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Posted on Tuesday, March 12 @ 14:00:00 Eastern by Alex_Osborn


Ken Levine has been working with Universal and film director Gore Verbinski in an effort to get a BioShock film made, but after the pieces weren't lining up like the Irrational Games boss hoped, he decided to call the whole thing off.

“The studio then got cold feet about making an R-rated $200 million film, and they said what if it was a $80 million film – and Gore didn’t want to make a $80 million film,” Levine explained at a BAFTA talk (via Eurogamer). “They brought another director in, and I didn’t really see the match there – and 2K’s one of these companies that puts a lot of creative trust in people. So they said if you want to kill it, kill it. And I killed it.”

If history is any indication, there's a good chance the movie would have turned out to be a disappointment, blemishing the franchise for years to come. You've got to commend Levine for his desire to not move forward on something unless he's sure he can do right by his audience. Speaking of which... Don't forget that BioShock Infinite launches on March 26th!


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  • 213EDD
    213EDD

    Joined: Sep 2007
    Posted: Mar 12th, 2013 at 2:12 pm
    Bioshock without the R rating would be a awful movie even without the whole fact that its also a videogame movie
  • TheJx4
    TheJx4

    Joined: Jun 2011
    Posted: Mar 12th, 2013 at 2:52 pm
    What's the point of this? Video games are meant to be played. I get enough of cutscenes already. I don't want 2 hours of them.
  • intoTheRain
    intoTheRain

    Joined: Jul 2006
    Posted: Mar 12th, 2013 at 3:43 pm
    have you ever said anything positive, ever?

    i personally hope video game movies become like the "super hero" movie fad that is presently going on there is so much potential for awesome movies. someone just needs to take the leap spend the money and make a good one to see how profitable they are. if one makes huge profits, everyone else will be sure to jump on board.

    maybe the world of warcraft movie will be the catalyst
  • TheJx4
    TheJx4

    Joined: Jun 2011
    Posted: Mar 12th, 2013 at 4:42 pm
    There's a reason games based on movies suck, and why movies based on games suck.

    Try turning a chicken into a turkey, and a turkey into a chicken. Lemme know how that goes. All that money being wasted for VG movies could go towards...ya know...another game. I guess you had high hopes for the DOOM movie too?

    "i personally hope video game movies become like the "super hero" movie fad that is presently going on there is so much potential for awesome movies."

    That's honestly one of the worst suggestions I've ever heard. I don't want a bunch of CoD movies, Mass Effect movies, Gears movies, etc. Uncharted might be the exception, because it was more of a movie than a game anyway. If it gets done right, even once, and it becomes super popular, the whole "video-game movie" thing will become over-saturated and milked to death. Your love of video games does not come from watching them, it comes from playing. It's something you get to control and experience, not just watch.
  • elmoreoocyte
    elmoreoocyte

    Joined: Apr 2012
    Posted: Mar 12th, 2013 at 5:54 pm
    Sounds like there's some sandy vaginas in here.

    "Your love of video games does not come from watching them, it comes from playing."

    Speak for yourself. Maybe his love for video games comes from watching them. It's obvious yours doesn't, but that doesn't mean if a good videogame movie could be made (or multiples) that they shouldn't.
  • Sourdeez
    Sourdeez

    Joined: Feb 2012
    Posted: Mar 12th, 2013 at 4:17 pm
    I have to admit the do a amazing job drawing you in playing the games. I dont really has a want for it to be made into a movie.
  • MattAY
    MattAY

    Joined: Mar 2006
    Posted: Mar 12th, 2013 at 4:18 pm
    Oh wow, nice work to Levine for calling that off. I certainly agree with him - it would be a dissapointment if it wasnt perfect considering the game set the pedestal so high. Sadly, it just means the non-gaming world wont see this glorious, magical story.
  • SolidSevchinko78
    SolidSevchinko78

    Joined: Jun 2012
    Posted: Mar 13th, 2013 at 12:31 am
    Gotta hand it to Levine. Instead of just cashing in on a movie, he wanted it his way and I can see why since its his baby. You got balls man.
  • slothrock
    slothrock

    Joined: Oct 2012
    Posted: Mar 13th, 2013 at 1:23 pm
    Good on ya Ken. Bioshock's got a better plot then most movies anyway.

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