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Source: The Hollywood Reporter

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Universal has picked up the film rights to the classic Atari video game Asteroids.

In Asteroids, initially released as an arcade game in 1979, a player controlled a triangular space ship in an asteroid field. The object was to shoot and destroy the hulking masses of rock and the occasional flying saucer while avoiding smashing into both.

Matthew Lopez will write the script for the feature adaptation, which will be produced by Lorenzo di Bonaventura.

Tags: asteroids, atari, matthew lopez, movie news, universal studios, video game

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NMD Comment by NMD on July 7, 2009 at 2:31am
Mass Effect are you kidding me you should feel happy they arent making movie from those game they would ruin them i hope they make pac man the movie next maybe one day theill stop making them
Darthnazgul Comment by Darthnazgul on July 6, 2009 at 3:13pm
WHY? The game has no story, what's next? Pong? Tetris? Why can't we see a decent video-game based movie based on a game with great story? Like Half-Life or Metal Gear Solid or Mass Effect?
Jay Perry Comment by Jay Perry on July 6, 2009 at 12:30pm
Hey you never know.remember sonic x? Sonic didn't have much of a story either and they-ah aaaaaaah!!
*gets mauled by rabid sonic fans
Nogard Comment by Nogard on July 6, 2009 at 3:27am
heh heh, i would love to see how this turns out. Its gonna be funny crap or good.
Randy Nielsen Comment by Randy Nielsen on July 5, 2009 at 10:58pm
Now, folks, let's not just jump on this like we absolutely know what they're gonna do. For all we know, this could end up being a major blockbuster with a major cast. And it might speak out about global warming and stuff- Man, THIS MOVIE'S GONNA SUCK.
Mary Comment by Mary on July 5, 2009 at 10:12pm
...Seriously? How are you going to make a movie around such a simple game? This is a waste of money. I can think of a dozen games I would rather see movies of.
would you KINDLY Comment by would you KINDLY on July 5, 2009 at 5:46pm
Damm...........these companies are stupid.................................asteroids!..................what next "X and O's"
Zach Comment by Zach on July 5, 2009 at 2:35am
Wow, directors are getting so desperate now.
yoman Comment by yoman on July 5, 2009 at 12:55am
you have a game w/ no story, no true setting, nothing but a few lines shooting a few different lines, and there is supost to be an hour and a half movie about it...WTF?!
illumin8 Comment by illumin8 on July 4, 2009 at 9:31pm
A movie based on the game asteroids how much worse could it get?

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