Apple’s ‘Tetris’ movie chronicles the Cold War clash between communism and capitalism
The movie, which stars Taron Egerton, hits Apple TV+ on March 31st.
The story behind how became a global phenomenon is the basis of an upcoming movie. The film will hit the streaming service on March 31st and Apple has just dropped the first trailer.
Taron Egerton stars as Henk Rogers, a Dutch entrepreneur who (spoiler) secured deals to distribute Tetris on the and other consoles. Soviet software engineer Alexey Pajitnov (played by Nikita Yefremov) created the game during the Cold War, but because he was a government employee, he didn’t receive any royalties at the outset. On the surface, that might not sound like the most compelling foundation for a thriller, but the rights to the classic puzzle game were embroiled in a .
The fast-paced trailer (appropriately soundtracked by “The Final Countdown”) highlights some of that inherent tension. Rogers encounters resistance from a British media mogul who wants the game, KGB agents and even Mikhail Gorbachev.
If you suddenly feel the urge to rotate falling shapes and create horizontal lines with them, there are dozens of ways to play Tetris. Still, it’s worth noting that the original version of the game as part of the first wave of Game Boy titles on the service.
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The movie, which stars Taron Egerton, hits Apple TV+ on March 31st.
The story behind how became a global phenomenon is the basis of an upcoming movie. The film will hit the streaming service on March 31st and Apple has just dropped the first trailer.
Taron Egerton stars as Henk Rogers, a Dutch entrepreneur who (spoiler) secured deals to distribute Tetris on the and other consoles. Soviet software engineer Alexey Pajitnov (played by Nikita Yefremov) created the game during the Cold War, but because he was a government employee, he didn’t receive any royalties at the outset. On the surface, that might not sound like the most compelling foundation for a thriller, but the rights to the classic puzzle game were embroiled in a .
The fast-paced trailer (appropriately soundtracked by “The Final Countdown”) highlights some of that inherent tension. Rogers encounters resistance from a British media mogul who wants the game, KGB agents and even Mikhail Gorbachev.
If you suddenly feel the urge to rotate falling shapes and create horizontal lines with them, there are dozens of ways to play Tetris. Still, it’s worth noting that the original version of the game as part of the first wave of Game Boy titles on the service.
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