{"id":2059877,"date":"2026-07-24T12:21:58","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T09:21:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2059877"},"modified":"2026-07-24T12:21:58","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T09:21:58","slug":"theres-a-breakout-movie-on-the-way-as-atari-signs-deal-to-bring-pong-asteroids-and-other-classic-games-to-the-big-screen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2059877","title":{"rendered":"There&#8217;s a Breakout movie on the way as Atari signs deal to bring Pong, Asteroids, and other classic games to the big screen"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">There&#8217;s a Breakout movie on the way as Atari signs deal to bring Pong, Asteroids, and other classic games to the big screen<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Talk about a blockbuster!<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/breakout-cinema.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"Composite image showing moviegoers in a darkened cinema watching a game of Breakout on the big screen.\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"breakout-cinema.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Eurogamer<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Matt Wales avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/1521645425.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Matt Wales avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"1521645425.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/matt-wales\">Matt Wales<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      News Reporter<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-07-24T12:21:58+00:00\">July 24, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<div class=\"comments\">\n      <a class=\"comments__link comments-bubble\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/atari-movie-pong-breakout-asteroids-more?view=comments\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\n          19 comments<br \/>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"b94a941d-7077-47f8-a346-05841436effd\" data-name=\"Asteroids\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Asteroids\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Asteroids\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Asteroids\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Asteroids\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Asteroids\" title=\"Follow Asteroids\"><br \/>\n  Follow Asteroids<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>In a surefire sign Hollywood has reached the desperation stage of its insatiable hunger for video game properties to swallow up and spit out in dubiously recognisable big-screen form, Atari has somewhat improbably announced a deal with Universal Pictures to produce ten movies based on classic retro games from its expansive backcatalogue, including Pong, Breakout, and more.<\/p>\n<p>As <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2026\/07\/atari-universal-deal-10-game-ip-script-matt-reilly-carl-hampe-entertainment-360-1237001656\/\">reported by Deadline<\/a>, the full partnership &#8211; which also involves Entertainment 360 &#8211; gives Universal the option to create movies based on <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/asteroids\/\">Asteroids<\/a>, Adventure, Berzerk, Breakout, Centipede, Crystal Castles, Millipede, Missile Command, Pong and Yars&#8217; Revenge. The aim of all this is reportedly to create &#8220;big-scale action-adventure fare&#8221;.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"PIXELS - Official Trailer (HD)\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XAHprLW48no?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/XAHprLW48no\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">PIXELS &#8211; Official Trailer (HD)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Sorry for the reminder.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XAHprLW48no\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I&#8217;m already picturing Adam Sandler&#8217;s much-maligned video game movie Pixels (which also featured a Centipede cameo), only instead of squeezing everything into a one stinker we&#8217;ll be expected to endure ten of them. Or perhaps I&#8217;m just being cynical and an action movie about two vertically mobile paddles with a grudge will turn out to be a winner (the ball can be the love interest &#8211; and Universal, you can have that one for free).<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;For more than five decades, Atari has created games and worlds that have remained part of popular culture long after their original release,&#8221; Atari boss <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/wade-rosen\/\">Wade Rosen<\/a> said. &#8220;We are excited to work with Universal and Entertainment 360 to bring the spirit of our iconic brand and games to a new medium.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Universal reportedly already has one project in the works as part of the deal, and while the specific Atari game it&#8217;s adapting currently remains undisclosed, the script is being developed by <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/matt-reilly\/\">Matt Reilly<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/carl-hampe\/\">Carl Hampe<\/a>. Universal, of course, has had huge recent success in the video game adaptation realm as the distributor of the hugely lucrative (if critically unloved) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/the-super-mario-galaxy-movie-one-billion-box-office\">Mario Galaxy film<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/five-nights-at-freddys-movie-sees-second-largest-video-game-adaptation-debut-of-all-time\">Five Nights at Freddy&#8217;s movie<\/a>. It also distributed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/the-doom-movie-missed-the-point-but-so-did-most-rival-games\">2005&#8217;s Doom movie<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/the-warcraft-movie-is-too-faithful-by-half\">2016 World of Warcraft adaptation<\/a> so, you know, swings and roundabouts.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s no word when the first fruits of Atari&#8217;s new movie partnership might emerge, but if it means I get to write a &#8220;Breakout hit&#8221; headline at some point, who am I to complain?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>In a surefire sign Hollywood has reached the desperation stage of its insatiable hunger for video game properties to swallow up and spit out in dubiously recognisable big-screen form, Atari has somewhat improbably announced a deal with Universal Pictures to produce ten movies based on classic retro games from its expansive backcatalogue, including Pong, Breakout, and more.<\/p>\n<p>As <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2026\/07\/atari-universal-deal-10-game-ip-script-matt-reilly-carl-hampe-entertainment-360-1237001656\/\">reported by Deadline<\/a>, the full partnership &#8211; which also involves Entertainment 360 &#8211; gives Universal the option to create movies based on <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/asteroids\/\">Asteroids<\/a>, Adventure, Berzerk, Breakout, Centipede, Crystal Castles, Millipede, Missile Command, Pong and Yars&#8217; Revenge. The aim of all this is reportedly to create &#8220;big-scale action-adventure fare&#8221;.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"PIXELS - Official Trailer (HD)\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XAHprLW48no?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/XAHprLW48no\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">PIXELS &#8211; Official Trailer (HD)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Sorry for the reminder.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XAHprLW48no\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I&#8217;m already picturing Adam Sandler&#8217;s much-maligned video game movie Pixels (which also featured a Centipede cameo), only instead of squeezing everything into a one stinker we&#8217;ll be expected to endure ten of them. Or perhaps I&#8217;m just being cynical and an action movie about two vertically mobile paddles with a grudge will turn out to be a winner (the ball can be the love interest &#8211; and Universal, you can have that one for free).<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;For more than five decades, Atari has created games and worlds that have remained part of popular culture long after their original release,&#8221; Atari boss <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/wade-rosen\/\">Wade Rosen<\/a> said. &#8220;We are excited to work with Universal and Entertainment 360 to bring the spirit of our iconic brand and games to a new medium.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Universal reportedly already has one project in the works as part of the deal, and while the specific Atari game it&#8217;s adapting currently remains undisclosed, the script is being developed by <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/matt-reilly\/\">Matt Reilly<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/carl-hampe\/\">Carl Hampe<\/a>. Universal, of course, has had huge recent success in the video game adaptation realm as the distributor of the hugely lucrative (if critically unloved) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/the-super-mario-galaxy-movie-one-billion-box-office\">Mario Galaxy film<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/five-nights-at-freddys-movie-sees-second-largest-video-game-adaptation-debut-of-all-time\">Five Nights at Freddy&#8217;s movie<\/a>. It also distributed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/the-doom-movie-missed-the-point-but-so-did-most-rival-games\">2005&#8217;s Doom movie<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/the-warcraft-movie-is-too-faithful-by-half\">2016 World of Warcraft adaptation<\/a> so, you know, swings and roundabouts.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s no word when the first fruits of Atari&#8217;s new movie partnership might emerge, but if it means I get to write a &#8220;Breakout hit&#8221; headline at some point, who am I to complain?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News There&#8217;s a Breakout movie on the way as Atari signs deal to bring Pong, Asteroids, and other classic games to the big screen Talk about a blockbuster! 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