A Deadline report says Atari, in partnership with management and production company Entertainment 360, has signed a deal that gives Universal Pictures the right to turn 10 of Atari’s best-known games into movies.
“For more than five decades, Atari has created games and worlds that have remained part of popular culture long after their original release,” Atari chairman and CEO Wade Rosen told the site.
“We are excited to work with Universal and Entertainment 360 to bring the spirit of our iconic brand and games to a new medium.”
The games in question are undeniably Atari classics, although not necessarily obvious fodder for film adaptations: