Loki director Kate Herron reveals she is interested in making Netflix's BioShock movie adaptation by throwing her metaphorical hat into the ring. Developed by Irrational Games and published by 2K games, the first-person shooter game franchise launched in 2007 with the eponymous title putting players in the shoes of Jack as he ventures through the underwater city of Rapture in the 1960s after a plane crash and must find a way to escape from genetically modified enemies. BioShock would receive critical acclaim upon its release and was a financial success for the publisher, selling over 4 million copies by 2010.
This success would spawn a franchise beginning with BioShock 2 in 2010, which returned players to Rapture to face off against a new psychotic regime in the city, and BioShock Infinite in 2013, which essentially serves as a prequel set on the airborne city of Columbia in 1912. Both titles would receive similar critical acclaim and strong commercial returns, with the former selling over 3 million copies within its release year while the latter sold 3.7 million copies in its release year and since selling over 11 million copies. The BioShock franchise's success has led many to eagerly await further expansions to other media, including the long-awaited movie adaptation that's now set at Netflix.
On the heels of the streaming platform announcing its work on the adaptation, Loki director Kate Herron took to Twitter to share her interest in making Netflix's Bioshock movie. The filmmaker reacted to Netflix's announcement by throwing her metaphorical hat into the ring for the project. Check out Herron's post below:
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Prior to her breakout work on the Disney+ series, Loki director Kate Herron was making a name for herself in the world of television with Idris Elba's BBC Three drama Five By Five and helming four episodes of Netflix's Sex Education and one of Netflix's Daybreak. The Marvel Cinematic Universe series, on which she directed all six episodes of season 1, received rave reviews for a number of reasons, including her direction and cinematography from Autumn Durald Arkapaw. Though Herron has yet to helm a feature film, her work on Loki does show her proficiency in bringing a unique sci-fi world to life with plenty of visual gusto that would work very well for Netflix's BioShock movie.
Additionally, given Herron's past relationship with Netflix, it would make sense for the streaming platform to keep her in mind for their BioShock movie adaptation. While some may be open to the idea of the Loki director taking the helm for the film, those who have followed news of the project may still hold out hope for Gore Verbinski to return to the director's chair after departing the original incarnation set at Universal Pictures over budget concerns and staying true to the game's rating and tone. Only time will tell who Netflix ultimately finds to be the right fit for the BioShock movie as development continues on the project.
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