Rockstar denies involvement with Grand Theft Auto movie
by Ludwig Kietzmann 
on Feb 6th 2008 10:45AM
Responding to
Variety's outing of a
Grand Theft Auto movie which
failed to get off the ground, series developer Rockstar has told
MTV News that it wasn't involved "in any way, shape or form." The company's VP of creativity, Dan Houser, said that Rockstar "never" considered moving ahead with such a project, as it was "no more interesting" than numerous other movie pitches it had received in the past.
Variety's "The Cut Scene" blog reported that a "deal was virtually in place" between publisher Take-Two and a major film studio before talks suddenly fell apart for nebulous reasons. As for the prospect of future films based on the hit franchise, Houser insisted, "It is not something we are currently interested in." We can't say we're disappointed -- films based on games inspired by films make us feel like we're spinning in a very unoriginal washing machine.
