How exactly Space Invaders – which features waves of slow-moving pixel aliens dropping down from above while players man a laser turret to zap them – will translate into a live-action film is anyone’s guess, but stranger things have happened…
Some quick news that’s sure to confuse all you retro-game fans out there: after years of radio silence since acquiring the rights back in 2014, it looks like New Line Cinema is moving ahead with a live-action film adaptation of Space Invaders, Taito’s iconic alien-zapping arcade game which was originally published back in 1978.