Netflix just announced that they will be creating a live-action film adaptation based on BioShock. The streaming service announced that they are partnering with 2K, Vertigo Entertainment, and Take-Two on this adaptation of the game set in Rapture, the city set deep underwater.
According to a report by The Hollywood Reporter, no writer or director is currently attached to the project. However, plans for this movie have been in the works for about a year now.
BioShock was released back in 2007. It was a spiritual successor to the System Shock games. It is a first-person shooter that combined firearm combat with "Super Power" style abilities granted to the player through Plasmids. The player fights their way through this underwater hell to find out what happened to a city that was meant to host the world's brightest and most prosperous individuals.
It will be interesting to see how they handle a lot of the lore and story from the game with this film. I would think that a mini-series would be better suited for a project like this, but I'm also just some guy that writes about video games on the Internet, so what do I know?
