Bioshock's mad art-deco steampunk underwater designs were always going to require a hefty chunk of budget if the film was to match the game for spectacle, but the studio Universal were apparently concerned that projected costs were already north of $160m.
The decision to save cash by filming abroad forces Verbinski to bow out, since he's contractually stuck on home turf directing the animated Rango for Paramount.
Fresnadillo made his Hollywood debut writing and directing 28 Weeks Later, but his attachment to Bioshock makes more sense in the light of his Spanish film Intacto, and his work producing films for the likes of Alejandro Amenabar and Julio Medem.
The game has its share of action, obviously (it's a shooter, after all) but is based around some intriguing Ayn Rand-inspired anti-Utopian ideas. Plenty for a director with a philosphical bent to sink his teeth into. Fresnadillo's getting the gig is dependent on the approval of game producers Take Two, but he surely won't have to fight too hard.
Jack Sparrow enters Rapture in the Bathosphere...LOL! I'm kind of glad a more thinky director's taking over. There's a lot that needs building on from the game to make a film worthwhile. ... Read More
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I'm not a massive fan of Bioshock. An imaginative art-deco underwater city is all its got going and thats not necessarily the key to a great movie.
psycho plastic surgeon who can't help but perform "one more tuck", an insidious gangster who wants the power - currently held by a man who believes that ethics and morality are a hindrance to human advancement, an Irishman desperately searching for his wife and child, a composer and artist who finds the true beauty in h... Read More
@ LBBT: I rather he concentrated on something other than Pirates 4 - Pirates 2 & 3 were not very imaginative/fun/entertaining. @thepluginbaby: I quite like Bioshock, I can't seem to complete it though. Gonna try my hand at Crysis, but I'm more of a World in Conflict/C&C/Total War/Warcraft/Civilization/Sim City/Champ Manager/Company of Heroes type of player. Maybe Gore V. can try a SimCity movie, or even better, 'Championship Manager: The Movie'? ... Read More
I'm not a massive fan of Bioshock. An imaginative art-deco underwater city is all its got going and thats not necessarily the key to a great movie. ... Read More
Is it just me or does Gore now have all the time in the world to do Pirates 4, cause Pirates 4 would be nothing without Gore. But it's just me thinking:P ... Read More
