There’s a promising and even semi-adult comedy at the heart of “Tetris,” an otherwise corny action-adventure based on the real-life story of how the iconic 1980s computer and video game was licensed outside of Russia. Most of the plot of “Tetris” concerns the political maneuvering and corporate espionage required to smuggle “Tetris,” the iconic brick-laying puzzle game, out of Moscow and away from greedy businessmen.
The lead protagonist of “Tetris” (the movie) also happens to be its main hero, an uncomplicated leading man whose personal motives don’t matter so much as the vague and never credibly represented virtues of “Tetris” (the game). Meet Henk Rogers (Taron Egerton), a fast-talking Dutch-American salesman living and working in Tokyo. Henk needs to license “Tetris” to the Japanese gaming company Nintendo so that his family business, Bullet Proof Software, can survive. Henk also needs to sell “Tetris” to Nintendo so that he...
The lead protagonist of “Tetris” (the movie) also happens to be its main hero, an uncomplicated leading man whose personal motives don’t matter so much as the vague and never credibly represented virtues of “Tetris” (the game). Meet Henk Rogers (Taron Egerton), a fast-talking Dutch-American salesman living and working in Tokyo. Henk needs to license “Tetris” to the Japanese gaming company Nintendo so that his family business, Bullet Proof Software, can survive. Henk also needs to sell “Tetris” to Nintendo so that he...
- 3/16/2023
- by Simon Abrams
- The Wrap
Jeffry Epstein’s former accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell who was sentenced to 20 years in prison for sex trafficking crimes is also allegedly in hot water with her lawyers and owes them almost 900,000 in unpaid legal fees. Hadden, Morgan, and Foreman, P.C. filed suit against Maxwell this week.
The firm listed her brother Kevin Maxwell and her ex-husband Scott Borgerson as defendants in the suit.
When Ghislaine was imprisoned in 2020, responsibility for payments were passed for Kevin, but he has only made one payment to them and since slacked on them so long that her lawyers nearly abandoned her in August 2021 before her Manhattan Federal Court trial.
They are also accusing Kevin Maxwell and Borgerson of collaborating to obscure the amount of Ghislaine’s true fortune.
Borgerson may have used his ex’s money before she was arrested to buy several properties in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. The firm claims Borgerson...
The firm listed her brother Kevin Maxwell and her ex-husband Scott Borgerson as defendants in the suit.
When Ghislaine was imprisoned in 2020, responsibility for payments were passed for Kevin, but he has only made one payment to them and since slacked on them so long that her lawyers nearly abandoned her in August 2021 before her Manhattan Federal Court trial.
They are also accusing Kevin Maxwell and Borgerson of collaborating to obscure the amount of Ghislaine’s true fortune.
Borgerson may have used his ex’s money before she was arrested to buy several properties in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. The firm claims Borgerson...
- 8/26/2022
- by Jacob Linden
- Uinterview
Exclusive: Apple has slotted into Tetris: The Movie, the story of the groundbreaking video game that has Taron Egerton starring and Stan & Ollie filmmaker Jon S. Baird directing, I can reveal.
Egerton is playing Henk Rogers, a Dutch video game designer who first secured the rights to distribute Tetris on consoles, where it found popularity. He was heavily involved in a dispute that arose over the franchise’s copyright in the 1980s. Noah Pink penned the screenplay.
Cast is being finalized for roles including Russian software engineer Alexey Pajitnov, who first created the game, and the businessmen Robert and Kevin Maxwell. Pic is now in full prep ahead of a scheduled start date in early December in Scotland.
The film is being produced and financed by Matthew Vaughn’s Marv Films, with Leonard Blavatnik’s AI Film. Producers also include Gregor Cameron via his banner Unigram, which has tied up...
Egerton is playing Henk Rogers, a Dutch video game designer who first secured the rights to distribute Tetris on consoles, where it found popularity. He was heavily involved in a dispute that arose over the franchise’s copyright in the 1980s. Noah Pink penned the screenplay.
Cast is being finalized for roles including Russian software engineer Alexey Pajitnov, who first created the game, and the businessmen Robert and Kevin Maxwell. Pic is now in full prep ahead of a scheduled start date in early December in Scotland.
The film is being produced and financed by Matthew Vaughn’s Marv Films, with Leonard Blavatnik’s AI Film. Producers also include Gregor Cameron via his banner Unigram, which has tied up...
- 11/19/2020
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
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