28 Weeks Later director in talks for Bioshock film
According to a report in Variety, 28 Weeks Later director Juan Carlos Fresnadillo is in talks with Universal Pictures for the adaption of 2K Games’ first-person action game BioShock. Gore Verbinski, who will reportedly stay on as the producer, has decided not to direct the film. John Logan is still attached – he wrote the script, so you know who to blame when the movie’s plot sucks.
Fresnadillo directed the 2001 Spanish thriller Intacto, but made his mark on Hollywood with 28 Weeks Later, sequel to the zombie thriller, 28 Days Later.
The report goes on to say that the reason for this is to save the studio money and not have another mess like they did with the Halo film, which is now stalled. Verbinski is looking to shoot the film abroad in order to take advantage of tax credits and favorable exchange rates. Verbinski can’t take the time needed to direct the film abroad because he is also working on other Paramount projects including the animated film Rango, which stars Johnny Depp.”
