Sat, Apr 25, 2009 | 09:05 BST
BioShock movie halted due to budget concerns
Universal has stopped pre-production on Gore Verbinski’s BioShock movie over cash worries.
According to this Variety report, a planned budget of $160 million for an LA shoot was too much for Universal to stomach, so alternative locations – like the UK – are being looked at in an effort to get things moving again.
“We were asked by Universal to move the film outside the U.S. to take advantage of a tax credit,” Verbinski said.
“We are evaluating whether this is something we want to do. In the meantime, the film is in a holding pattern.”
Whoops. More words through there.
4 comments
#1
freedoms_stain
25/04/09, 9:51 am
Looks like Verbinski chose the wrong film, maybe Disney will still have him for Pirates 4.
#2
polygem
25/04/09, 10:37 am
why don´t they just shoot it in rapture…too scared of splicers?…idiots
#3
ShiroGamer
25/04/09, 3:43 pm
man that would make a great movie if done right
“no kings or gods,only man”
man i would love to see that on screen
#4
anasui
25/04/09, 4:58 pm
160 millions for a movie with a pretty low chance of making $$$? I can see why it happened