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The plotline for the Asteroids film has been detailed a bit thanks to a talk IGN had with the producer, Lorenzo di Bonaventura.

“It’s funny because people say there’s nothing in the game, but that’s not entirely right” he said. “I was attracted to Asteroids, plain and simple, because I think what it tells you is that there’s going to be this big thing in space.

“We’ve crafted a really strong, deep mythology for the thing. Without divulging too much about it, it’s two lead characters – two brothers – who have to go through a seminal experience to figure out their relationship, against this huge backdrop.”

Alrighty then.

Via Shack.

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.