DeathscytheX 9,732 Report post Posted July 2, 2009 http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=56844 Universal Pictures to Fight AsteroidsSource: The Hollywood Reporter July 2, 2009 Universal has won a four-studio bidding war to pick up the film rights to the classic Atari video game "Asteroids," says The Hollywood Reporter. Matthew Lopez will write the script for the feature adaptation, which will be produced by Lorenzo di Bonaventura. In "Asteroids," initially released as an arcade game in 1979, a player controlled a triangular space ship in an asteroid field. You can play an unofficial version of the game below! Universal is also developing movies based on Hasbro board game properties such as "Battleship," "Candyland," "Ouija," "Monopoly" and "Clue." wow... just wow. Quote GET A NEW FUNK ON BEFORE YOU GET DUMPED ON! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kite 3,263 Report post Posted July 2, 2009 sad day for movies everywheer Quote Bruce Campbell: '' This place has more security then the Batcave '' Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tristan9480 198 Report post Posted July 2, 2009 I thought it was some sick joke when I initially started reading it ;; Quote [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sledgstone 8,672 Report post Posted July 2, 2009 omfg. Just like the board game movies, hollywood thinks they can't mess up a movie if whatever they are basing the movie off of has absolutely no plot or substance. I can understand making a movie off a board game more than this tho. With something like Monopoly you have a name recognition... but Asteroids? Whats next Centipede? oh wait, I think syfy/scifi already did that. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kite 3,263 Report post Posted July 2, 2009 guessing it will be like a viper from BSG shooting at an asteroid belt for 75 minutes to save earth Quote Bruce Campbell: '' This place has more security then the Batcave '' Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
