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The sheer magnitude of terrible videogame-to-film adaptations is quite staggering. Try as they might, Hollywood has faced an uphill battle in delivering games to the big screen in any form other than schlock that alienates the original product's fans. At this point, I'm convinced that Uwe Boll is secretly part of some massive government experiment to test the pain threshold of theater-goers everywhere, utilizing his incredible ability to turn decent videogames into absolutely horrid films.

All that said, some development studios attempt to avoid the adaptation scenario all-together, or come to the realization that maybe their game franchise just doesn't need to be a film if that means the source material losing its voice.

Apparently, that's precisely what's going on with Irrational Games and their overwhelmingly successful "BioShock" series.

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Director Gore Verbinksi earned plenty of acclaim from "The Mexican" (2001) and "The Ring" (2002), but it was "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl" and the two follow-ups in that trilogy which really broke him out for the mainstream. He's now promoting his upcoming CG animated flick "Rango," which stars Johnny Depp while also figuring out what's going to happen next. One likely possibility is a remake of the 1947 Danny Kaye comedy, "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty," which Verbinski is currently in negotiations with Fox to helm, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Verbinski also confirmed to IGN that work continues on video game adaptation "BioShock" as a producer, with Juan Carlos Fresnadillo still set to direct. Bringing the budget down is a chief concern right now, though Verbinski is very focused on ensuring that the eventual adaptation maintains a "hard R" rating.

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For a brief, glorious moment, "Pirates of the Caribbean" director Gore Verbinski was attached to helm the video game-to-movie adaptation of "BioShock." Unfortunately, it wasn't to be. Verbinski is still set to produce, but he stepped aside as director after scheduling conflicts arose. I wonder if the spotty history games have on film also played a part?

Regardless, the hunt for a director has been on. More than that, we're actually nearing endgame. Variety reports that Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, director of "Intacto" and "28 Weeks Later," is in talks to step in and take the reins. Fresnadillo's confirmation is pending publisher Take-Two Games' approval, as they have the final word. Presumably, Fresnadillo will be working with a budget that falls below the $160 million figure which originally halted the project long enough for Verbinski to jump ship. Read more...

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