The Boys star Jack Quaid has stated he’d love to seem in a BioShock film, saying the much-loved first-person shooter is one in all his favourite video games of all time.
Talking in a Reddit AMA timed to coincide with the launch of his new film, Novocaine, Quaid said BioShock has “such a wealthy lore” that could possibly be explored in a TV or film adaptation.
“I’d really love to be in a reside motion adaptation of Bioshock – one in all my favourite video games of all time,” he stated. “I feel there’s such a wealthy lore to that sport that could possibly be explored in a TV or film adaptation.”
However what are the probabilities the Bioshock film really will get made? In July final yr, producer Roy Lee stated that, following management modifications, the video-game-to-movie BioShock adaptation had been “reconfigured,” ensuing in a “extra private” movie.
Lee stated a number of the modifications got here from decrease budgets from Netflix. Particulars concerning the BioShock film’s plot haven’t been revealed, so it’s unclear what it might have regarded like earlier than the shift. Starvation Video games director Francis Lawrence continues to be connected to direct.
“The new regime has lowered the budgets,” Lee stated on the time. “So we’re doing a a lot smaller model. It’s going to be a extra private perspective, as opposed to a grander, massive undertaking.”
Quaid’s feedback on BioShock come alongside an admission that he seems to be a lot like online game motion star Max Payne, whose likeness is predicated on Treatment author Sam Lake. Certainly, there are pictures from Quaid’s new motion film Novocaine which have precipitated followers to surprise if it’s a Max Payne film in disguise.
Reside motion Max Payne. Appears so actual so value it. That is Max Payne. You bought me watching this now. Even the lady seems to be like the lady from Max Payne 2 lol. The resemblance is sort of as if NovoCaine characters (mainly is) by the identical actor (Jack Quad trying like Sam Lake) pic.twitter.com/kawh2C1B2n
— Adam Owns 6 (@AdamOwns6) March 15, 2025
Alas, it appears Quaid is much less conversant in Max Payne, which is at the moment getting the remake remedy from Treatment in a cope with unique writer and rights holder Rockstar.
“I’ve seen folks say that I appear like Max Payne, and after I’ve regarded on the field artwork, even I did a double-take,” Quaid continued. “I really like Rockstar’s video games, however sadly I’ve by no means performed that one – it is subsequent on the listing, for certain.”
Other than Bioshock, Quaid loves FromSoftware video games. In the identical Reddit AMA, Quaid stated he liked the problem offered by the likes of Bloodborne and Elden Ring.
“I am a big online game nerd,” he said. “And currently I have been diving headfirst into the FromSoftware library. I beat Bloodborne, then I beat Sekiro, and now I am going full boar into Elden Ring. Truly, the factor I exploit Reddit probably the most for is ideas and methods on beating Fromsoft’s bosses. I really like how difficult the video games are – it took me a whereas to get into them, however now I am obsessed.”
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