Screen Rent excited to present an exclusive clip from the upcoming Apple TV+ movie Tetris. Based on the true story of the intense legal battle to secure Tetris rights. Henk Rogers, an American video game salesman, discovers and falls in love with Tetris in 1988. This love inspires him to find a way to bring Tetris into the world, believing it to be a revolutionary game. But this quest puts him on an unexpected path as he travels to the Soviet Union to meet the creator of Tetris.
Rogers’ journey proves to be dangerous, especially as an American in the Soviet Union at the height of the Cold War, full of lies and corruption in the Soviet Union. Tetris it premiered at the SXSW Film Festival on March 15. Tetris It will air on Apple TV+ on March 31.
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Screen Rent special Tetris The clip shows Henk Rogers (Taron Egerton) discovering the life-changing video game Tetris. He explains how the video game was given such a unique name, a combination of the Greek tetra meaning four and its creator’s favorite sport, tennis. Henk’s interest peaked, and his face lit up as if he had found something he never knew he was looking for as he stepped in to try the game.
Tetris A fascinating biopic that explores not only the creation of the classic game, but also the obstacles Henk must overcome to bring it into the world. Henk’s tenacity is incredible; As shown in this particular clip, his life changed the moment he touched the joystick, leading to his unwavering belief that it was his duty to bring Tetris into the world. This isn’t the story of how Tetris was made, but rather why everyone still knows and plays the game today, nearly forty years after it was first released.
Tetris It is directed by Jon S. Baird and written by Noah Pink. Tetris Taron Egerton, Nikita Yefremov, Roger Allam, Anthony Boyle, Togo Igawa, Ken Yamamura and Ben Miles. The film is produced by Matthew Vaughn’s Marv Films, Leonard Blavatnik’s AI Film, Gregor Cameron, flagged via Unigram, and Gillian Berrie.