Monday, June 16, 2008

Leonardo diCaprio as... Nolan Bushnell?!

According to a story I found on www.scifi.com/sfw/news/, Leonardo diCapretty will be playing Nolan Bushy-nell in a movie about the founder of Atari. Here's their news story:

"DiCaprio To Play Atari Founder: Leonardo DiCaprio is attached produce and star in an upcoming biopic based on Atari founder Nolan Bushnell, Variety reported. Written by Brian Hecker and Craig Sherman, Atari centers on the life of Bushnell, one of the founding fathers of the video-game industry.Bushnell and Ted Dabney founded Atari in 1972 and were instrumental in bringing arcade games, home vidgame consoles and home computers to the masses. Among the company’s contributions were Pong and the Atari 2600.Although Bushnell's life rights had long been pursued by various suitors, Hecker and Craig Sherman persuaded the gaming pioneer that they could do his unique story justice."



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Any questions?

1 comment:

  1. Seems like a strange choice, but it still might be interesting to watch.

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