The first trailer for the upcoming Tetris movie has been released online . Now, thanks to the success of HBO’s The Last of Us , video game adaptations are becoming hot news in the world of TV and film. There are plenty of upcoming gaming projects that will be direct adaptations of the source material, but Tetris is heading in a completely different direction.
Tetris – what to expect?
A new video from Apple tells the story of the creation of one of the biggest video games in the world. Taron Egerton as Henk Rogers plays a businessman who eventually discovers Tetris. His goal is to make the game a global hit. Unfortunately, Tetris was created by Russian programmer Alexei Pajitnov. So Rogers must find a way to make a deal with the Soviet Union at a turbulent time in world history. As a result, he finds himself embroiled in an even more complex and dangerous situation than he could have expected.
Watch and judge for yourself the latest trailer:
Taron Egerton stars in a new Apple Original Movie inspired by the true story of how one man risked his life to outsmart the KGB and turn Tetris into a worldwide sensation. Based on the true story of American video game retailer Henk Rogers (Taron Egerton) and his discovery of Tetris in 1988. When he decides to make the game available to the world, he enters a dangerous web of lies and corruption behind the Iron Curtain.
— we read in the official description of the Apple video
Although the first Tetris trailer was presented on February 16, the movie itself will be released incredibly soon. Tetris will be released as early as next month on March 31. It will only be available to watch on Apple TV+ .