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\nFollowing Netflix’s announcement earlier this year that it’s adapting Irrational Games’ acclaimed shooter BioShock into a live-action film<\/a>, the streaming service has revealed it’s now secured a writer and director for the project.\n<\/p>\n

\nWhen word of the BioShock adaptation first broke in February, there was little to go on beyond the fact it was being developed alongside publisher Take-Two and Vertigo Entertainment with an eye on turning it into a cinematic universe.\n<\/p>\n

\nNow, though, Netflix has revealed that two key roles on the project have now been filled, with Francis Lawrence having signed on in the director role. <\/p>\n

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Following Netflix’s announcement earlier this year that it’s adapting Irrational Games’ acclaimed shooter BioShock into a live-action film, the streaming service has revealed it’s now secured a writer and director for the project. When word of the BioShock adaptation first broke in February, there was little to go on beyond the fact it was being developed alongside publisher Take-Two and Vertigo Entertainment with an eye on turning it into a cinematic universe. Now, though, Netflix has revealed that two key roles on the project have now been filled, with Francis Lawrence having signed on in the director role. 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