Francis Lawrence, the director of the Netflix BioShock movie, has confirmed that the project is still in development, but its future remains uncertain. Lawrence described the movie as a "tough nut to crack" due to the difficulty of adapting the game's world and story into a film. He expressed hope that the recent management shakeups at Netflix will not affect the project, but nothing is certain in Hollywood.
Lawrence is currently working on the Hunger Games movie Sunrise on the Reaping, and it is unclear if BioShock will be his next project. BioShock producer Roy Lee has stated that the movie is planned to coincide with the release of a new BioShock game, but no specific games have been named. Take-Two has reiterated that BioShock 4 is in development, but a release date remains unknown.