June 2, 2009

BIOSHOCK: Gore Verbinski Might Be Out

Damn the economy. After learning in April that “Bioshock” was put on hold due to financial crunches at Universal we’re now hearing from director Gore Verbinski that he might not even be able to helm the flick: “The bottom line is it has to shoot out of the States for budget reasons and my schedule […]

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April 27, 2009

BIOSHOCK Put On Hold At Universal

Today’s economy is hurting everyone, including the inhabitants of Rapture, the fictional dystopian underwater city from Take-Two Interactive’s awesome game, “Bioshock.” Set to be directed and produced by “Pirates” director Gore Verbinski, “Bioshock” is hitting the brakes after Universal decided the projected budget of $160 million was too much. The picture was in pre-production, but […]

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April 9, 2009

Gore Verbinski: PIRATES 4 Out, BIOSHOCK In

It was generally expected that Gore Verbinski, the director of the first three “Pirates of the Caribbean” movies, would return to lead Johnny Depp and Captain Jack Sparrow and crew for the fourth installment. Turns out Verbinski has decided another sea voyage would cut into his plans to direct the awesomely awesome video game adaptation […]

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