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Title: Gore Verbinski is directing a John Logan penned adaptation of BIOSHOCK
Post by: The Fake Shemp on May 09, 2008, 07:19:21 AM: Good director, decent writer (he wrote The Last Samurai, The Aviator, Gladiator... but also wrote Star Trek: Nemesis). We'll see what happens.
Title: Re: Gore Verbinski is directing a John Logan penned adaptation of BIOSHOCK
Post by: The Fake Shemp on May 09, 2008, 07:26:30 AM: Depending how much money Universal throws at this, it could be good. I doubt Verbinski would take on anything small time after finishing Pirates for Disney. We'll see.
Title: Re: Gore Verbinski is directing a John Logan penned adaptation of BIOSHOCK
Post by: fistfulofmetal on May 09, 2008, 07:33:07 AM: It'll be at least visually amazing.
Title: Re: Gore Verbinski is directing a John Logan penned adaptation of BIOSHOCK
Post by: Eric P on May 09, 2008, 08:50:26 AM: Quote from: Willco on May 09, 2008, 07:19:21 AM
Good director, decent writer (he wrote The Last Samurai, The Aviator, Gladiator... but also wrote Star Trek: Nemesis). We'll see what happens.

of those films you listed i only liked Aviator

and his next project is a speilberg directed biopic of lincoln?
Title: Re: Gore Verbinski is directing a John Logan penned adaptation of BIOSHOCK
Post by: Ichirou on May 09, 2008, 10:19:38 AM: He didn't write Gladiator, he only did a touch-up job on that.
Title: Re: Gore Verbinski is directing a John Logan penned adaptation of BIOSHOCK
Post by: Bloodwake on May 09, 2008, 10:30:10 AM: Probably the best nest to come from a video game related film in a while.
Title: Re: Gore Verbinski is directing a John Logan penned adaptation of BIOSHOCK
Post by: Mupepe on May 09, 2008, 01:55:33 PM: I'm down. Pirates is at least eye candy and mostly entertaining and Logan is at least a decent writer. Plus, the premise is way more interesting than most game to movie adaptations. There's a lot to work with within that universe.
Title: Re: Gore Verbinski is directing a John Logan penned adaptation of BIOSHOCK
Post by: The Fake Shemp on May 09, 2008, 02:16:32 PM: Quote from: Ichi on May 09, 2008, 10:19:38 AM
He didn't write Gladiator, he only did a touch-up job on that.

He would actually have to change a significant portion of the script to get a credit. WGA mandates that entire measured percentage of the script must be altered at that point.
Title: Re: Gore Verbinski is directing a John Logan penned adaptation of BIOSHOCK
Post by: Phoenix Dark on May 09, 2008, 02:30:46 PM: So Orlando Bloom is going to play the blacksmith who creates the Big Daddy suits? I'm down
Title: Re: Gore Verbinski is directing a John Logan penned adaptation of BIOSHOCK
Post by: jiji on May 09, 2008, 02:37:11 PM: All that's left is the Jerry Bruckheimer producer credit.
Title: Re: Gore Verbinski is directing a John Logan penned adaptation of BIOSHOCK
Post by: Laramie on May 09, 2008, 03:54:27 PM: Haha, just beat the game. I also wrote a two word review: kinda dumb.
Title: Re: Gore Verbinski is directing a John Logan penned adaptation of BIOSHOCK
Post by: Mupepe on May 09, 2008, 04:19:45 PM: Quote from: ParticleReality on May 09, 2008, 04:00:53 PM
Quote from: Laramie on May 09, 2008, 03:54:27 PM
Haha, just beat the game. I also wrote a two word review: kinda dumb.

Allow me to share my two word review of your post:

FUCK YOU
fucking QFT

I don't know if I like your face anymore Laramie. I mean, I might cum on it. But Fuck You. Fuck.You. Cum on yourrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr face. Becauuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuse you don't like Biorock(:rock). That means you're no better than Jotaro. Does that make you feel good? Eat it, fucker.
Title: Re: Gore Verbinski is directing a John Logan penned adaptation of BIOSHOCK
Post by: TVC15 on May 09, 2008, 04:23:22 PM: I am kinda surprised that Ken Levine isn't involved in any significant way. He fancies himself a writer and he sure did a good hype job on Bioshock's story when it was time to promote the game.
Title: Re: Gore Verbinski is directing a John Logan penned adaptation of BIOSHOCK
Post by: Tauntaun on May 09, 2008, 04:24:07 PM: Does mexican cum give you the shits like the food does?
Title: Re: Gore Verbinski is directing a John Logan penned adaptation of BIOSHOCK
Post by: Mupepe on May 09, 2008, 04:50:28 PM: Quote from: Tauntaun on May 09, 2008, 04:24:07 PM
Does mexican cum give you the shits like the food does?
not sure. but it definitely burns the eyes like salsa
Title: Re: Gore Verbinski is directing a John Logan penned adaptation of BIOSHOCK
Post by: Laramie on May 09, 2008, 10:11:52 PM: I meant kinda as in parts of it were sort of dumb. It was a decent rental.
Title: Re: Gore Verbinski is directing a John Logan penned adaptation of BIOSHOCK
Post by: Ichirou on May 09, 2008, 10:21:26 PM: Quote from: Willco on May 09, 2008, 02:16:32 PM
Quote from: Ichi on May 09, 2008, 10:19:38 AM
He didn't write Gladiator, he only did a touch-up job on that.

He would actually have to change a significant portion of the script to get a credit. WGA mandates that entire measured percentage of the script must be altered at that point.

Everything I've read indicates he was responsible for some chunks of epic dialogue Ridley Scott wanted added in (I know the "I will have my vengeance in this world, or the next" speech is his work) but the whole story, structure, and characters were already well in place by the time he came in.
Title: Re: Gore Verbinski is directing a John Logan penned adaptation of BIOSHOCK
Post by: Eel O'Brian on May 10, 2008, 03:51:48 AM: bioshock is awesome, but it is a good example of why an author should always build a solid ending to his/her story first

otherwise you write yourself into a corner and end up cramming the amazing colossal man in there
Title: Re: Gore Verbinski is directing a John Logan penned adaptation of BIOSHOCK
Post by: Laramie on May 10, 2008, 06:26:21 PM: Quote from: ParticleReality on May 10, 2008, 02:45:05 AM
Quote from: Laramie on May 09, 2008, 10:11:52 PM
I meant kinda as in parts of it were sort of dumb. It was a decent rental.

Maybe my font wasn't big enough:

FUCK YOU

It started out great but by the end it felt like Red Faction and not in a campy good way. It aimed big but never really capitalized on it in the end which is what you really need to do when you hype something like Bioshock. Also, the errands were incredibly boring and a poor way of sucking a few more minutes out of the game. Maybe Bioshock 2 will be the game Bioshock set out to be.

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It did have a damn good twist though.
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