If you need alien invasions, earth shattering disasters, or premature apocalypse, then INDEPENDENCE DAY director Roland Emmerich is surely your man. According to Vulture, Emmerich is first choice for cinematic re-working of ASTEROIDS, the classic Atari game. Universal have already hired screenwriter Matthew Lopez (RACE TO WITCH MOUNTAIN) to tenuously adapt the game into a plot, but are yet to confirm Emmerich (who is currently working on the unusually low-key Shakespeare conspiracy tale ANONYMOUS).
The story will be set in a post-apocalypse setting, where humans have already fled the Earth to take residence in distant colonies. Surrounded by asteroids fields and neighbouring aliens (apparently friendly), it’s only a matter of time before some serious business hits the fan (cue explosions, space action, and all-out ridiculousness). Though Emmerich is yet to agree, something about this project sounds very likely…
