Jez Butterworth (who?) has been confirmed to be writing the
adaptation of Asteroids, yes, that Asteroids. Not being at all aware of what he
has done in the past, I’m not sure how I feel about this. The film could go one
of two ways - either it could be a cool, interesting, adaptation (I absolutely
love the original game, it takes a massive dump on Pong) or it could be bland rubbish.
If Rihanna gets cast in a lead role I will lose all my faith in humanity, just
sayin'.
In other news, director Scott Derrickson, fresh from
Sinister’s successes, will be sitting in
the big chair for the adaptation of Deus Ex: Human Revolution. Deus Ex is a
great series, and the latest installment is no different, I hope its treated in
a sensitive and respectful manner. If we get a rerun of what happened with Doom (brilliant games, terrible films) and Resident Evil (average games, appalling
films) I’m going to spend at least a fortnight crying myself to sleep.
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