Grand Theft Auto: The Movie?

When you have such an explosive, controversial, money-making video game like Grand Theft Auto, we’re almost guaranteed to see a big-screen adaptation arrive in theaters at some point.

The game itself has everything: Bad dudes, naughty girls and lots of violence — all of which has made it a number one target for people who believe everything that’s wrong with this society is due to violence in video games.

Reports earlier this week said that a deal was in place with one of the major studios for Eminem to possibly star, but said deal fell apart for unknown reasons. Now, MTV is claiming that Rockstar Games never had a deal for a feature film in the first place. According to Dan Houser, VP of creative for Rockstar, “Some movie producers were trying to put something together to entice us to make a movie, as studios and production teams frequently have done in the past. This proposal was no more interesting than the numerous others we receive. We never entertained proceeding with the project.”

If the deal never happened in the first place, then would Rockstar be interested in a feature film based on the popular game? Houser noted, “It is not something we are currently interested in.”

I suspect that they might become interested in the film if sales ever start to slip.