au.movies.ign.com - 7/25/2009
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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 ...
firstshowing.net - 7/23/2009
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We've all scoffed at the prospect of Universal's
plans to turn the classic arcade game Asteroids into
a movie. But when IGN caught up with producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura, he had some interesting things to say regarding the 2D triangle and ...
So Now We Know What Universal's Asteroids Movie is About
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... Producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura has revealed the plot of the highly-anticipated (for the wrong reasons of course) "Asteroids" film adaptation: "Without divulging too much about it, it's two lead characters - two brothers - who have to go through a seminal experience to figure out their relationship, against this huge backdrop." Deep shit. Academy, you've been warned. [IGN] ...
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 ...
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