Solidifying the notion that film concepts are no longer so much actual ideas as much as notable words, the movie rights to Asteroids , the 1979 Atari game that consisted of absolutely nothing but a triangular ship shooting shapes that looked roughly like asteroids (and occasionally flying saucers), were just purchased by Universal after the studio won a four-studio bidding war. Yes, four studios were really eager to make an Asteroids movie. Because it's such a good idea for a movie. It was a big score... [read full story]
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