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Universal Puts Bioshock on Hold
/Film —
... Variety is reporting that some of the production staff has been let go, and that Universal and Verbinski are going to try to figure out a way to bring the budget down to a more reasonable number (I’m guessing in the $125m range). Alternatives being discussed include shooting in London, or other countries that might offer tax credit/incentives. ...
Bioshock Movie Stalled
Cinema Blend News —
Bioshock Movie Stalled When news broke a few weeks ago that director Gore Verbinski was abandoning the next installment in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise to make Bioshock , most thought the film would be fast tracked. Now though, its all on hold. Variety reports that production on the film has stalled, due to disagreements over the budget. Universal has gone so far as to start laying off production staff, hired to work on the film. In short, Verbinskis latest budget estimates have risen, putting the cost of making the film at $160 ...
Verbinski's Bioshock Temporarily Halted
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... of Microsoft's Halo a few years back, everyone involved says they're still determined to make the movie, despite Universal getting cold feet when the cost to make the film rose to $160 million. (A similar thing happened with Ridley Scott's Nottingham before they reworked the script to do it for less money.) Verbinski and his production team will be evaluating whether they can make the movie outside the country to take advantage of tax credits. You can read the entire story at Variety .
Say it ain't so! BIOSHOCK on hold?!?
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Ahoy, squirts! Quint here. I love Gore Verbinski's flicks and I love BIOSHOCK, so naturally I'm foaming at the mouth to see him tackle the film. Looks like I'm gonna be froth-mouthed for a good while as the film has had the brakes applied as Universal starts to get nervous at the $160m (est) price tag. Sure, I can understand their worry... but goddamn, it's going to be beautiful and thrilling and scary and awesome! You know it! According to Michael Fleming at Variety they're looking for a decent overseas tax incentive to help 'em along and the folks at Universal swear this isn't going to be another failed franchise like HALO. They compare it ...
Universal Puts 'Bioshock' on the Shelf
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... told
Variety, "We were asked by Universal to move the film outside the U.S. to take advantage of a
tax credit. We are evaluating whether this is something we want to do. In the meantime, the film is in a holding
pattern." ...
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... video game adaptation "Bioshock" has been put on hold as the studio reanalyses the project's approach. "We were asked by Universal to move the film outside the U.S. to take advantage of a tax credit," said Verbinski. "We are evaluating whether this is something we want to do. In the meantime, the film is in a holding pattern." The film's budget is was reportedly $160 million. A little worried about the success of video game adaptations? [Variety] ...
Bioshock film stopped
Filmstalker —
... Japanese The Ring, you would be forgiven for thinking that Bioshock would be an easy win. Then considering the strength of the previous films, and the huge budgets of the Pirate films, is it surprising news to hear that the pre-production work on Bioshock has been stopped because of budgetry concerns. It's true, this doesn't appear to be a rumour either, and Universal are the ones that have stepped into the pre-production of the film and already have “let some staff go”. According to Variety the budget has already soured to somewhere near US$160 ...
Production on Verbinski’s ‘Bioshock’ Halts
We Are Movie Geeks —
... to their liking. Production had not begun yet, but pre-production was well underway. The film was revving up to begin shooting in Los Angeles.
“We were asked by Universal to move the film outside the U.S. to take advantage of a tax credit,” Verbinski said. “We are evaluating whether this is something we want to do. In the meantime, the film is in a holding pattern.”
Sources at Universal claim they and Verbinski are determined to get the film completed.
Source: Variety ...
Daily news dose: 'Bioshock' put on hold; David R. Ellis to direct 3D 'Humpty Dumpty'
The Screening Log —
... • Universal has decided to delay Gore Verbinski'a big-screen adaptation of "Bioshock" because of the size of the budget. $160 million is apparenty more than the studio wants to invest into the project, and as Verbinski told Variety, he's now considering moving the production outside the U.S. ...
