Thu, Jul 02, 2009 | 15:27 BST
Universal wins bidding war for Asteroids film rights
Universal has won a bidding war for the film rights to the Atari classic, Asteroids. Apparently, four studios total wanted to do the film.
Since there is no storyline associated with the game, a script will be created for it and Matthew Lopez (Disney’s Bedtime Stories) is slated to pen it.
Jeff Kirschenbaum, senior VP of production at Universal, will oversee the flick and it will be produced by Lorenzo di Bonaventura (Transformers, Constantine, The Wheelman).
More over on Hollywood Reporter.
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5 comments
#1
Hunam
02/07/09, 3:31 pm
Sounds like a riot.
#2
Blerk
02/07/09, 3:32 pm
/insert the world’s biggest WTF?! here
#3
f1r3storm
02/07/09, 3:34 pm
Watching a ship that shoots asteroids for two hours. Sounds exciting.
#4
Retroid
02/07/09, 3:42 pm
O_O
#5
Whizzo
02/07/09, 4:43 pm
There’s the excitement of an flying saucer turning up now and again too.