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Atari's 'Asteroids' to Hit the Big Screen

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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Comment by O-Town 84 on July 2, 2009 at 12:29pm: This is a joke right?

Comment by Stephanie on July 2, 2009 at 12:25pm: wha? bullshit

Comment by Seeker on July 2, 2009 at 12:22pm: What. The. Fuck.

Comment by Dylan on July 2, 2009 at 12:20pm: HAHAHAHAHAHA WHATS NEXT SPACE INVADERS? HAHAHAHAHA

Comment by ED METS FAN #1 on July 2, 2009 at 12:19pm: wtf

Comment by erro on July 2, 2009 at 12:12pm: NO COMMENT.

Comment by Travis Pickle on July 2, 2009 at 12:06pm: F*ck me! what next PONG?

Comment by D Dubya on July 2, 2009 at 12:06pm: Out of all the videogame movies ever been made, there's been ONE good one. What makes Hollywood think this is gonna work?? Seriously. It's like they don't even care if it's successful or not; they just wanna make movies outta anything just because they can.