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SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Take-Two Interactive Software
Inc (TTWO.O) said on Friday that "Pirates of the
Caribbean" director Gore Verbinski will make a movie
version of "BioShock," its hit video game about an
underwater utopia gone disastrously wrong.
The movie will be made by Universal Pictures, a unit of
NBC Universal owned by General Electric Co (GE.N), and
John Logan, the screenwriter behind "Gladiator" and
"Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street," was
in talks to pen the script, Take-Two said.
Inc (TTWO.O) said on Friday that "Pirates of the
Caribbean" director Gore Verbinski will make a movie
version of "BioShock," its hit video game about an
underwater utopia gone disastrously wrong.
The movie will be made by Universal Pictures, a unit of
NBC Universal owned by General Electric Co (GE.N), and
John Logan, the screenwriter behind "Gladiator" and
"Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street," was
in talks to pen the script, Take-Two said.
"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," Christoph Hartmann, president of Take-Two's 2K
Games label, said in a statement.
Take-Two did not disclose financial terms of the deal or other details, such as when the film
would be released. The company is the target of a $2 billion takeover bid by rival game
publisher Electronic Arts Inc (ERTS.O).
Released last August for Microsoft Corp's (MSFT.O) Xbox 360 game console, "BioShock" won
praise for its complex story, haunting art deco atmosphere and creepy characters such as
Big Daddies and Little Sisters.
"BioShock" has sold more than 2 million copies and Take-Two is working on a sequel.
The "BioShock" movie deal is the latest sign of the growing importance of video games in
popular culture.
Earlier this week, Take-Two said its "Grand Theft Auto 4" criminal action game racked up
more than $500 million in global sales in its first week.
That handily topped Hollywood's biggest film debut, Verbinski's "Pirates of the Caribbean: At
World's End," which pulled in $406 million in global box office receipts in its first six days.
Microsoft made headlines when it signed "Lord of the Rings" director Peter Jackson to
produce a movie adaptation of its hit "Halo" video game, but the project was put on hold in
2006 when financial backers Universal and 20th Century Fox, a unit of News Corp (NWSa.N)
pulled out of the deal.
deciding to move forward with this project," Christoph Hartmann, president of Take-Two's 2K
Games label, said in a statement.
Take-Two did not disclose financial terms of the deal or other details, such as when the film
would be released. The company is the target of a $2 billion takeover bid by rival game
publisher Electronic Arts Inc (ERTS.O).
Released last August for Microsoft Corp's (MSFT.O) Xbox 360 game console, "BioShock" won
praise for its complex story, haunting art deco atmosphere and creepy characters such as
Big Daddies and Little Sisters.
"BioShock" has sold more than 2 million copies and Take-Two is working on a sequel.
The "BioShock" movie deal is the latest sign of the growing importance of video games in
popular culture.
Earlier this week, Take-Two said its "Grand Theft Auto 4" criminal action game racked up
more than $500 million in global sales in its first week.
That handily topped Hollywood's biggest film debut, Verbinski's "Pirates of the Caribbean: At
World's End," which pulled in $406 million in global box office receipts in its first six days.
Microsoft made headlines when it signed "Lord of the Rings" director Peter Jackson to
produce a movie adaptation of its hit "Halo" video game, but the project was put on hold in
2006 when financial backers Universal and 20th Century Fox, a unit of News Corp (NWSa.N)
pulled out of the deal.
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