Thetrailer forTetrishas just dropped — and it’s more gripping than one might expect.
The film costars Nikita Yefremov as the “Russian computer geek” — a.k.a. Alexey Pajitnov, who firstdeveloped the game on an Electronika 60 in 1984.
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The trailer begins with a starry-eyed Rogers callingTetris"the perfect game," before embarking on a risky endeavor to secure the rights for the Nintendo Game Boy — a “once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.”
“Pioneers have to bet the house to win,” Rogers tells his wife before he heads to Moscow, leading her to respond, “But not literally.”
“The most powerful men in Communist party are watching you and your family,” Pajitnov warns the American.
Near the end of the trailer, heart-pounding scenes play out, including live-action chase sequences interspersed with pixelated footage as Rogers attempts to evade danger and get home safely with theTetrisrights in hand.
Tetrisis the latest video-game film to be slated for a 2023 release, includingPinball: The Man Who Saved the GameandThe Super Mario Bros. Movie.
The latter is set to premiere just under 30 years after a live-action film based on the popular Nintendo franchise, which starredBob Hoskinsas Mario,John Leguizamoas Luigi,Samantha Mathisas Princess Daisy andDennis Hopperas King Koopa.
Additionally,The Super Mario Bros. Movie’s voice cast featuresSebastian Maniscalco,Kevin Michael RichardsonandFred Armisenas Cranky Kong. The movie will also include a cameo from Charles Martinet, who has voiced Mario and others in the video-game series since the 1990s.
source: people.com
