have our man to play Andrew Ryan as well.
http://www.screenhead.com/reviews/pacino-miller-join-bioshock/

Quite frankly, if they are going to make such a serious cut in the budget, they should just forget making it at all. I don't want to see Bioshock become devalued because Universal's budget cut makes the movie into some b-grade film. Bioshock deserves to be made into a A+ film. So, either it needs to be done right, or not at all.

[CuriousBioshocker]

Quite frankly, if they are going to make such a serious cut in the budget, they should just forget making it at all. I don't want to see Bioshock become devalued because Universal's budget cut makes the movie into some b-grade film. Bioshock deserves to be made into a A+ film. So, either it needs to be done right, or not at all.

I couldn't agree more! Or otherwise hand the project over to another studio who will give it the financial support it needs and deserves!

Additionally, I'm a little worried how screenhead.com describe Rapture in that article, "an underground city"! It'd be a typical alteration in the adaptation, you can just see the executives sitting around that board room table, "hey lets make Rapture an underground city, it'll help cut back production costs"!

[FtRapture]

Looks like we may have our man to play Andrew Ryan as well.
http://www.screenhead.com/reviews/pacino-miller-join-bioshock/

Quite frankly, if they are going to make such a serious cut in the budget, they should just forget making it at all. I don't want to see Bioshock become devalued because Universal's budget cut makes the movie into some b-grade film. Bioshock deserves to be made into a A+ film. So, either it needs to be done right, or not at all.


Pacino was an April Fools joke check the date on the article :) and read the comments.

[Zvriel Chkies]

Wentworth Miller is perfect.

Anyway. It is not loss the budget being lowered. Many lower budget films are perfectly fine. They entertain and are less pretentious.

The best films do not take themselves too seriously. The bigger the budget the more chance of a overblown pretentious mess.

The budget sounds pretty big to me. Medium sized at least.

[Homicidal Cherry]

Looks like we may have our man to play Andrew Ryan as well.
http://www.screenhead.com/reviews/pacino-miller-join-bioshock/

Quite frankly, if they are going to make such a serious cut in the budget, they should just forget making it at all. I don't want to see Bioshock become devalued because Universal's budget cut makes the movie into some b-grade film. Bioshock deserves to be made into a A+ film. So, either it needs to be done right, or not at all.

Al Pacino, really? He's a great actor and all, but he doesn't seem to fit the part. Maybe it's because he's been typecast since the Godfather, but I always imagine him as a morally conflicted tough guy, not a brilliant industrialist with his head in the clouds. They should have cast Daniel-Day Lewis as Ryan. He just seems to fit the part perfectly.

Pacino is, at the very least, serviceable as Ryan though. The far bigger issue is that they decided to include Jack in the movie. This suggests that the movie will take place after Rapture has fallen to pieces, and will focus some boring everyman without the slightest bit of personality. I had always envisioned the movie as showing the beginnings of Rapture, and how both it and Ryan came to crumble. This is what happens when you get a director with the creativity of a flea at the helm. >_>

[FtRapture]

Al Pacino, really?


I really don't want this rumor to spread so at the risk of repeating my post of about 3 above this. That was an April Fools joke Pacino is not attached to the project at all.

[bonedaddy18]

so who do u guys think would make a good andrew ryan?

[Homicidal Cherry]

I really don't want this rumor to spread so at the risk of repeating my post of about 3 above this. That was an April Fools joke Pacino is not attached to the project at all.

Gotcha, I probably should have read the date on the article. XD

[BioShock_Rocks]

If a movie was made about the fascinating world of Rapture, i think it should be narrated/told by a survivor of "the war" in Rapture who escaped the city before it fell into chaos. It would be remarkable if a movie about how Rapture was destroyed is made. As for a director, i dont care who makes it. As long as it sticks to the true Rapture and how it became what it is. I think BioShock had a message. Ryan thought that what doesnt kill you, must make you stronger. But in the end, what made Rapture sttronger is eventually what "killed" it. I can't wait till a movie is made.

[desh90]

Pacino was an April Fools joke check the date on the article :) and read the comments.

My bad:D I guess I missed the comment that stated that it was an April Fools joke.

[desh90]

Wentworth Miller is perfect.

Anyway. It is not loss the budget being lowered. Many lower budget films are perfectly fine. They entertain and are less pretentious.

The best films do not take themselves too seriously. The bigger the budget the more chance of a overblown pretentious mess.

The budget sounds pretty big to me. Medium sized at least.

True. I know Spielberg and Lucas had intended Raiders of the Lost Ark to be a b-grade film, and it turned out to be a big hit. Go figure. But, not all films of that lower end budget do that well. Speaking for myself, I would say lower end budget films bomb more than they do well. Quite frankly, Hollywood has run the well dry on originality. It is a dang rare thing to get an exceptional film out of them these days; and I mean a noteworthy film.

[MegaScience]

http://e3.gamespot.com/story/6210608/verbinski-rethinking-bioshock-film-report

Verbinski may drop out of the movie's production. If the movie is still on to be made, who will replace him? :(

[TheParasite]

http://e3.gamespot.com/story/6210608/verbinski-rethinking-bioshock-film-report

Verbinski may drop out of the movie's production. If the movie is still on to be made, who will replace him? :(

Uwe Boll?:rolleyes:

[MegaScience]

Either way, I think the movie is a goner. Meh, lets hope for the 3D Animated shorts.

[Electric Flesh]

I hate Verbiski, personally. I'm happy he's rethinking it. I don't even want a BioShock film. It's inevitable it will suck.

All game movies do.

[Homicidal Cherry]

This could truly make a great movie so I hope they get a better director and get this thing going again. Ryan is such an amazing character and a movie is the best way to unveil the origins of both him and his city.

[RTM]

I hate Verbiski, personally. I'm happy he's rethinking it. I don't even want a BioShock film. It's inevitable it will suck.

All game movies do.

I think a Bioshock movie would be awesome, I have always viewed Bioshock as an interactive story more than a game. It would be perfect for a movie, with enough money and the right people it could be great. I really hope that Verbanski doesnt decide to not do it, becuase they might not find someone else to direct it.

-RTM

[medkit]

that's totally right del toro would be an awesome director to do bioshock, but if he were to like collaborate with burton, wouldn't that be like twice as awesome. :cool:

[Dr. Locke]

Verbinski is having budget problems and second thoughts! OH-NO! :eek:

http://e3.gamespot.com/story/6210608/verbinski-rethinking-bioshock-film-report

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[LiFeUnd3rWaTeR]

Oh jeeze! They need to start a fundraiser. I NEED bioshock to be made into a movie!! NEEEED!

[RTM]

Is there really anything we could do short of donating money to whoever, to help increase the chances of the movie being made. Perhaps a petition (is that what it would be?) to show how many people want the movie made?

-RTM

[Kyburz]

That's unfortunate. Maybe it will end up being for the best though. It is pretty likely we will see a Bioshock movie at some point in our lifetimes.

[FtRapture]

Verbinski is having budget problems and second thoughts! OH-NO! :eek:

http://e3.gamespot.com/story/6210608/verbinski-rethinking-bioshock-film-report

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You do realize this link is posted about 4-5 posts above yours?

[goldhammer]

boy, I shure hope it will be a precuel.
Like, when ryan actualy thought of making rapture n stuff.
or, or it could be like... you know thereissomethinginthesea! Maybe we follow him in the search for rapture... nah, not a lasting concept...
Maybe it will be during the civil war... heckifiknow. Well, one thing is for certan:
I will see it, and even how bad it is I will watch it! Til the end! Even if it was that scumbag who made the battle royal movies! Nah... wait... maybe not, those movies were aweful!! But... ya know, if the bioshock movie will be equaly as good as pirates-otc then im sattisfied. Hey! I red some guy wants to make a F*ING BIOSHOCK NOVEL! AWESOME!! Now, I dunnu about you but im like obsessed about bioshock, Its just so awesome. BTW, its 4:33 am here... awesome...

[mummyjohn]

BTW, its 4:33 am here... awesome...

Yeah I can tell mate.


I am definitely looking forward to having a novelization as well as a movie, mostly because I can get my dad to hear the story (I know I won't be able to get him to play the game, but I know he'd LOVE the story too). BioShock is SO cinematic I can practically expect how some of the movie will look. It will be interesting to see how it plays out in text form, though, the slow unraveling and whatnot.

[Daldias]

Anything that fleshes out the creation of rapture would be amazing. although BS 2 is going to shed more light on the big daddys i would still love to see a live action Daddy stomping around the sunken halls of rapture up on the silver screen.

[Archman]

If BS2 is gonna be a movie before we all lie in our graves...i at least would like to see russel crowe play mark.

[ZOSO]

If they do make it i hope they don,t go mad on the cgi like compare say the blue max to flyboys (both ww1 flying films one 1960s the other modern ) its better that most of its real or as real as it can look in my opinion

[Zvriel Chkies]

Yes it needs to be all real sets and props.
CGI is not convincing in excess.

Real explosions, real sets, real enemies.

No bull**** about this is the greatest technical achievement in cgi, all done on cgi.......but it sucks in story and none of the actors look right.......ummm arrr.......its got cgi.......bla bla bla.......forget it.......

300, and Sin City are good cgi heavy films. Some are not.

It is not like the steampunk future retroism could not be made real.
Done right the film/s could rock.

[Whitey_347]

has anyone ever seen "Ghost Ship" (came out in 2001 and was directed by the person who did thirteen ghosts) i think they should have the people who did the Special effects and designs for the sets do the ones for Bioshock. i think they could do a pretty good job with that

[DarkLordVerjal]

Yeah I know what you're talking about. That movie was shot very well, and had great effects. The little "twist" at the end was a little dumb though. But I agree with you.

[Whitey_347]

Yea but i dont know if they should have the same director and all, it was a good movie but i dont think the style matches what i envision ya know

[Ureh]

has anyone ever seen "Ghost Ship" (came out in 2001 and was directed by the person who did thirteen ghosts) i think they should have the people who did the Special effects and designs for the sets do the ones for Bioshock. i think they could do a pretty good job with that

Woah, I nearly forgot about that movie. Watched it about 3 years ago.
But who can forget about the beginning scene and the scene where the ballroom/dining room gets reconstructed "magically" (it was kinda like flashback)?
The atmosphere of that movie definitely matches the horror that radiates from Rapture.

[Whitey_347]

thank god im not the only one who thinks that lol, i saw the special features on how they did the ship and they actually made one model, one side being the ship in its prime and the other side of it being the broken down rust bucket, they did a very good job and i think they could do wonders with Bioshock, as long as they have a decent budget...

[Ravenhul]

has anyone ever seen "Ghost Ship" (came out in 2001 and was directed by the person who did thirteen ghosts) i think they should have the people who did the Special effects and designs for the sets do the ones for Bioshock. i think they could do a pretty good job with that

Wow... I thought about that too.

[Nastadon]

I didn't like 13 Ghosts so I never bothered with Ghost Ship. I'll have to give it a watch this weekend.

[Whitey_347]

yea i can agree with you on that with 13 ghosts not being good, im sure it was cuz of that guy who is on monk though, but ghost ship was better, has a simular atmosphere to Bioshock aswell

[Whitey_347]

hey came up with someone that could do a good job addin to the insanity of Rapture, Hugo Weaving could be a good Sander Cohen just as long as he shows some of his insanity from V for Vendetta and raises his voice a lil bit.

[Cohen's prodigy]

Jack Nicholson could do Fontaine

[Whitey_347]

lol yea nickolson would do a good job as Fontaine, I just watched Batman, the one from the 80's with Micheal Keaton directed by Tim Burton, now theres some good insanity

[Cohen's prodigy]

lol yea nickolson would do a good job as Fontaine, I just watched Batman, the one from the 80's with Micheal Keaton directed by Tim Burton, now theres some good insanity

yeah Jack did good in that one

[Whitey_347]

He was the MAN, just like Keaton in Beetlejuice (Tim Burton Films are AWESOME)

[Cohen's Disasterpiece]

Tim Burton should be consulted. I dont think he is a great director but he would have some great creative input.
tim burton takes everything dark and makes it silly.

also, he attracts emos.

[Cohen's Disasterpiece]

yeah Jack did good in that one
what about heath ledg- oh wait...

:P

i agree, nicholson would be a great fontaine.
ive been trying to pick someone for ryan, but all i can come up with is george clooney, whom i hate.

[Whitey_347]

what about heath ledg- oh wait...

:P

i agree, nicholson would be a great fontaine.
ive been trying to pick someone for ryan, but all i can come up with is george clooney, whom i hate.

George Clooney, you're insane, he sucks, anyways i think a better choice would be kevin Spacey
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000228/
he probably could do a good job, and he kinda looks the part

[Ryan's_Songbird]

I think the perfect Cohen would be Kevin Spacey! Did any of you ever see the movie Seven or K-Pax? he does a great job being a weirdo XD

[Whitey_347]

I think the perfect Cohen would be Kevin Spacey! Did any of you ever see the movie Seven or K-Pax? he does a great job being a weirdo XD

yea ive seen 7 and heres a little bit of humor on that movie
http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=HISHEdotcom&view=videos#play/uploads/14/X5gw7ec4KyY

but i still stand by my previous choice of Hugo Weaving being Cohen, if you have seen V for Vendetta you might agree

[Cohen's Scherzo No. 7]

yea ive seen 7 and heres a little bit of humor on that movie
http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=HISHEdotcom&view=videos#play/uploads/14/X5gw7ec4KyY

but i still stand by my previous choice of Hugo Weaving being Cohen, if you have seen V for Vendetta you might agree

Yeah, I think Hugo Weaving would make a good Cohen. V for Vendetta is one of my favorite movies.

[Whitey_347]

Yeah, I think Hugo Weaving would make a good Cohen. V for Vendetta is one of my favorite movies.

especially when they first show him in the street talking about who he is and Evie asks him if hes a 'crazy person', thats somethin Bioshock the movie will need, LOTS of insanity