Apple TV+ will broadcast, at the end of March, the film Tetris which focuses on the creation of the famous game popularized by the Game Boy!
Mario, Sonic, Uncharted, Halo, Mortal Kombat or even The Last of Us, whose chapter 5 was released last week… So many video game adaptations that are successful or that will arrive soon. The next film to date takes another form since instead of adapting a game, it follows the creation of a monument to video games. Tetris, as the name suggests, is all about creating the famous puzzle title.
The incredible story of a video game monument
Tetris tells the story of Henk Rogers, played here by Taron Egerton, a Dutch-born businessman who enabled Negotiation and obtaining of Tetris rights for Nintendo. Specifically the iconic Game Boy version of the puzzle game. The film notably follows Rogers’ trip to the Soviet Union to negotiate with Tetris rights holder Elorg. Without forgetting his meeting and his friendship with the creator of the game, Alexey Pajitnov.
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The preview visible above shows us a fictional version of this chapter in the history of video games. This project available on Apple TV+ from March 31, 2023 is produced by Matthew Vaughn (director of Kick-Ass and Kingsman) and directed by Jon S. Baird. Tetris will primarily be about legal maneuvering around Tetris licensing rights. The plot also focuses on dealings with Soviet authorities and Rogers’ work to sell the title to various publishers such as Nintendo.
Fluke calendar, the original Tetris is now available on Nintendo Switch Online via the Game Boy emulator available since the last Nintendo Direct. To do again before discovering the film Tetris on Apple TV+ from March 31!
For those who don’t have an Apple TV+ account, Take advantage of the 7-day free trial without obligation to watch Tetris for free! Then, the subscription is at 6.99 euros / month with a beautiful catalog of films and other series acclaimed by the press or by viewers. Tetris is an original production of the Cupertino company and will only be released on its platform.