Bioshock’s live-actionNetflix film adaptationhad attracted some top talent. The streaming giant took to Twitter today to reveal that the director ofI Am Legendand the writer behind films likeLoganandBlade Runner 2049would handle the film adaptation.
The director is Francis Lawrence, who is known for directing 2000s cult classicsConstantineandI Am Legend. More recently, he directed the last three films based on The Hunger Games and is currently filming the prequelThe Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbird and Snakes. Hopefully, his experience with making films with horror undertones and adapting popular pieces of media serve the scary aspects of thisBioShockfilm well.
BioShock — our live-action feature film adaptation of the renowned video game franchise — will be directed by Francis Lawrence (I Am Legend, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, Slumberland) from a script written by Michael Green (Logan, Blade Runner 2049, American Gods).pic.twitter.com/mDh4ut6ayJ
TheBioShockfilm’s writer is Michael Green. He is credited as a writer on such films asLogan, Blade Runner 2049, andDeath on the Nile. His track record isn’t perfect because of subpar films likeGreen LanternandAlien Covenant, but Green clearly knows how to write for famous pop culture properties. Hopefully, he has the chops to adapt Ken Levine’s chilling and iconic story into something special.
Although video game movies have a reputation for being bad or very risky projects, more notable directors have slowly attached themselves to video game-related projects recently. John Wick series director Chad Stahelski is currently slated to direct theGhost of Tsushimafilm,and now a pretty notable director and an experienced writer will adapt the critically laudedBioShockinto a live-action feature film.
Hopefully, this pans out well. TheBioShockfilm does not have a release window.
