{"id":97987,"date":"2025-08-10T05:17:20","date_gmt":"2025-08-10T05:17:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/10\/the-space-invaders-movie-is-apparently-still-happening\/"},"modified":"2025-08-10T05:17:20","modified_gmt":"2025-08-10T05:17:20","slug":"the-space-invaders-movie-is-apparently-still-happening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/10\/the-space-invaders-movie-is-apparently-still-happening\/","title":{"rendered":"The Space Invaders movie is apparently still happening"},"content":{"rendered":"


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It’s been a few years since we last heard anything about <\/a> that is reportedly in the works, but a new report suggests things are inching forward again. According to <\/em><\/a>, Ben Zazove and Evan Turner (The Out-Laws<\/em>) are now on board to write the movie for Warner Bros.’ New Line Cinema.<\/p>\n

A movie adaptation of Taito’s classic arcade game has been brewing for over a decade now, after <\/a> to spin it into a film back in 2014. It was reported in 2019 that screenwriter Gregg Russo (Mortal Kombat<\/em> 2021) had been tapped to write the script, but it seems some changes have been made in the years since. There’s no word yet on a release date or how it’ll approach the alien invasion story. Video game adaptations have been having a bit of a moment lately, though, so they may be looking to ride that momentum and actually bring this one to life now. Time will tell.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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