Leonardo DiCaprio to Star in "Atari" Movie

[jkolak]

"Paramount Pictures has given the green light for a movie centered around Atari's founder Nolan Bushnell. The movie, to be titled "Atari", is set to feature Leonardo DiCaprio as Nolan Bushnell. Atari was founded by Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney in 1972 and the company would become a pioneer in arcade games, home computers, and home video games. Atari became a household name in the late 1970s and early 1980s with their wildly popular Atari 2600 video game console. Nolan Bushnell would later start several other companies after being forced out of Atari, the most successful of which was the Chuck E. Cheese's restaurant chain. "Atari" is being written by Brian Hecker and Craig Sherman, who apparently were able to convince Bushnell that they could "do his unique story justice". No word yet on when this film will reach theaters, but you can bet we'll be keeping a close eye on this one!"

From Atari Age front page:

http://www.atariage.com/

John

[bullis1]

Too bad this movie won't cover the time-frame in which the Atari ST existed. It's also very strange casting. I guess Mr. Bushnell wanted people to think he used to be a charming pretty-boy instead of a greasy geek.

[jkolak]

Too bad this movie won't cover the time-frame in which the Atari ST existed. It's also very strange casting. I guess Mr. Bushnell wanted people to think he used to be a charming pretty-boy instead of a greasy geek.

Right! Must have something to do with the part about 'able to convince Bushnell that they could "do his unique story justice" '.

[jkolak]

Too bad this movie won't cover the time-frame in which the Atari ST existed. It's also very strange casting. I guess Mr. Bushnell wanted people to think he used to be a charming pretty-boy instead of a greasy geek.

I also noticed that at Wozniak's woz.org where he fields questions about Pirates of Silicon Valley that when asked about the Tramiels and the ST, he said he knew nothing about it!