Juan Carlos Fresnadillo to direct 'Bioshock'

Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, who directed the excellent horror sequel "28 Weeks Later," is now officially in talks to direct "Bioshock" for Universal. Believe it or not, but this project really looks like it's finally moving along.

Gore Verbinski was originally set to helm the film, but he recently dropped out. Universal slowed down the project because of budget concerns, setting it up to be shot overseas. That decision did not work with Verbinski's schedule, so he left the director's chair.

"Bioshock" is based on the popular first-person shooter game. John Logan (“Gladiator,” “The Aviator”) wrote the script. The flick is set in the underwater dystopian city of Rapture and follows a plane crash survivor who must battle against the city’s mutated beings and mechanical drones.

Fresnadillo also directed 2001's Spanish thriller "Intacto," a film I admit I have not seen yet.

Source: Variety