I wanted to keep it R-rated; I felt like that would be appropriate, and its an expensive movie, he said (via GamesRadar). Its a massive world were creating and its not a world we can simply go to locations to shoot. [For]A Cure For Wellness, we were able to really utilize a variety of location to create the world. Bioshock wouldnt work like that; wed be building an entire underworld universe.
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Though the BioShock movie is showing no signs of starting again, Verbinski said things have changed as it relates tosuccessful R-rated movies, so maybe there will be another chance. Another director might have to step in, as Verbinski said it would be emotionally difficult for him to return.
Its very difficult when youre eight weeks away from shooting a movie you really can see in your head and youve almost filmed the entire thing, he said. So emotionally youre right at that transition from architect to becoming a contractor and that will be a difficult place to get back to.
The BioShock series was created by Irrational Games, a Boston-based studio thateffectively closed in 2014. Development on the series is now headed up by2K Marin in California. The latest installment in the series wasBioShock: The Collection, a compilation pack that features updated versions ofBioShockBioShock 2, andBioShock Infinite.
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Pirates of the Caribbeandirector Gore Verbinski wasat one point attached to direct a BioShock movie. For a number of reasons, the film never happened. Now, the director has revealed that his version of the movie was canceled just eight weeks before it was set to start production.
No new entries in the series have been announced. Last year, Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick saidBioShock has not reached its creative or commercial peak yet, so that sounds like more games will be released eventually.
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In 2011, Verbinski saidthe BioShock movies budget would only be approved for a PG-13 take on the material, a compromise he felt was unacceptable. After Verbinski dropped out, a new director, Carlos Fresnadillo (28 Weeks Later,Intact), wasbrought on, but heeventually exited the project too.
In aReddit AMAthis week promoting his new movie,A Cure For Wellness, Verbinski revealed that and spoke about why his version of BioShock movie was canceled.
Verbinski went on to say in the AMA that, at the time, there wereother R-rated movies that did not perform well. This might have made Universal even more wary about greenlighting the BioShock film.
As for Levine, he is working on ahighly creative and innovative gamefor Take-Two that has yet to be announced.
So I think the combination of the price tag and the rating, [film company Universal] just didnt feel comfortable ultimately, he explained,repeating what he said years ago.
BioShock creator Ken Levine said in 2013 that BioShock rights-owner Take-Two gave him creative control over the movie. It washis decision alone to kill the second iteration of the film; he did so because hedidnt see a matchwith the new director, presumably a reference to Fresnadillo.
R-Rated BioShock Movie Was Very Close To Happening, Ex-Director Says
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