Ben Zazove & Evan Turner Tapped To Pen ‘Space Invaders’ Film For New Line Based On Taito Arcade Game

The Space Invaders movie is apparently still happening

According to a report by Deadline, New Line's Space Invaders movie now has its screenwriters.

New Line's 'Space Invaders' Movie is Back in Business

If you've been waiting to see 'Space Invaders' on the big screen and not just in 'Pixels,' New Line might have the movie for you.

Ben Zazove & Evan Turner Tapped To Pen ‘Space Invaders’ Film For New Line Based On Taito Arcade Game

A 'Space Invaders' movie is in development at New Line, with Ben Zazove and Evan Turner to adapt the screenplay from the Taito arcade game.

New Line Taps Ben Zazove and Evan Turner for 'Space Invaders' Movie Adaptation

©Courtesy of Taito  Screenwriters Ben Zazove and Evan Turner are being tapped by New Line to create a Space Invaders movie based on the Taito arcade game that was released in 1979. Created by Tomohiro Nishikado, Space invaders became one of the most iconic games that depicted Earth being attacked by alien invaders. The success of the game helped propel the gaming industry in the 1980s and spawned sequels and remakes for arcades as well as home c…

New Line’s ‘Space Invaders’ Movie is Back in Business

Next up on the ever-expanding list of video game adaptations? A movie for Space Invaders, apparently. Per Deadline, New Line Cinema is finally making good on its hopes to bring Taito’s shoot ’em up to life. First announced back in 2019, the studio and production company Safehouse Pictures have put comedy writers Ben Zazove and Evan Turner on script duties. Individually, they’ve written or produced for movies like Sherlock Gnomes (Zazove) and Jou…