Dark Void to Become Movie

In a move that will surely bring yet more curious individuals into the interesting realm of Tesla technology, Brad Pitt's production company "Plan B" has secured the copyrights necessary to turn the game Dark Void into a feature film.

I first stumbled across this exciting information at BLIC Online, which appears to be a Serbian news site, while doing my routine Google News searches for all things Tesla. The article features what appears to be an in-game picture of the main character conversing with the legendary scientist, depicted with his signature moustache.

I was then able to find the corresponding article on Variety.com which confirms the story and suggests that Pitt himself will play the lead role. Presumably, the film will be another year or two down the road, and will likely be met with comparisons to Iron Man which is due for a sequel in or around May 2010.

Both movies feature a kind of jetpack propulsion system (Iron Man has his built into the suit whereas in Dark Void it appears to be more of a strap-on accessory), however it would be neat if they try to go for a bit more of a steampunk feel with the Dark Void film to set it aside from all the other superhero stuff out lately.

As part of the advertising blitz for the game, which is due out January 19th,  a contest to win a Tesla Roadster has been announced. Unfortunately, upon eagerly reading the rules I was disappointed to learn that the competition appears to only be open to those living within the continental United States.