‘Asteroids’ heading towards the big screen?

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Universal has won an all-out “bidding war” over the film rights to Atari’s classic Asteroids video game. We’re not entirely sure who all was involved in this “war,” but the conflict couldn’t possibly be prompted over the universal themes tackled by the story of the plucky little triangular spaceship and the asteroid field it inhabits. As the Reporter, um, reports: “As opposed to today’s games, there is no story line or fancy world-building mythology.” Michael Bay is rumored to be very interested in directing.

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