Possibly still coked up from the 80’s
Yes, Warner Bros. acquired the rights to Space Invadersand has a trio of names to produce a film based on it. This, despite the fact that some bad Adam Sandler-Kevin James joint called Pixelsis meant to come out next year and with clear Space Invadersinspirations.
Let us remember, though,three years ago when a Spance Invadersfilm was allegedly going to happen courtesy of the Transformersand GI Joeproducer. It did not, obviously.
Anyway, I assume some old Hollywoodmen were thinking back to their first heart attack as they sat in a hospital bed watching Runawaywith Tom Selleck and Gene Simmons (KISS) and thought, “Hmmm, maybe we should make a movie from video-games.”
Akiva Goldsman to Produce ‘Space Invaders’ for Warner Bros. (Exclusive) [The Wrap]