10 Video Games That Should Be Movies (And Who Should Direct Them)

The Game:

BioShock Infinite took a slightly different direction to the previous games, sucking unsuspecting players into a mind-boggling world of wormholes and multiverses.

The story begins in 1912 when a man named Booker DeWitt is taken against his will to a mysterious lighthouse off the coast of Maine and given instructions to 'find the girl and wipe away the debt'. As his protests fall on deaf ears, the lighthouse (which houses a rocket silo) fires him towards the airborne city of Columbia.

Unfortunately for Booker, city leader and prophet Zachary Comstock prophesied his coming as a visitor who would corrupt 'the girl' and bring about Columbia's downfall. He soon finds out that the girl (who turns out to be Booker's surrogate daughter Elizabeth) is being held captive, but a simple rescue won't be possible in this inter-dimensional thrill-ride of first-person shooter.

Why Christopher Nolan:

BioShock fans defend their franchise fiercely and a movie adaptation of Infinite would certainly raise a few eyebrows in the gaming community.

Such was the case when a BioShock movie was announced in 2010 with Gore Verbinski set to direct and Woody Harrelson linked to the lead role, though budget and rating problems sidetracked the project, leaving many fans of the game disappointed and skeptical of adaptation.

This would surely change if BioShock ended up in the hands of Christopher Nolan. If anyone can make a credible and profitable time-travel film it is this man, and he knows how to cover his films with the thick web of intrigue this undoubtedly would require.

Infinite explores the chaos that results when strong ideals are taken to an extreme against a backdrop of the unknown, themes that Nolan dealt with masterfully in The Dark Knight films, Inception and Interstellar.