According to The Hollywood Reporter, movie studio Universal has won a bidding war to pick up the film rights to the classic Atari video game “Asteroids”. Initially released as an arcade game back in 1979, Asteroids featured a triangular space ship that needed to be navigated through an asteroid field.
The object was to shoot and destroy masses of rock and the occasional flying saucer while avoiding smashing into both, so we suspect it will not turn out to be romantic comedy.
Matthew Lopez will write the script for the feature adaptation, which will be produced by Lorenzo di Bonaventura, the producer of both Transformers movies as well as the 2005 adaptation of the Doom game.
Also wondering how you could possibly build a script around the simple game? Universal is just going to try and see if it sticks:
“As opposed to today’s games, there is no story line or fancy world-building mythology, so the studio would be creating a plot from scratch.”
(Hat tip to The Register, which offers some advice for a story line and potential cast)
wow…this one is cool,
Didn’t they do this already a few years ago? They has Deep Impact and that bruce willis/affleck movie??
Such an addicted game! Classic!
Wonders,how a story can be written on it?
Since the game has no story or background, and the writers are going to invent the entire plot, what did they buy the rights to exactly? Rights to use the name “Ateroids” for the title of the film? Seems a bit silly…
I bet they want to sell merchandising for this and need the name to plaster on video games and action figures.
They bought the rights to some black and white vector graphics and a common English word???
The triangle is cheaper than Tom Hanks I guess.
Now I’m looking forward to a gripping Pong trilogy.
Can’t wait for the Pong movie!
I rolled asteroids once. Anyone remember what that means?
yep. good job. may you continue to punish video game challenges.
Already reported by old mate Duncan Riley at The Inquisitor
http://www.inqu...game-asteroids/
do you really think that TC gets their own news? this site (along with many other blogs) just regurgitates information
Yes I tried very hard to conceal I read it first at The Hollywood Reporter.
your sarcasm is weak.
Obviously we know where TC gets their stories from. I was just making a point about TC not gathering their own news, rather, breaking a story first.
His level of sarcasm was perfect, enough to let you know he thinks your a chump but not enough to look like he cares what you think.
I’d give it a 8/10 on the appropriate-sarcaso-meter.
he’s a he??? i thought it was a she
Is Hollywood running out of ideas?
OK, you ought me a new keyboard.
Maybe it will be in black and white!
Loved the headline.
Hollywood is now doing anything to make money! A movie about Bazooka joe (http://blogueul...tele.com/?p=559), one about Strech armstrong (http://blogueul...tele.com/?p=728), and now Asteroid???!!! It’s rubbish!
Old man speaking: My favorite arcad game in 1979 !!!!
The ship has inertia, it’s so fun to pilot!!!!!
I have to say, I’m intrigued as to how they will build a film around that game. It’s either going to be very very good or very very bad.
Safe bet would be the latter.
This movie already screams 3D. Just keep Brenden Frasier away from it.
lol…sweet game.
how are they gonna make money on 25 cents admission?
So, what’s up with the Joust movie? Wasn’t THAT supposed to be the next big video game flick?
When I was about 6 I used to have an audio tape of stories based around popular video games and Asteroids was definately on it.
I’d check it out and report back on the plot…only there was a slight lightening incident at my parents place a few weeks ago…
Did anybody else have this? I seem to remember it was a fun plot…but hey I was 6.