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Plot of Retro 'Asteroids' Movie Semi-Revealed

by Caleb Johnson on July 28, 2009 at 08:16 AM


When you're creating a movie based on a game built solely around pointing a spaceship at an asteroid and blasting away, there's bound to be plenty of filling-in-the-blanks. Which is just what producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura has been doing since Universal announced its intentions to bring the much-loved 'Asteroids' to the big screen.

He told IGN that he and his colleagues have "crafted a really strong, deep mythology for the thing." The plot centers around two brothers that have a "seminal experience" against the backdrop of outer space. But don't expect the crew to turn 'Asteroids' into some sappy character study. Di Bonaventura says there'll be loads of action, too. "Well, you'd better have some guys in spaceships blowing stuff up," he says.

All this wiggle room could make this film go two ways: straight to the stars or crashing to Earth. To be fair, the film is "light years" away, so the jury remains out. However, no one wants to see di Bonaventura destroy another piece of nostalgia, like he might with the 'G.I. Joe' film. [From IGN, via Fidgit]

Tags: asteroids, g.i. joe, G.i.Joe, movies, space, story, videogames

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