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\"Bioshock<\/p>\n

Netflix\u2019s upcoming film adaptation of Bioshock is still happening, but it won\u2019t be as grand as originally planned. During a panel at the San Diego Comic-Con yesterday, the film\u2019s director and producer revealed the movie now has a reduced scope due to budget cuts.<\/p>\n

As reported by Variety<\/a><\/em>, producer Roy Lee (Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire<\/em>, The Lego Movie<\/em>) revealed during Collider\u2019s Producers on Producers panel that since the film\u2019s announcement<\/a> in February 2022, a regime change at Netflix has affected the project. Netflix\u2019s film chief at that time, Scott Stuber, has since been replaced by Dan Lin. While Stuber emphasized large spending for an expansive film slate, Lin has scaled back to a more modest strategy. This means the Bioshock film\u2019s budget has been reduced, with director Francis Lawrence (I Am Legend<\/em>, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire<\/em>) stating its been reworked as a \u201cmore personal film\u201d. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe new regime has lowered the budgets,\u201d Roy Lee said. \u201cSo we\u2019re doing a much smaller version. \u2026 It\u2019s going to be a more personal point of view, as opposed to a grander, big project.\u201d<\/p>\n

A partnership between Netflix, Bioshock publisher Take-Two Interactive, and Vertigo Entertainment is bringing the Bioshock film to life. In addition to Lawrence and Lee serving as director and producer, respectively, Michael Green (Loga<\/em>, Blade Runner 2049<\/em>, American Gods<\/em>) was announced as its writer in August 2022<\/a>.<\/p>\n

[Source: Variety<\/a><\/em>]<\/p>\n

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Netflix\u2019s upcoming film adaptation of Bioshock is still happening, but it won\u2019t be as grand as originally planned. During a panel at the San Diego Comic-Con yesterday, the film\u2019s director and producer revealed the movie now has a reduced scope due to budget cuts. As reported by Variety, producer Roy Lee (Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, The Lego Movie) revealed during Collider\u2019s Producers on Producers panel that since the film\u2019s announcement in February 2022, a regime change at Netflix has affected the project. Netflix\u2019s film chief at that time, Scott Stuber, has since been replaced by Dan Lin. While Stuber emphasized large spending for an expansive film slate, Lin has scaled back to a more modest strategy. This means the Bioshock film\u2019s budget has…<\/p>\n

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