Interviews with director and the classic game’s creator!

Tetris is an iconic video game that has captivated players for 40 years. Originally the work of one man in Soviet Russia, the game became a worldwide sensation when it was bundled with Nintendo’s Game Boy in 1989. The game has been iterated countless times over the years, but few people know the true story of how his puzzle game broke through. iron curtain.New his AppleTV+ movie despite books and documentaries on the subject Tetris It tells a story many people didn’t know.

Taron Egerton as Henk Rogers Tetris It takes us through the tumultuous rights negotiations between Robert Maxwell-run British company Millersoft and Dutch-American Rogers. Rogers, an ingenious Soviet political machine, befriends Tetris creator Alexei Pajitnov and embarks on a perilous quest to take Tetris to the world. Unfolding like a spy thriller, Tetris is an exciting look into the world of the Cold War and how two men changed video games forever (read our review here).

i have to argue Tetris With three talents behind the camera. Director John S. Baird talked about the challenges of making Scotland look like Soviet-era Russia. Baird also talked about the engaging story and how the addition of music and animation tied the story together. He also talked to the real people behind Tetris, Genk He Rogers and Alexei He Pajitnov. Genk talked about how close the story is to reality and what it would be like for Taron Egerton to project him on screen. Alexei talked about the reality of the film and his favorite moments from the film. Check out the full interview in the embed above.

Tetris premiered at March 31st on AppleTV+.