Tetris (film)
| Tetris | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Jon S. Baird |
| Screenplay by | Noah Pink |
| Produced by |
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| Starring | Taron Egerton |
| Cinematography | Alwin H. Küchler |
| Edited by | Martin Walsh |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Apple TV+ |
| Countries | United States United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Tetris is an upcoming biographical film directed by Jon S. Baird for Apple TV+.
Premise[]
The film chronicles the development and release of the video game Tetris.
Cast[]
- Taron Egerton as Henk Rogers
- Nikita Efremov as Alexey Pajitnov
- Roger Allam as Robert Maxwell
- Anthony Boyle as Kevin Maxwell
- Togo Igawa as Hiroshi Yamauchi
- Toby Jones as Robert Stein
- Ken Yamamura as Minoru Arakawa
- Ben Miles as Howard Lincoln
- Matthew Marsh as Mikhail Gorbachev
Production[]
In July 2020, it was reported that a biopic was being made about the making of Tetris, which will delve into the legal battles that took place during the Cold War over ownership of the game, with Jon S. Baird directing and Taron Egerton cast to portray the game developer Henk Rogers.[1] Egerton confirmed this report in an August interview, explaining that the film would mirror a tone similar to The Social Network.[2] In November, Apple TV+ acquired the film.[3]
Filming began in Glasgow in December 2020, including Glasgow Prestwick Airport on the Ayrshire coast.[4] In February 2021, filming took place in Aberdeen at locations including the University of Aberdeen's Zoology Building, which was used as the headquarters of Soviet firm Elorg.[5] Production then returned to Glasgow for a few days, before wrapping in early March 2021.[6][7]
See also[]
- Tetris - The Movie, a proposed sci-fi adventure film based on the game
References[]
- ^ Jennings, Collier (July 23, 2020). "Tetris Movie Casts Taron Egerton as Its Lead". Comic Book Resources.
- ^ Dean, Jonathan (August 24, 2020). "Taron Egerton: 'The Tetris film is more Social Network than Lego Movie!'". British GQ.
- ^ Grater, Tom (November 19, 2020). "Apple Boards Taron Egerton-Starring 'Tetris' From 'Stan & Ollie' Director Jon S. Baird, 'Rocketman' Producer Matthew Vaughn". Deadline Hollywood.
- ^ Williams, Craig (December 4, 2020). "Tetris movie begins filming in Glasgow starring Rocketman's Taron Egerton". GlasgowLive.
- ^ Cameron, Ewan. "Hollywood movie Tetris starts filming in Aberdeen with star Taron Egerton". Evening Express. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
- ^ "'I couldn't be prouder': Taron Egerton updates fans on Tetris film shot in Glasgow". Glasgow Times. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
- ^ Jon S. Baird [@jonsbaird] (March 3, 2021). "That's a wrap on Tetris. It's been emotional