{"id":61490,"date":"2014-01-18T12:16:09","date_gmt":"2014-01-18T10:16:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=61490"},"modified":"2014-01-19T23:51:27","modified_gmt":"2014-01-19T21:51:27","slug":"bioshock-movie-concept-art-is-gorgeous","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/business\/61490-bioshock-movie-concept-art-is-gorgeous","title":{"rendered":"BioShock movie concept art is gorgeous"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Having struggled since 2008, the BioShock movie was finally canned in March 2013.<\/p>\n<p>Now the concept artwork from the film has emerged, showing the undersea city of Rapture in many angles and details not seen in the game.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_61492\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/dcity11.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-61492\" class=\" wp-image-61492\" alt=\"dcity11\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/dcity11.jpg\" width=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/dcity11.jpg 800w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/dcity11-600x413.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-61492\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">BioShock movie concept art<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_61493\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/nightcity.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-61493\" class=\" wp-image-61493\" alt=\"nightcity\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/nightcity.jpg\" width=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/nightcity.jpg 800w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/nightcity-600x451.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-61493\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">BioShock movie concept art<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_61494\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/undere.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-61494\" class=\" wp-image-61494\" alt=\"undere\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/undere.jpg\" width=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/undere.jpg 800w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/undere-600x351.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-61494\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">BioShock movie concept art<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The art was created by <a href=\"http:\/\/jimmartindesign.co\/bioshock.html\">Jim Martin<\/a> and you can view the full gallery of his BioShock work over on his portfolio.<\/p>\n<p>Jim Martin has previously worked on a number of fantastical films such as Pirates of the Caribbean, Chronicles of Riddick, The Matrix sequels, and Star Trek: Deep Space 9.<\/p>\n<p>The BioShock movie had much potential, with a US$200 million production deal at Universal and Gore Verbinski on board to direct.<\/p>\n<p>Eventually the studio got cold feet and slashed the budget, causing Verbinski to back out, and series creator Ken Levine to finally pull the plug.<\/p>\n<h6>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.comicbookmovie.com\/fansites\/nailbiter111\/news\/?a=92868\" target=\"_blank\">ComicBookMovie<\/a> via <a title=\"Eurogamer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2014-01-17-hollywoods-doomed-bioshock-movie-was-going-to-be-beautiful\" target=\"_blank\">Eurogamer<\/a><\/h6>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">More gaming news<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a 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