“BioShock Movie Director Francis Lawrence Says Script Is ‘Pretty Close’ as Netflix Project ” — what this page in the network covers. The long-gestating BioShock movie is still alive, with director Francis Lawrence telling GamesRadar that the script is “pretty close” and he’s “feeling really good about it.” Lawrence, who has been attached for years, said he’s “dying to make it” and has been actively working on the adaptation. The project has been in development hell for over a decade, first with Gore Verbinski, then moving to Netflix in 2022 before being scaled back to a more personal film after a regime change.
Producer Roy Lee says Lawrence could start filming in 2027, with Michael Green and Justin Rhodes writing the script. Lee also revealed that rights-owner Take-Two is “very anxious” for the movie to coincide with new game incarnations, possibly including the long-delayed BioShock 4, which Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick insists will come out “without question.” With Lawrence finishing The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping, the path may finally be clearing for Rapture on screen—but in Hollywood, nothing is certain. The full version stays on the original page, which this listing opens directly.