The long-awaited BioShock movie from Netflix is still in the writing stage but its team is optimistic about its development.
Speaking to Collider, writer Michael Green couldn't share too much about the BioShock film but confirmed it's being worked on again following the Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike ending.
"Netflix has been amazing about it. They were excited about it before the strike, they're excited about it now, post-strike," Green said. "I got called, the 'How's it coming along?' the minute the strike was over, 'You about ready?'
"[I've] been meeting regularly with [director] Francis Lawrence and his team to refine a draft to go back in. We're all optimistic. We all love it. It's a great big sprawling nightmare world we wanna see real. So, here's hoping. I would love to have an update for you soon."
Details around the film have been slim since it was announced in February 2022. Green, who previously wrote Logan and Blade Runner 2049, joined the project in August 2022 alongside The Hunger Games director Lawrence.
Netflix hasn't shared whether or not the film is an adaptation, a canonical prequel, or whatever else, but Lawrence did promise it would be "really true to the game itself".
The "sprawling nightmare world" mentioned by Green certainly reflects the original BioShock. Released in 2007, players explored the underwater city of Rapture that was originally a safe haven for the world's greatest minds but devolved into chaos and horror.
The game is considered one of the most iconic in all of gaming, and earned a 9/10 in IGN's review: "BioShock stands as a monolithic example of the convergence of entertaining gameplay and an irresistibly sinister, engrossing storyline that encompasses a host of multifaceted characters. This is an essential gaming experience."
Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelance reporter. He'll talk about The Witcher all day.
