Pixels gives old gaming favourites (and a new one) the Hollywood treatment - South China Morning Post (subscription)
After bringing such characters as Harry Potter and Mrs Doubtfire to life on the big screen, director Chris Columbus is inserting classic video game characters into the real world in his latest film. "I was excited about bringing these characters to life in a way we haven't seen," says Columbus. "I've done visual effects before, but they've all been reality based. Pixels is inspired by the 2010 short film of the same name that depicted old-school games wreaking carnage on New York. During an interview on the Sony backlot, the Home Alone director discusses bringing the games to life in his movie. In the movie, behemoth renditions of the game's bugs descend from the sky onto human forces positioned on a football pitch in London. "I wanted Centipede to be a surrealistic three-dimensional moment," says Columbus. An oversized tyrannical take on Pac-Man goes on a chomping spree through New York as the movie's heroes tail the. Source: www.scmp.com
