Over the summer director Juan Carlos Fresnadillo (28 Weeks Later) was selected by Universal to direct the adaptation of the video game Bioshock after Gore Verbinski left due to scheduling and budgeting issues. It seemed like, for a while, that it would be his next film and would begin filming within the next year or so. Now, according to Fangoria (via FirstShowing), he may be jumping to another film.

Called Intruders, it apparently is “a genre piece whose story revolves around an 11-year-old girl” that was co-written by him. This is basically the long and short of everything we know, so there isn’t much more else to say about the logistics of the project. Hopefully more information will come to light in the coming weeks, as it’s set to start shooting in May, so there should be more soon.

Fresnadillo‘s direction in 28 Weeks Later was very solid, and I thought he was an interesting choice to direct Bioshock. That much being said, I don’t necessarily want to see Bioshock. It’s one of my favorite games of all time (I haven’t played the second one yet), and the video game-to-film history is not a very nice one. It would take a lot to make it work as a movie, and I’m not sure if anyone, particularly him, could make it work. With Universal’s financial problems as of late, there’s a chance that this latest development could be a major force in stopping the film from getting made. And frankly, I wouldn’t complain.

What do you think of Fresnadillo jumping to Intruders ahead of Bioshock?