Heat on Hold
Gearbox gives up on film adaptation.
Gearbox Software’s long overdue take on the classic film Heat is on indefinite hold, though the studio’s Randy Pitchford has opened the door for anyone who wants to snap up the licence.
Heat was announced back in 2006, and was a joint effort between Regency Enterprises, Titan Productions and Gearbox Software that was to tackle Michael Mann’s 1995 blockbuster. Few details emerged about the game, and while the developers originally intended to get De Niro and Pacino on-board, Heat has been in a state of limbo since it was first revealed.
Gearbox Software’s Randy Pitchford doused any hopes of the game seeing the light of day having given an update on the project. “In a nutshell, we’re nowhere,” Pitchford saidin a recent interview.
That’s not to say that there’s no prospect for a future take on the film; “We’re not keeping the IP locked down anymore,” Pitchford continued, “If somebody else were in a spot where they could do it, and everybody was comfortable with that, then conceivably that could happen.”
