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Tetris The Movie secures $80 million budget, will shoot next year

May 19, 2016 by Gary Collinson

Deadline is reporting that the long-rumoured Tetris movie adaptation has secured $80 million of financing, and will begin production next year as a co-production between China and the US.

The project, which is based upon the classic video game from Russian designer Alexey Pajitnov, has been described as a “sci-fi thriller” and is being produced by Chinese billionaire Bruno Wu and producer Larry Kasanoff (Mortal Kombat). It is being seen as the first instalment of a planned trilogy and will feature both Chinese and Western actors.

Tetris The Movie joins an ever-expanding list of upcoming video game adaptations, which includes the likes of Sonic the Hedgehog, Shinobi, Tomb Raider, Borderlands, and a slate of Nintendo features. And of course, this year also has The Angry Birds Movie [read our review here], Warcraft and Assassin’s Creed incoming.

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Originally published May 19, 2016. Updated November 29, 2022.

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News, Trailers Tagged With: Tetris, Tetris The Movie

About Gary Collinson

Gary Collinson is a film, TV and digital content producer and writer, who is the founder of the pop culture website Flickering Myth and producer of the gothic horror feature film 'The Baby in the Basket' and the upcoming suspense thriller 'Death Among the Pines'.

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