Highlights
- BioShock movie production is back on track after setbacks, with Netflix showing continued excitement and support for the project.
- Michael Green, the writer of Blade Runner 2049 and Logan, is well-suited to adapt BioShock's relevant themes of morality, elitism, and capitalism to the screen.
- The success of the BioShock movie will depend on staying true to the emotionally devastating story and significant player choices that made the game a hit.
The BioShock movie has had some setbacks, but according to the film’s writer, the production is getting back on track.
Initially released in 2007, BioShock became notable for its Ayn Rand-inspired beautiful underwater location of Rapture. With its art-deco visuals and consistent jump scares, the video game wove a social commentary that still inspires discourse. Adaptation was a natural progression, and The Ring director Gore Verbinski had set his sights on developing the film. While that never came to pass, a film version will.
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Set to be directed by Francis Lawrence and written by Blade Runner 2049 writer Michael Green, the future of BioShock looks bright. After a brief pause due to the WGA strikes that set back many productions, Green reported that BioShock is still going forward. “Netflix has been amazing about it. They were excited about it before the strike, they're excited about it now, post-strike,” Green told Collider. “Yes, I got called, the, 'How's it coming along?' the minute the strike was over, 'You about ready…?' Been meeting regularly with Francis Lawrence and his team to refine a draft to go back in. We're all optimistic. We all love it. It's a great big sprawling nightmare world we wanna see real. So, here's hoping. I would love to have an update for you soon."
In addition to penning the visually immersive sequel to Ridley Scott's Blade Runner, Green lent his talent to the production of Logan. A dark and gritty farewell to Wolverine (Hugh Jackman), Logan was an emotional tale about the character’s redemption. Green is the perfect writer to adapt BioShock for the screen. At first glance, BioShock appears as a basic first-person shooter, but its relevant themes make playing the game twice a must. Players start the game as a protagonist who crashes into the middle of the ocean. From there, they find their way to an underground city that has gone into disrepair. As the protagonist fights his way to the city's architect, Andrew Ryan, he is confronted with many moral quandaries and themes about elitism and capitalism. This story is more relevant than ever and gave way to the mind-blowing sequel titled BioShock: Infinite.
For this film to be done well, it has to stay true to the story at the heart of BioShock. It isn’t only about gaining powers through ADAM and taking down Splicers. There is an emotionally devastating story at the heart of the game, and the choices players make are as significant as the villains they take down with a golf club. After so long in development hell, the pressure is on to make a film of substance. But if anyone can make the Netflix BioShock movie work, it is the writer behind some of the most emotional stories in the past few years.
BioShock is currently in pre-production.
Source: Collider