Leonardo DiCaprio is set to play pioneering video game entrepreneur Nolan Bushnell in a biopic about the Atari co-founder's life, written by Brian Hecker and Craig Sherman.
Daily Variety said screen heart-throb DiCaprio had been attached to produce as well as star in the film about Bushnell, one of the founding fathers of the video game industry.
Paramount Pictures has snapped up a pitch titled “Atari,” with Leonardo DiCaprio attached to star.
Nolan Bushnell was an engineering student, puzzle-lover and game enthusiast who went from fixing broken pinball machines to launching Atari Corp. with Ted Dabney , a video game manufacturer, in the early '70s.
Among the company’s contributions were Pong and the Atari 2600.
After selling Atari, to Warner Communications for US$28,000,000, Bushnell purchased the former mansion of coffee magnate James Folger in Woodside, California, which he shared with his wife Nancy and their many children.
Although Bushnell’s life rights had long been pursued by various suitors, Hecker and Craig Sherman persuaded the gaming pioneer that they could do his unique story justice.
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