Gore Verbinski is turning his attention from Disneyworld fun rides to hit video games.
The director of the insanely successful Pirates Of The Caribbean trilogy will direct a movie version of the video game Bioshock.
Experts believe the deal will be one of the most lucrative ever granted in the burgeoning market for films based on hit computer games. Bioshock publisher Take-Two Interactive are expected to get a multi-million dollar advance, with a large royalty rate to follow, based on profits.
Bioshock garnered numerous gaming awards for its tale of a pilot crash-landing in an underwater city full of hideous surprises.
Grand Theft Auto remains the holy grail for film studios looking to make a mint from adapting video games, but its makers Rockstar have so far resisted all advances.