“Asteroids” Movie Optioned
In a story that could open up a whole new thread on the Voice Mail show, Universal Pictures has optioned the big-screen rights to the classic video-game “Asteroids.”
The studio won a bidding war between four studios for the rights to produce the Matthew Lopez written pictures. The movie will be produced by Lorenzo di Bonaventura.
In “Asteroids,” initially released as an arcade game in 1979, a player controlled a triangular space ship in an asteroid field. The object was to shoot and destroy the hulking masses of rock and the occasional flying saucer while avoiding smashing into both.
As opposed to today’s games, there is no story line or fancy world-building mythology, so the studio would be creating a plot from scratch. Universal, however, is used to that development process, as it’s in the middle of doing just that for several of the Hasbro board game properties it is translating to the big screen, such as “Battleship” and “Candyland.”
Lopez has previously written for Disney, including the Adam Sander vehicle, “Bedtime Stories.”
Hit the Hyperspace Button.
The score only 99,990 points, 10 time round.
And only one 25c in the machine.
HELP!!!
I been in the Multiplexe for 2 weeks.
HELP
If they play it for laughs, it could be awesome.
Where’s our Joust, Frogger, Space Ace movie?~! Either a separate movie of all three or one combining all three would probably do better
Actually, as frightening as this prospect might seem, I can actually think of a compelling plot-line for an Asteroids movie… Too Bad I’m not writing it…
Why can I envision a group of space faring eco-terrorists trying to save the asteriods,
“They were here before people were, man.”
Hopefully they get extra points for blasting them.
In a world filled with little weirdly-shaped polygons…
One Triangle stands alone!
I am going pay for my ticket in tolkens! hehehe. Maybe if I get the high score, they will let me watch a good movie.
Darcy
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