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UK, July 23, 2009 - When Universal announced plans to turn the classic arcade game Asteroids into a movie , there was much head-scratching within the geek community as to what shape a film based on the property's rather slim premise would take. Intrigued by the prospect, IGN exclusively quizzed ...
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Are you sitting down? 'Asteroids' movie has a plot
Joystiq —
... ? Throw it away, because Universal has it nailed down. Speaking to IGN, producer Lornezo di Bonaventura said the upcoming film will focus on two brothers who must have "a seminal experience" to figure out their relationship against a backdrop of rocks in space. Riveting. ...
Plot of Retro 'Asteroids' Movie Semi-Revealed
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... He told IGN that he and his colleagues have "crafted a really strong, deep mythology for the thing." The plot centers around two brothers that have a "seminal experience" against the backdrop of ...
Producer reveals the plot of Asteroids movie
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... IGN cornered producer Lornezo di Bonaventura while he was promoting G.I. Joe in London. They managed to get him to reveal this tidbit about the upcoming Asteroids movie he's also producing: ...
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New Asteroids Watch From The Creator Of The Ping-Pong Watch
ohgizmo.com 12/18/2008 —
By Andrew Liszewski
Not content with his original Ping-Pong watch design, John Maushammer is not only working on an updated design that includes buttons for changing the mode and a tilt sensor for controlling the paddle, but also the Asteroids ...
IGN: We have a PS3 Slim “for real”
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