Grand Theft Auto TV series may star Daniel Radcliffe

Daniel Radcliffe may play Sam Houser, the founder of Rockstar Games, in the BBC drama Grand Theft Auto.

The show will be based on real-life events of how Sam Houser fought Jack Thompson, in the early 2000s, over the perceived violence, and sex in video-games.

Jack Thompson constantly attacked Houser and Rockstar Games in the early 2000s for pushing violence, sex, and drugs in their video-games. He was already known as the Florida attorney activist who attacked media companies for promoting rap and sex on radio. When Thompson found out of the existence of Grand Theft Auto he formed an obsession for closing down the company that developed the game. Jack Thompson was disbarred in 2008 due to inappropriate behaviour.

The actor that is supposed to play Jack hasn’t been cast yet.

The TV series will have as director Owen Harris, whom some of you may know to have directed a couple of episodes of UK’s Misfits, and the first episodes of Black Mirror’s season 2.

James Wood wrote the script, and the show was initially known as Rockstar Games – the name may very well change once again. Jim Spencer will be in charge of producing the show, and Mark Hedgecoe will be the executive producer.

The TV show will start shooting on the 20th of April, and it is based on David Kushner’s – Jacked: The Outlaw Story of Grand Theft Auto.

British co-founder Sam Houser and president of Rockstar Game has garnered a reputation of creating one of the most loved game franchises in the world – also the biggest one.

Grand Theft Auto has amped its portrayal of violence with each new installment – if we take into consideration Max Payne and Red Dead Redemption, we can say that every Rockstar game is about maniacs seeking justice, or revenge, by using sheer force.

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When I was younger I used to spend almost all of my free time playing computer games. My mom and dad would go mental over this. “You’re never going to do anything with your life if you are going to play games all day” they used to say. What was even more unusual was the fact that I played more games than most of the guys in my friend group. Looking back, I have to admit that I probably played a bit too much, but I also learned a lot of great things. When I turned 20 I decided that it was high-time to make some money of my own, but the only jobs I could get were that of waitress or cashier. How exciting. After several excruciating months of serving tables I had a great idea: since I love gaming so much, why don’t I write about it? That’s when I started doing small writing projects on Elance. Eventually, I got an offer for a part-time job. During that time I learned all about content marketing strategies and how search engines work. I started writing about various topics such as technology, health and lifestyle and discovered that I was actually good at it. On November 24, 2014, I became part of the ArgyllFreePress team.