Hoping for a blockbuster, Tetris game inspires movie
BEIJING (AP) - It could be a blockbuster. At least that’s what a Chinese-American movie studio hopes to produce in a sci-fi thriller based on the popular 1980s video game Tetris. The $80 million project is the first from the newly formed Threshold Global Studios, a joint venture between Chinese entertainment investor Bruno Wu’s Seven Star Works and producer Larry Kasanoff’s California-based Threshold Entertainment Group, which produces live action movies. The joint venture “w
'Tetris' Movie to Be $80M U.S.-China Co-Production
Chinese media mogul Bruno Wu and producer Larry Kasanoff have unveiled a new joint venture to develop and finance film projects for the worldwide market. Named Threshold Global Studios, the banner's first project will be an $80 million film adaptation of the iconic video game Tetris. The film is being packed as an "epic sci-fi thriller." The partners say it will be an official China-U.S. co-production, with a Western and Chinese ensemble cast. Shooting is expected to take pla
Tetris Movie? Tetris Movie.
Not only is a Tetris movie in the works, but also it has an $80 million budget and it’s being conceived as the first of a trilogy. Click for full article
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A two hour-long movie featuring colorful moving blocks would either be boring, or the most intense experience ever! Just imagine the anxiety you'd get by watching a block slowly move down the screen and having no control over it. You'll constantly be frustrated not knowing if it'll land on the right spot, and when it does, the whole theater will clap and cheer. Just kidding. A "Tetris" movie would be the worst thing ever and it'd be a bigger flop than Disney's "John Carter."
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THE MOVIE: “Tetris the Movie” THE DEAL: If the gaming app Angry Birds can become a feature film, why not Tetris? A Chinese-American production venture called Threshold Global Studios is putting together a project based on the 32-year-old video game, according to Deadline. Even though Tetris has no identifiable “characters,” only geometric shapes, the movie version will have an $80-million budget, a Chinese cast and a plot described as a “sci-fi thriller.” The film, which coul
THE $80 MILLION TETRIS MOVIE HAS PROMISED US A ‘COOL SURPRISE,’ BUT WHAT COULD IT BE?
Today it was announced that executives within Hollywood’s major studios have made the groundbreaking decision to follow the example of the U.K.’s directors’ union, calling for the development of a plan that would guarantee that 50 percent of yearly funding will be given to female filmmakers by the year 2020. Lol, no, just kidding, Hollywood is making a franchise trilogy out of the ’80s video game Tetris. When asked by a Deadline reporter about the merits of the project, produ
'TETRIS', 'CENTIPEDE' and 'MISSILE COMMAND' are all heading to the big scree
It's time to dust off your old gaming consoles: moviemakers around the world are shelling out millions to make three different feature films based on '80s-era video games Tetris, Centipede, and Missile Command. The most recent report from Deadline says Tetris: The Movie just got a massive $80 million investment from a Chinese studio to make "a sci-fi epic" filmed with a Chinese cast for Chinese audiences. The film would also become the first in a trilogy (!) of ill-begotten f
With An $80 Million Budget, The 'Tetris' Movie You've Been Waiting For Is On The Way
We’re not sure why, but a combined Chinese and American production studio has pressed start on a feature film based on the best-selling video game series Tetris. Yes, the Russian Tetris, with the memorable music and falling blocks that was launched to worldwide fame when it was packaged with Nintendo’s GameBoy handheld gaming systems in the 80s. The one where one would wait endlessly for the four-brick long piece to fall so that they could score the game’s namesake. That Tetr
The Tetris movie will be a sci-fi thriller
Surprise! The Tetris movie is still in development. We know, we know... closing your eyes and trying to forget about it is no way to stop such things. But the producers, a blend of Chinese and US financiers still seem convinced it can work on screen despite its unlikely narrative appeal. In its brief development history – it was first announced in 2014 and then Brett Ratner was attached as another producer, but is not mentioned in Deadline's update – the film has been touted
Hoping for a blockbuster, Tetris game inspires movie
BEIJING (AP) — It could be a blockbuster. At least that's what a Chinese-American movie studio hopes to produce in a sci-fi thriller based on the popular 1980s video game Tetris. The $80 million project is the first from the newly formed Threshold Global Studios, a joint venture between Chinese entertainment investor Bruno Wu's Seven Star Works and producer Larry Kasanoff's California-based Threshold Entertainment Group, which produces live action movies. The joint venture "w
