The Boys‘ Jack Quaid has revealed his dream role would be starring in an adaptation of a classic video game franchise.Taking part in a Reddit Ask Me Anything thread to promote new movie Novacaine, Quaid was asked “what’s your absolute dream role?”“I would actually love to be in a live action adaptation of Bioshock,” he replied. “It’s one of my favourite games of all time.”BioShock is a first-person shooter that was released back in 2007.
Set in a technologically-advanced underwater city, players take control of newcomer Jack as he fights his way through the madness and violence of the isolated world.
Two sequels followed – 2010’s BioShock 2 and 2013’s BioShock Infinite – and a fourth game is currently in development.“I think there’s such a rich lore to that game that could be explored in a TV or movie adaptation,” continued Quaid. “I’ve also seen people say that I look like Max Payne and when I’ve looked at the box art, I even did a double-take.
I love Rockstar’s games, but unfortunately I’ve never played that one – it’s next on the list, for sure.”Elsewhere during the AMA, Quaid revealed that he’s obsessed with the games of FromSoftware but does occasionally need a little help. “I’m a huge video game nerd,” he replied to a question about his hobbies.“Lately I’ve been diving headfirst into the FromSoftware library.
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