Francis Lawrence says BioShock film still in the works at Netflix
The director says adapting the game is difficult and recent leadership changes at Netflix have left the project's future uncertain.
Francis Lawrence said the BioShock film is still in development at Netflix, but its future remains uncertain, according to Bleeding Cool. In an interview tied to his promotion of The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping, the director said recent leadership changes at Netflix are complicating the project.
Lawrence described adapting BioShock as difficult, saying the player is the character in the game and its world is hard to translate to film. No production start date or casting information has been announced.
Netflix first announced in February 2022 that it would make a film based on BioShock. Lawrence was set to direct in August 2022, with Michael Green writing the script.
At the end of November 2023, Lawrence said he had a really good script for the film. People have been trying to bring BioShock to the screen since 2008, but a film has never been made.
Quick answers
Is the BioShock movie still happening at Netflix?
Francis Lawrence said the film is still in the works at Netflix, but he said recent leadership changes there have made its future uncertain.
Who is directing and writing the BioShock movie?
Francis Lawrence is set to direct and Michael Green wrote the script, according to plans announced in 2022.
When does the BioShock movie start production?
No start date for production or casting information has been announced.