Tetris
March 31, 2023 |
1hr 57min |
English |
R
R
1hr 57min
March 31, 2023
Storyline
Inspired by the true story of how one of the world’s most popular video games found its way to players around the globe. Businessman Henk Rogers and Tetris inventor Alexey Pajitnov joined forces in the USSR, risking it all to bring Tetris to the masses.
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Storyline
Inspired by the true story of how one of the world’s most popular video games found its way to players around the globe. Businessman Henk Rogers and Tetris inventor Alexey Pajitnov joined forces in the USSR, risking it all to bring Tetris to the masses.
Tetris Movie Details
Status: released
Available on: streaming-platform
OTT Release Date: March 31, 2023
Premiere on: March 15, 2023 (SXSW Film Festival)
Budget: $80 million
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About Tetris Movie
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- 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 publisher Henk Rogers.
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- Taron Egerton stated in a GQ Magazine Interview that the movie is going to be more Social Network than the Lego Movie.
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- Production had to be shut down temporarily after a coronavirus case on set in Glasgow. Taron Egerton tested negative but still self-isolated for weeks.
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- In November, Apple TV+ acquired the film.
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- Filming began in Glasgow in December 2020, including Glasgow Prestwick Airport on the Ayrshire coast.
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- In August 2023, Dan Ackerman, the chief editor of Gizmodo, sued Apple for “illegally copying” his 2016 book The Tetris Effect: The Game That Hypnotized the World. Ackerman is asking the court for monetary damages of $4.8 million, which is 6% of the film’s $80 million production budget.
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- 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, and Seamount Court which was used for several scenes. Production then returned to Glasgow for a few days, before wrapping in early March 2021.
- Tetris premiered at the SXSW Film Festival on March 15, 2023. The film premiered on Apple TV+ on March 31, 2023.
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- Tetris received nominations for Best Music and Best Action/Thriller TrailerByte for a Feature Film at the 2023 Golden Trailer Awards. Egerton was nominated for Best Actor at the 6th Hollywood Critics Association Midseason Film Awards.
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- According to a Samba TV research panel of 3.1 million smart television households who tuned in for at least one minute, Tetris drew in 88,000 viewers in its first two days.
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