Tetris Coming to the Big Screen

The Dread Pirate · 2 Oct 2014 at 13:51

Has Hollywood really become that desperate and how will they accomplish this Tetris is fun if you're playing but basing a film on a game where you clear lines by fitting different shapes together does not a plot make sfaic!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-29443728

FrenchTart · 2 Oct 2014 at 14:01

"Tetris to become movie blockbuster"

And yet the date on the article isn't 1st of April :confused:

Judgeneo · 2 Oct 2014 at 14:03

randal · 2 Oct 2014 at 14:04

Find something embedded in popular culture with a strong nostalgic following.

Make film about it.

Bleed franchise dry.

Repeat.

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Hollywood shies away from original material for blockbusters because it's too risky, no matter how ridiculous it sounds someone has probably done a risk assessment on the investment and worked out that a film based on an anicent computer game is going to be more profitable than new IP about a universe/realm nobody has heard of.

Ricochet J · 2 Oct 2014 at 15:54

randal said:
Find something embedded in popular culture with a strong nostalgic following.

Make film about it.

Shia La Beouf.

Bleed franchise dry.

Repeat.

FTFY.

Meridian · 2 Oct 2014 at 17:55

A film about the history of the game might actually be quite good. This won't be.

Reality|Bites · 4 Oct 2014 at 22:14

still waiting for someone to make an Unreal Tournament movie.........

Efour · 5 Oct 2014 at 11:19

Reality|Bites said:
still waiting for someone to make an Unreal Tournament movie.........

Mmmmmmmonster kill

No the quake ones were crud enough

Unluckyalf · 5 Oct 2014 at 12:23

Well, we had Battleship already which seemed to have no relation to the game despite being 'inspired' by it. Next up we have Monopoly, Mousetrap and Operation

Kreeeee · 5 Oct 2014 at 12:44

King of Kong was a good film about donkey Kong.

Uncle Petey · 5 Oct 2014 at 12:44

I think Pong had better story potential tbh.

motsy · 30 Oct 2014 at 18:32

They messed up a lot with DOOM.
I would have started with a prologue as to why the marine gets sent to mars, concentrated on the clashes between Doctor Betrueger and Elliot Swann. Arnold Schwartzenegger would have played Sergeant Kelly, I would have put ALL the monsters in and have the entire facility nuked at the end.

The epilogue would involve the UAC authorities covering the entire thing up and the marine giving evidence at an enquiry,

lokiss · 30 Oct 2014 at 18:41

If you've ever watch the documentaries surrounding the whole mell'ee of tetris, you could kind see how it could work.

That said probably more battleship, or maybe riff'in on the gameboy craze

ShiWarrior · 16 Feb 2023 at 21:19

robfosters · 16 Feb 2023 at 21:22

9 years lol! I take it this was shelved for a long time.

ShiWarrior · 16 Feb 2023 at 21:30

i guess so !
only just noticed the trailer, as i didn't know it was shelved until i used the search facility

Freakbro · 17 Feb 2023 at 07:50

Kreeeee said:
King of Kong was a good film about donkey Kong.

Excellent film, also in the same vein

Man vs Snake : The Long and Twisted Tale of Nibbler
Ecstacy of Order : The Tetris Masters
High Score

All great arcade/game challenge films

Semple · 17 Feb 2023 at 08:50

ShiWarrior said:

Doesn't look too bad actually.

mid_gen · 17 Feb 2023 at 09:01

Semple said:
Doesn't look too bad actually.

I don't know anyone can get to the end of that trailer and come to this conclusion....if they can get that far. Every yawn-inducing tired trailer trope they could find. A trailer for the attention-deficient TikTok generation.

Nope.

ElliorR · 17 Feb 2023 at 09:40

robfosters said:
9 years lol! I take it this was shelved for a long time.

Yep, 9 years. Apparently during pre production, all the blocks just didn't fall into place until a couple of years ago.