"ATARI" (20??)

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<p>Not SciFi, but this seems to be "the place" for movie threads...</p><p>Variety article....</p><p>Quote:</p><div style="margin:5px0px0px"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td class="alt2" style="border:1px"><strong>DiCaprio to play with Par's 'Atari'<br /><br /><em>Hecker, Sherman pitch biopic about Bushnell</em></strong><br /><br />Paramount Pictures has snapped up a pitch titled "Atari," with Leonardo DiCaprio attached to star.<br /><br />Written by Brian Hecker and Craig Sherman, project is a biopic about entrepreneur Nolan Bushnell, the creator of Atari and one of the founding fathers of the vidgame industry.<br /><br />DiCaprio will produce via his Appian Way shingle.<br /><br />Although Bushnell's life rights had long been pursued by various suitors, Hecker and Craig Sherman convinced the gaming pioneer that they could do his unique story justice. Bushnell and Ted Dabney founded Atari Inc. in 1972 and were instrumental in bringing arcade games, home vidgame consoles and home computers to the masses. Among the company's contributions was PONG and the Atari 2600.<br /><br />Hecker most recently wrote and directed "Bart Got a Room," which was a hit at this year's Tribeca Film Festival.