'Tetris' The Movie Will Be an Epic Sci-Fi Story That Has Intergalactic Significance, Says Producer

The Threshold Entertainment Group, a leading producer of live action and animated films, is partnering with The Tetris Company to develop a live-action feature film inspired by the legendary tile-matching puzzle video game, Tetris. With it proven track record in game-to-movie adaptations, the company aims to turn Tetris, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, into another mega-hit franchise.

With two number-one Mortal Kombat films and a slew of related media, Threshold was the first company to produce a hit movie based on a video game. The 1995 Mortal Kombat movie grossed $70 million while the 1997 sequel, Mortal Kombat: Annihilation, grossed $35 million.

Tetris, the movie, will be produced by Threshold Chairman Larry Kasanoff and executive produced by Threshold's Jimmy Ienner and The Tetris Company. In a press statement back in September, Kasanoff announced: "Everyone knows that Tetris is one of the best known, most beloved brands in the world. What everyone doesn't know yet is this epic sci-fi story that we're going to tell. That's what's really exciting."

While no directors or cast have been confirmed as attached to the film yet, there is reportedly already a story in place. "It's a very big, epic sci-fi movie," Kasanoff told the Wall Street Journal's Speakeasy. "This isn't a movie with a bunch of lines running around the page. We're not giving feet to the geometric shapes. Brands are the new stars of Hollywood. We have a story behind Tetris which makes it a much more imaginative thing. What you [will] see in Tetris is the teeny tip of an iceberg that has intergalactic significance."

On the part of The Tetris Company, its managing director, Henk Rogers, said: "What started as a simple computer puzzle game 30 years ago, today is part of our global consciousness, connecting people of all ages and backgrounds and feeding our innate desire to create order out of chaos. We look forward to partnering with Threshold Entertainment to reimagine that common experience and bring a spectacular new Tetris universe to the big screen for the first time. In this new universe, as you'll soon find out, there's much more to Tetris than simply clearing lines."

Tetris, the movie, according to Movie Web, comes to theaters in 2016.