Overview

• Ben Zazove and Evan Turner have been tapped to write the screenplay for the Space Invaders adaptation.
• Producers Akiva Goldsman, Joby Harold and Tory Tunnell will oversee the project through Weed Road Pictures and Safehouse Pictures.
• No director, cast or release date have been announced, leaving key production details pending.
• The adaptation revives a long-dormant effort that has cycled through multiple writers since its initial announcement in 2019.
• Space Invaders pioneered the shoot ’em up genre in 1978 and its enduring popularity underpins Hollywood’s renewed interest in gaming IP.