Tetris Movie is Falling into Place
In a world where blocks fit into other blocks, one film company dares to make a movie about Tetris, a video game with no characters or discernible plot. That company is Threshold Entertainment. You might remember them from such cinematic masterpieces as "Mortal Kombat." Threshold CEO Larry Kasanoff told the Wall Street Journal to expect "a very big, epic sci-fi movie" and not just "a bunch of lines running around the page." Tetris was released in 1984 and watched its populari
'Tetris' to Become a Live-Action Movie With 'Intergalactic Significance'
The popular ’80s computer game — which has sold an astonishing 170 million copies since in release in 1984 — is heading to the big screen. According to a Wall Street Journal story, a deal has been struck between Threshold Entertainment and the Tetris Company to develop a live-action version of the puzzle game in which players control a maddening series of blocks that cascade down the screen. The project lacks a director and cast, but — despite what you might be wondering — th
Tetris lined up for blockbuster movie treatment
A live-action movie version of Tetris is being lined up by Threshold Entertainment. The film production firm has teamed with the Tetris Company to develop the live-action sci-fi movie, according to the Wall Street Journal. 30 years of Tetris: 30 amazing facts about the gaming classic Threshold CEO Larry Kasanoff describes the adaptation as a "very big, epic sci-fi movie". "This isn't a movie with a bunch of lines running around the page" he continues. "We're not giving feet t
A Movie Based On The Video Game 'Tetris' Is Coming Soon To A Theater Near You
Yup, you read that right. Threshold Entertainment, the company that brought the "Mortal Kombat" video game to the big screen, is partnering with The Tetris Company to bring the '80s hit "Tetris" to movie theaters. It will be a live-action, sci-fi film. "Everyone knows that Tetris is one of the best known, most beloved brands in the world," Threshold Chairman Larry Kasanoff said in a statement. "What everyone doesn't know yet is this epic sci-fi story that we’re going to tell
Tetris is somehow getting its own live-action movie
Just when you though Hollywood had rebooted every last thing that you held dear during your childhood, a Tetris movie has been announced. Threshold Entertainment has teamed up with the Tetris Company to adapt the Soviet tile-matching Game Boy game into a movie, according to The Wall Street Journal no less. What's more, this won't be an animation but a live-action sci-fi epic. Will the T-shape be an orphan with a troubled past? Can the long thin one bear the burden of superher
There's Going To Be A Live-Action 'Tetris' Movie. Seriously
So there's going to be a live-action movie based on the game "Tetris," according to The Wall Street Journal. You read that right. A live-action movie. Based on "Tetris." How is THIS going to be a live-action movie? The movie does not have a cast or director yet, but it does have a script, apparently, and it sounds like its makers expect us to take it seriously. “This isn’t a movie with a bunch of lines running around the page," Larry Kasanoff, CEO of Threshold Entertainment,
