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<cite>Joust</cite> Movie: 'Gladiator Meets Mad Max'

The ostrich-riding, egg-smashing action of Joust doesn’t immediately seem ripe territory for a movie, but that’s not stopping CP Productions from making one, just the same. Hollywood producers Christine Peters and Michael Cerenzie apparently created CP Productions to focus on the under-25 crowd. Cerenzie has called the script written by Marc Gottlieb "Gladiator meets Mad […]

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The ostrich-riding, egg-smashing action of Joust doesn't immediately seem ripe territory for a movie, but that's not stopping CP Productions from making one, just the same.

Hollywood producers Christine Peters and Michael Cerenzie apparently created CP Productions to focus on the under-25 crowd. Cerenzie has called the script written by Marc Gottlieb "Gladiator meets Mad Max":

We took one element of the game and the brand itself and built a whole new world around it for the film.

CP Productions is looking to bring a number of new and classic games both to the silver screen and to comic books. They are expecting to have video game tie-ins, as well. Oh, dear lord, make it stop, make it stop.

New Hollywood Company Bringing Joust to the Big Screen [GameDaily]