Space Invaders, the 1978 arcade game with no actual plot, is getting a movie remedy.
This yr, with Detective Pikachu, we bought the best videogame-to-film adaptation ever. Perhaps this can encourage the subsequent wave of videogame films, a lot of that are credited to the author who’s now engaged on Space Invaders.
According to Deadline, Greg Russo has been introduced on to jot down Space Invaders. He’s the identical author behind the Mortal Kombat movie, which is able to movie in my house city of Adelaide, South Australia.
We reported on this fashion again within the halcyon days of 2014, and producers Akiva Goldsman, Joby Harold and Tory Tunnell are nonetheless on board.
Didn’t have some huge cash rising up, so it was superb when my Dad shocked us with an Atari 2600. This was the primary game I ever performed. Have a approach into the story that can fully subvert expectations. Nothing however ❤️ for this O.G. Hall of Fame basic! https://t.co/BbUxOw5aUE
— Greg Russo (@AuthorRusso) July 14, 2019
Russo can also be the author on the Resident Evil reboot, F. Gary Gray’s Saints Row film, and an adaptation of FEAR that’s apparently within the works.
He’s additionally engaged on a script for a sequel to Netflix’s appalling Death Note adaptation.
It’s not solely clear how Russo scored so many writing jobs so shortly – he’s not credited on any launched films – however his Xbox Gamerscore is over one million, so he clearly performs plenty of games.
No launch window, director, or actors have been introduced but.
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