Guillermo del Toro Almost Made a BioShock Movie But One Phone Call Ended it

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30 September at 21:21

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I almost bought it digitally a few times on sale because I've always wanted to play it. But the DLC prices are a joke. So I'm glad to finally be able to own the full game + DLC in one physical copy. I'm still trying to decide if I should get the PS5 version or Switch 2 version.

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30 September at 20:50

It had one previously by Limited Run Games, this version has all the DLC expansions and improved performance though.

Need to sell my original version now.

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30 September at 20:08

Oh wow Rain World got a physical edition ? That's a _very_ interesting game but one that's quite a challenge too

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30 September at 15:26

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30 September at 12:39

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Tea

30 September at 12:18

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Guillermo del Toro Almost Made a BioShock Movie But One Phone Call Ended it

by Sam Aberdeen on 01 October, 2026

Academy Award-winning director Guillermo del Toro has revealed that he almost made a BioShock movie but one disastrous phone call resulted in the project being scrapped. Del Toro, best known for directing the first two Hellboy movies as well as Pacific Rim and Pan’s Labyrinth, revealed in a new interview that he tried to get a BioShock movie off the ground but it seems like the studio might’ve fought against his vision.

Speaking to IGN, Guillermo del Toro opened up about his struggles trying to get a BioShock movie made. Originally, the adaptation was going to be directed by Pirates of the Caribbean director Gore Verbinski but the project fell apart. Before The Hunger Games director Francis Lawrence stepped up to adapt BioShock under Netflix, del Toro also had a stab at trying to direct a live-action movie but the director, who is also an avid gamer, understood video games far better than the executives would’ve liked.

Del Toro stated:

“You know, I tried. We had a very contentious call about a couple of games. I find that the dynamics of a video game are very different than a movie. They may be cinematically similar in terms of the camera moving and this and that, but the storytelling is very different, because you’re not solving puzzles. You’re not assembling. When we made the structure for Insane, we created what I call a mandala. You have to give the illusion of an infinite sandbox and you lead audiences to the right or to the left through their ‘own decisions,’ but you sort of have to corner them. So it’s a very different thing.”

“So adapting it, BioShock, we had a couple of calls,” del Toro added. “They are probably one of the most disastrous calls I’ve ever had. So no, f*** no.”

Del Toro has been involved in video games in the past. He has frequently worked with Hideo Kojima before, notably during the production of the now-cancelled Silent Hills. His likeliness made appearances in the Death Stranding games too.

Source: IGN

Original article on GLITCHED