A GTA movie is coming starring Daniel Radcliffe. Okay, so it might not be the film you are imagining in your head -Mine sees a down on his luck Harry Potter in Liberty City casting Confundo on the police at every turn- the film itself is actually a 90min television drama that tells the story of Rockstar Games.
Radcliffe will play as Rockstar co-founder and president Sam Houser in “Game Changer,” and go over the controversy and success that Rockstar has had with the GTA series. The special is being produced by The BBC and shooting begins sometime soon in South Africa. Also on hand will be Bill Paxton as everyone’s favorite ambulance-chasing lawyer, Jack Thompson.
The BBC gives us the following synopsis on the project:
“Conceived for an adult audience, this special 90-minute drama tells the story of the controversy surrounding the computer game Grand Theft Auto – arguably the greatest British coding success story since Bletchley Park. Its triumph was down to a bunch of British gaming geniuses who had known each other since their school days, and at the heart of it all was GTA’s creative mastermind, Sam Houser. In autumn 2013 its latest iteration – GTA:V – earned $1bn in its first three days, becoming the fastest selling entertainment product in history.
“But the violent gameplay coupled with its outstanding commercial success leads to fierce opposition: from parents worried about children immersing themselves in such a violent world; from politicians, alarmed at the values they say it encourages; and above all from moral campaigners, who fight passionately to ban it. At the vanguard of this crusade is the formidable campaigning lawyer Jack Thompson, a man determined to do whatever he can to stop the relentless rise of Grand Theft Auto.
Via: (VG24/7)
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