Paul W S Anderson is set to bring Sega’s The House Of The Dead to the big screen. More on the news and what he’s up to here.

Director Paul W S Anderson is heading back towards home ground for his film after next, as he’s signed up to write and direct a big screen take on the Sega videogame, The House Of The Dead.

Anderson will be joined by his producing partner Jeremy Bolt for the film, and the simple mechanics of The House Of The Dead give Anderson a fair amount to play with. The game gave you a gun, and suggested you aim it at the on-screen zombies, who came towards you at various speeds.

As an aside, there was a sort-of spin-off called The Typing Of The Dead, that remains the best piece of typing tuition software I’ve ever used.

Anderson will...