Francis Lawrence To Direct Netflix’s ‘BioShock’ Feature Adaptation
Christian Hubbard
Posted On August 25, 2022
Moviegoers are seeing a sudden uprising of live-action video game adaptations. With films like Uncharted and TV shows like The Last Of Us getting widespread attention, it appears the trend is not slowing down any time soon. Now, as first reported by Deadline, Netflix is greenlighting a feature adaptation of the popular BioShock video game series.
Additionally, The Hunger Games director Francis Lawrence has been tapped to helm the film. Moreover, Logan scribe Michael Green will pen the film’s screenplay. Netflix will collaborate with Take-Two Interactive and its game publisher subsidiary 2K to produce the BioShock film. Finally, Roy Lee (It) will produce the movie through his Vertigo Entertainment.
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BioShock is a 2007 first-person shooter game developed by 2K Boston and published by 2K Games. Set in 1960, the game follows Jack who discovers the underwater city of Rapture. Built by businessman Andrew Ryan to be an isolated utopia, the discovery of ADAM, a genetic material that grants superhuman powers, initiated the city’s turbulent decline. Jack attempts to escape, fighting various enemies along the way. Jack can defeat foes in several ways by using weapons, utilizing plasmids that give unique powers, and turning Rapture’s defenses against them. BioShock was followed by two sequels, BioShock 2 and BioShock Infinite, released in 2010 and 2013, respectively.
Up next for Francis Lawerence is a return to the Hunger Games franchise with the upcoming prequel film Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. Additionally, the new BioShock film will continue the director’s relationship with Netflix following the upcoming Jason Momoa-starring fantasy film Slumberland.
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