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Universal Turning Atari's '70s Asteroids Game Into Movie

Crudely drawn '70s arcade classic to become full-length film

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(Newser) – Universal Studios has shot down three rivals to win the movie rights to the classic '70s Atari game Asteroids, reports the Hollywood Reporter. Matt Lopez, writer of Disney's Bedtime Stories, has been tasked with turning the game's story of a spaceship firing at crudely drawn rocks and the occasional flying saucer into a feature-length script.

Screenshot of classic arcade game Asteroids, soon to become a film.
Screenshot of classic arcade game Asteroids, soon to become a film.   (Wikipedia)
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Jul 3, 09 7:34 AM CDT
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Jul 3, 09 8:14 AM CDT
admission 25 cents? Reply
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Jul 3, 09 11:54 AM CDT
Where's the frink'n plot in this...? Reply
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Jul 3, 09 1:43 PM CDT
Since when has a blockbuster movie been burdened with a plot?
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The only interest for this will probably be from Boomers & Gen Xers. Reply
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