Tetris Movie Details:
| Country | United Kingdom United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Biography, Thriller |
| Release date | March 15, 2023 (SXSW) March 31, 2023 (United States) |
| Running time | 1hr 57min |
| Age rating | R |
| Starring | Taron Egerton Nikita Efremov Sofia Lebedeva Anthony Boyle |
| Directed by | Jon S. Baird |
| Written by | Noah Pink |
| Produced by | Matthew Vaughn Gillian Berrie Claudia Schiffer Len Blavatnik Gregor Cameron |
| Cinematography by | Alwin Küchler |
| Edited by | Martin Walsh Colin Goudie Ben Mills |
| Music by | Lorne Balfe |
| Production Company | Apple Studios Marv Studios AI Film Unigram |
| Distributor | Apple TV+ |
Tetris Movie Cast & Characters:
- Taron Egerton as Henk Rogers
- Nikita Yefremov as Alexey Pajitnov
- Sofia Lebedeva as Sasha
- Anthony Boyle as Kevin Maxwell
- Ben Miles as Howard Lincoln
- Ken Yamamura as Minoru Arakawa
- Igor Grabuzov as Valentin Trifonov
- Oleg Shtefanko as Nikolai Belikov
- Ayane Nagabuchi as Akemi Rogers
- Rick Yune as Eddie (credited as bank manager)
- Roger Allam as Robert Maxwell
- Toby Jones as Robert Stein
- Togo Igawa as Hiroshi Yamauchi
- Matthew Marsh as Mikhail Gorbachev
- Ieva Andrejevaite as Nina Pajitnov
- Kanon Narumi as Maya Rogers
Storyline:
They were 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 Budget & Box Office Collection:
| Worldwide Collection | $80 million |
About Tetris Movie:
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.
Taron Egerton stated in a GQ Magazine Interview that the movie is going to be more Social Network than the Lego Movie.
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.
In November, Apple TV+ acquired the film.
Filming began in Glasgow in December 2020, including Glasgow Prestwick Airport on the Ayrshire coast.
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.
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.
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.
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.
