Universal Buys Movie Rights to Asteroids

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Universal has bought the movie rights to the arcade game Asteroids, according to The Hollywood Reporter–and apparently it’s not a joke. In fact, four separate studios entered into a bidding war before Universal won out in the end.

The feature adaptation will feature a script by Matthew Lopez, and will be produced by Lorenzo di Bonaventura, according to the article.

The 1979 arcade game featured black and white, ultra-sharp vector graphics. It pitted a lone spaceship against increasingly difficult levels filled with huge rocks and aggressive UFOs both large and small. Reports are that the two-hour music score for the movie will consist entirely of two notes. (Image credit: Flickr/mr_skullhead)

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