Director Gore Verbinski, whose psychological thriller A Cure for Wellness is debuting tomorrow, recently jumped on Reddit to promote his new movie in an AMA (Ask Me Anything) session, but ended up providing an interesting update on one of his older films that never came to pass: BioShock.
Some of you may recall that Verbinski (who also helmed Pirates of the Caribbean 1, 2, and 3) was all set to direct a film adaptation of BioShock back in 2009, but the project suddenly fell apart with only two months left before cameras started rolling - and now we know why.
“We were eight weeks prior shooting when the plug was pulled,” Verbinski wrote. “It's an R rated movie. I wanted to keep it R rated, I felt like that would be appropriate, and it's an expensive movie. It's a massive world we're creating and it's not a world we can simply go to locations to shoot.” He explained that the production was aiming to “build an entire underworld universe,” a decision that gave the executives at Universal some pause.
It sounds like Verbinski himself may not be the one to ultimately translate that game to the big screen, but fans are certainly hoping that someone will eventually come along and deliver on the game’s cinematic potential. What do you think? Do you want to see a BioShock movie, or should Hollywood leave this one alone? Let us know in the comments.
