Tetris (film)
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'''''Tetris''''' is a 2023 [[Biographical film|biographical]] [[Dark humor|black comedy]] [[Thriller (genre)|thriller film]] |
'''''Tetris''''' is a 2023 [[Biographical film|biographical]] [[Dark humor|black comedy]] [[Thriller (genre)|thriller film]] based on true events around the race to license and patent the video game ''[[Tetris]]'' from [[Russian SFSR|Soviet Russia]] in the late 1980s during the [[Cold War]].{{cite web|url=https://time.com/6266810/tetris-movie-apple-tv-true-story/|publisher=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|date=31 March 2023|access-date=5 December 2024|title=The Complicated True Story Behind Apple TV+'s Tetris Movie|archive-date=27 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240227090730/https://time.com/6266810/tetris-movie-apple-tv-true-story/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url= https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/mar/30/tetris-movie-true-story |title=Deals, drama and danger: the incredible true story behind Tetris|date=30 March 2023|access-date=5 December 2024|work=[[The Guardian]]}} It was directed by [[Jon S. Baird]] and written by [[Noah Pink]]. The film stars [[Taron Egerton]], [[Nikita Efremov]], [[Sofia Lebedeva]], and [[Anthony Boyle]]. The plot follows [[Henk Rogers]] of [[Bullet-Proof Software]], who becomes interested in the game Tetris, created by [[Alexey Pajitnov]], during an electronics show. Desperate to obtain handheld console rights for Nintendo, he takes trips between Japan, the United States, and Russia to win legal battles over the game's ownership. |
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Development of ''Tetris'' began in July 2020. Filming began in [[Glasgow]] in December 2020, including [[Glasgow Prestwick Airport]]. In February 2021, filming took place in [[Aberdeen]] at locations including the [[University of Aberdeen]]'s [[Zoology Building]]. Filming took place for 7 days in and around the former (RAF) military base at Balado in Perth & Kinross. Production wrapped in early March 2021. |
Development of ''Tetris'' began in July 2020. Filming began in [[Glasgow]] in December 2020, including [[Glasgow Prestwick Airport]]. In February 2021, filming took place in [[Aberdeen]] at locations including the [[University of Aberdeen]]'s [[Zoology Building]]. Filming took place for 7 days in and around the former (RAF) military base at Balado in Perth & Kinross. Production wrapped in early March 2021. |
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