'The backstory to this phenomenon will finally get its moment in the sunlight.'
Egerton plays Henk Rogers, the Dutch video game designer who attempted to secure the distribution rights toin the 1980s. It was no easy feat, especially with so many other big players interested in getting their hands on this money-making, hot commodity.
"It's an extraordinary story involving lots of different factions from all over the world, all pursuing this incredibly property," Egerton said in a new video exclusive toEgerton's character Henk teams up with the Soviet software engineer who designed the puzzle in 1984, Alexey Pajitnov . The two go on to found The Tetris Company in the 1990s, with Rogers still managing it today alongside his daughter Maya Rogers serving as CEO.
"Most people have no idea the drama the game went through for it to spread to the rest of the world." "Tetris is a cultural zeitgeist and it's quite exciting to think that the backstory to this phenomenon will finally get its moment in the sunlight," Egerton continued.
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