

Harris, author of Console Wars and the longtime creative partner of Tulis. At least famous in that community,” says Rise of the Players producer Blake J.

“These people suddenly became wealthy, and/or famous. Suddenly, the world was paying attention to his potential documentary subjects. Then GameStop shares soared from $19 at the start of the month to a high of $379 by its end. ‘Holy cow, this is like The Big Short, but they all met on the internet,'” says Tulis.īack in January 2021, Tulis thought he’d uncovered a cool story that would fly under the radar. The road was not easy, with Tulis and his team facing headwinds from competing projects from major players like Netflix.Īmong the subjects interviewed for the film is Justin Dopierala, the founder of Domo Capital Management, who is credited with kicking off the movement with a 2019 article on the financial commentary site Seeking Alpha in which he detailed his faith in the company. “People as far back as early 2019 were focused on this.”Ī year after Tulis met these GameStop true believers, they are the subjects of his new documentary, Game Stop: The Rise of the Players, which Neon’s Super LTD arm is releasing in theaters Friday. “They all had this thesis that GameStop was not going away,” says Tulis, who is known for the 2021 gaming documentary Console Wars. and Sim City for Legendary.'Angry Birds' Maker Rovio Agrees to $775M Sale to Sega Currently, he is writing the screenplay Sesame Street for Warner Bros. Rosolio served as consulting producer and writer for Netflix’s American Vandal. On the TV side, he directed the pilot for FX’s You’re the Worst, which is now in its fifth season, as well as created and directed the Comedy Central series, Mash Up. Vogt-Roberts previously directed The Kings of Summer for Big Beach/CBS Films. Reilly and John Goodman, grossed more than $500 million worldwide. Vogt-Roberts’ most recent feature, Kong: Skull Island, starring Tom Hiddleston, Brie Larson, John C. In post-production, PGP’s currently have The Boys for Amazon Studios and Black Monday for Showtime. Rogen, Goldberg and Weaver’s Point Grey Pictures past television credits include Preacher for AMC and Future Man in its second year for Hulu. His second book, The History of the Future: Oculus, Facebook and the Revolution that Swept Virtual Reality will be published by HarperCollins in February.

Harris also has written for ESPN, IGN, Fast Company/Film and The AV Club, and he appears regularly on Paul Scheer’s How Did This Get Made? podcast. Jermaine Fowler Joins Legendary's 'Faces Of Death'.
