The world was close to having a movie in the GTA universe starring Eminem. The production simply did not happen because Sam Houser, president of Rockstar (studio responsible for the game), did not believe in the potential of the project.
On the Bugzy Malone podcast, Earthworm film studio director Kirk Ewing revealed that conversations about a possible long game happened after the release of GTA 3, in 2001. “Top Gun” director Tony Scott was mentioned to the management.
“I remember getting a call around 4 a.m. from one of the producers in Los Angeles with an offer to do a movie,” Ewing said. “And he said, ‘Kirk, we have Eminem in the lead, and it’s a Tony Scott movie. $5 million. Are you interested?” he added.
With the offer of a GTA universe movie in hand, Ewing called Houser to break the news. Rockstar’s president, however, denied the proposal.
🇧🇷[Rockstar] They realized that the game franchise they had was bigger than any movie that was happening at the time,” the Earthworm director explained.
Video game adaptations are common in Hollywood. The most recent case is the new HBO Max series, “The Last of Us”, a PlayStation hit. Will we ever see GTA on cinema screens?
The post-GTA movie starring Eminem didn’t happen for a reason first appeared on Olhar Digital.
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