by Shaun Hatton - 07.02.09
File this under WTF: Universal Pictures has apparently secured film rights to the classic Atari game Asteroids. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Mathew Lopez is penning the script, and the film will be produced by Lorenzo di Bonaventurea. But what I really want to know is who they’ll get to play the triangle.
The studio also owns the rights to film adaptations of Battleship, Candyland, and Stretch Armstrong among several other questionable nostalgia-heavy brands.
source: Film Junk
Update: Toronto Thumbs got their hand on an exclusive teaser of the movie. You can see it after the break
Well, at least Micheal Bay isn’t directing it.
:D I’m sort of hoping it’s comedy.
yanipheonu - 07.02.09 2:41 pm
I can see the trailer now…
Captain: Weapon’s Officer, fire on that asteroid!
Weapon’s Officer: Yes captain.
(Pew Pew Pew Pew)
Captain: Oh… My… God! Its broken up into… SEVERAL SMALLER ASTEROIDS!!!
Weapon’s Officer: What do we do now sir?
Captain: Keep firing dammit!
… Now all they have to do is tack on a lame subplot about aliens and throw in a busty love interest for the determined captain, they’ve got themselves a bona-fide summer blockbuster!
angry lemur - 07.02.09 4:16 pm
After talking about it, I now think it has less to do with Asteroids the game and more to do with just the fact the company wanted the rights to make a movie with the titles Asteroids.
Kenofthedead - 07.02.09 5:39 pm
Great song choice.
Henry - 07.03.09 10:34 am
I’d camp out for a feature film of Asteroids gameplay footage set to a two hour loop of Knights of Cydonia.
BudDudandSlash - 07.03.09 9:44 pm