Draft:BioShock (film)

BioShock is an upcoming American dystopian science fiction film based on the video game franchise published by 2K. The film is to be directed by Francis Lawrence and written by Michael Green. It is set to be released on Netflix.

Production
In May 2008, Take-Two Interactive announced a deal with Universal Studios to produce a film adaptation of their video game BioShock, which was to be directed by Gore Verbinski and written by John Logan. The film was expected to be released in 2010, but was put on hold due to budget concerns. Committed to the film Rango (2011), Verbinski dropped out of directing the film, and Juan Carlos Fresnadillo was in talks to replace him, with Verbinski instead serving as producer. Throughout 2010 the film was in development, but faced difficulties due to the intended "R" rating. Verbinski later cited that by trying to maintain the "restricted" rating, they were unable to find any studios that would back the effort, putting the film's future in jeopardy. After the commercial performance of Watchmen (2009), the studio had concerns with the $200 million budget for BioShock, and Verbinski left the project. Universal subsequently brought in an unnamed new director to work with the smaller budget, but with whom game creator Ken Levine and 2K did not feel was a good fit to the material. Levine made the decision to end the project, believing that the film would not work with the current set of compromises they would have had to make.

In February 2022, it was announced that Take-Two would again begin developing the film, producing it with Vertigo Entertainment after approximately a year or negotiating, and was set to be distributed by Netflix. In August 2022, Michael Green was hired to write the screenplay while Francis Lawrence was set to direct and produce the film. By November 2023, a long treatment had been completed for the film.