{"id":30236,"date":"2023-02-16T17:48:09","date_gmt":"2023-02-16T16:48:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1787118"},"modified":"2023-02-17T07:54:08","modified_gmt":"2023-02-17T06:54:08","slug":"tetris-film-trailer-dropped-by-apple-a-cold-war-era-thriller-on-steroids","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/tetris-film-trailer-dropped-by-apple-a-cold-war-era-thriller-on-steroids\/","title":{"rendered":"Tetris film trailer dropped by Apple: \u201cA Cold War-era thriller on steroids\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> That&#8217;s a sentence we weren&#8217;t expecting to see today! <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Rob Leane\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Thursday, 16 February 2023 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p>OK, here\u2019s one that we didn\u2019t see coming. A film about Tetris is landing soon on <a href=\"\/\/apple.sjv.io\/c\/1236178\/435298\/7615?itsct=immediate_tv&amp;itscg=30200&amp;at=1000l36Fi&amp;ct=radiotimes_tv&amp;subId1=radiotimes-0&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Ftv.apple.com%2Fchannel%2Ftvs.sbd.4000%3Fitsct%3Dimmediate_tv%26itscg%3D30200%26at%3D1000l36Fi%26ct%3Dradiotimes_tv&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;sponsored&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Apple TV+<\/a> and it actually looks pretty exciting.<\/p>\n<p>Thankfully, this isn\u2019t a live-action reimagining of the game itself, so don\u2019t go expecting a Pixels-like assault on the eyeballs where shapes of all sizes plummet to Earth from the heavens. (That being said, there was <a href=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=AhwGEa7507g&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">a parody trailer<\/a> along those lines a few years ago and it looked great.)<\/p>\n<p>Instead, this is being described in the press materials as \u201ca Cold War-era thriller on steroids, with double-crossing villains, unlikely heroes, and a nail-biting race to the finish\u201d. It\u2019s a movie about the distribution of Tetris, which looks a lot more thrilling than you might have expected.<\/p>\n<p>Check out the Tetris trailer below and prepare to feel yourself getting overly excited about it.<\/p> <div class=\"&quot;brightcove\" embed=\"\"> <div class=\"&quot;embed__intrinsic&quot;\"> <div class=\"&quot;brightcove__player\" vjs-playlist-player-container=\"\"> <video data-video-id=\"6320555977112\" data-account=\"69912529001\" data-player=\"ByeOf0VZEl\" data-embed=\"&quot;default&quot;\" data-application-id=\"\" controls=\"\" class=\"&quot;video-js&quot;\"> <\/video> <\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script src=\"&quot;\/\/players.brightcove.net\/69912529001\/ByeOf0VZEl_default\/index.min.js&quot;\"\/> <p>As you can see, the film stars Kingsman and Eddie the Eagle actor Taron Egerton. He will play a Dutch game designer named Henk Rogers, who had a key role in getting Tetris onto the original Game Boy.<\/p>\n<p>Per the press bumf, Henk \u201cdiscovers Tetris in 1988, and then risks everything by traveling to the Soviet Union, where he joins forces with [the game\u2019s] inventor Alexey Pajitnov (Nikita Efremov) to bring the game to the masses\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s some even more good news: Apple TV+ has confirmed the Tetris release date, which will be <strong>31st March 2023<\/strong>, so there isn\u2019t too long to wait for this barmy-looking treat.<\/p> <p>Seeing as the <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/comedy\/ted-lasso-season-3-release-date\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Ted Lasso season 3 release date<\/a> is also slated for March, this is shaping up to be an exciting month for Apple TV+ subscribers.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019d also recommend the streaming service\u2019s gaming-focused workplace comedy, <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/ashly-burch-mythic-quest-season-2-exclusive\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Mythic Quest<\/a>, which is well worth a watch if you\u2019re interested in the industry lampooning itself.<\/p> <div class=\"&quot;brightcove\" embed=\"\"> <div class=\"&quot;embed__intrinsic&quot;\"> <div class=\"&quot;brightcove__player\" vjs-playlist-player-container=\"\"> <video data-video-id=\"6319547287112\" data-account=\"69912529001\" data-player=\"ByeOf0VZEl\" data-embed=\"&quot;default&quot;\" data-application-id=\"\" controls=\"\" class=\"&quot;video-js&quot;\"> <\/video> <\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script src=\"&quot;\/\/players.brightcove.net\/69912529001\/ByeOf0VZEl_default\/index.min.js&quot;\"\/> <p>The Tetris film is directed by Jon S Baird (Filth, Stan &amp; Ollie) from a script by Noah Pink (Genius, This is Your Death).<\/p>\n<p>The movie\u2019s cast also includes the familiar faces of Toby Jones, Ben Miles and Roger Allam, with Sofya Lebedeva and Rick Yune also appearing.<\/p>\n<p>We thought it was a joke when it first landed in our inbox, but we actually can\u2019t wait for this one to drop.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tetris will land on Apple TV+ on 31st March. You can <a href=\"\/\/apple.sjv.io\/c\/1236178\/435298\/7615?itsct=immediate_tv&amp;itscg=30200&amp;at=1000l36Fi&amp;ct=radiotimes_tv&amp;subId1=radiotimes-0&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Ftv.apple.com%2Fchannel%2Ftvs.sbd.4000%3Fitsct%3Dimmediate_tv%26itscg%3D30200%26at%3D1000l36Fi%26ct%3Dradiotimes_tv&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;sponsored&quot; noopener noreferrer\">subscribe now<\/a> if you haven\u2019t already.<\/strong><\/p> <div class=\"&quot;brightcove\" embed=\"\"> <div class=\"&quot;embed__intrinsic&quot;\"> <div class=\"&quot;brightcove__player\" vjs-playlist-player-container=\"\"> <video data-video-id=\"6319592953112\" data-account=\"69912529001\" data-player=\"ByeOf0VZEl\" data-embed=\"&quot;default&quot;\" data-application-id=\"\" controls=\"\" class=\"&quot;video-js&quot;\"> <\/video> <\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script src=\"&quot;\/\/players.brightcove.net\/69912529001\/ByeOf0VZEl_default\/index.min.js&quot;\"\/> <p><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul><li><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/game-boy-games-on-switch\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Game Boy games finally make it to Switch<\/a> \u2013 see the full list<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/extrapolations-trailer-apple-tv-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Extrapolations teases immense cast in first trailer for intriguing drama<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Hungry for more gaming? 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