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Universal Pictures jumps on board to produce the Bioshock movie.

2K Games dropped a big bomb in the games-to-film world today with the announcement that the Bioshock movie is being produced by industry giant, Universal Pictures.

Even more exciting is the fact that the film already has an assigned director as well. Gore Verbinski, director of the Pirates of the Carribean movies, is "thrilled" to direct the film adaptation.

"BioShock fans appreciate the depth and complexity of the game, and our partnership with Gore Verbinski will introduce the world of Rapture to an even wider audience. In addition to his impressive body of work, Gore is an avid video gamer and true fan of BioShock. That was extremely important to us in deciding to move forward with this project," said 2K Games President, Christoph Hartmann.

No exact date as to the planned release, or exact start date for the production has been set.

May 13, 2008

News by Sean Tonks.

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