Editing Ken Levine (game developer) (section)

== Work as an author and screenwriter ==

Levine has been a consultant and co-author of three books related to the ''BioShock'' franchise. These are ''[[BioShock: Rapture]]'', ''[[BioShock Infinite: Mind In Revolt|BioShock Infinite: Mind in Revolt]]'' and ''The Art of BioShock Infinite''. He himself did not work on the majority of ''Rapture'' and ''Mind in Revolt'', but provided the intellectual property and quotes used by the authors in the books. The author for ''Rapture'' was John Shirley and the author for ''Mind in Revolt'' was Joe Fielder.<ref>{{cite web|last=Wigham|first=Chris|title=Bioshock: Rapture – interview with the author, John Shirley|date=July 26, 2011|url=http://www.consoleob.com/features/bioshock-rapture-interview-with-the-author-john-shirley/|publisher=Console Obsession|access-date=November 20, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Fielder|first=Joe|title=Bioshock: Mind in Revolt|url=http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17280623-bioshock-infinite|publisher=Amazon Digital Services Incorporated|access-date=November 20, 2013}}</ref> Levine personally wrote an introduction in the deluxe edition of ''The Art of BioShock Infinite'', published by [[Dark Horse Comics]].<ref>{{cite web|title=The Art of Bioshock Infinite|url=http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16205945-the-art-of-bioshock-infinite|publisher=Dark Horse Comics|access-date=November 20, 2013}}</ref>

In June 2013, Levine had been confirmed to be writing the script for a new film version of the dystopian science fiction novel ''[[Logan's Run]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Futter|first=Mike|title=Bioshock's Ken Levine Tapped To Write Logan's Run Remake For Warner Bros.|url=https://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2013/06/18/bioshocks-ken-levine-tapped-to-write-logans-run-remake-for-warner-bros.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130620162606/http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2013/06/18/bioshocks-ken-levine-tapped-to-write-logans-run-remake-for-warner-bros.aspx|url-status=live|archive-date=June 20, 2013|publisher=Game Informer|access-date=November 20, 2013}}</ref> However, he was later dropped from the project.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/simon-kinberg-takes-over-from-ken-levine-on-logans/1100-6429119/|title=Simon Kinberg Takes over from Ken Levine on Logan's Run Script|last=Auty|first=Dan|date=July 24, 2015|work=Gamespot}}</ref>

In April 2016, Levine stated he was working with [[Interlude (interactive video)|Interlude]] to write and produce the pilot episode for an interactive, live-action series based on ''[[The Twilight Zone#Potential third revival|The Twilight Zone]]'', which will be published by [[CBS]].<ref>{{cite magazine | url = https://www.wired.com/2016/04/ken-levine-twilight-zone/ | title = BIOSHOCK DIRECTOR KEN LEVINE'S NEXT STOP: A TWILIGHT ZONE GAME-FILM HYBRID | first = Chris | last = Kohler | magazine = [[Wired (magazine)|Wired]] | date = April 18, 2016 | access-date = April 18, 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web| url = http://www.thewrap.com/twilight-zone-is-getting-an-interactive-reboot-exclusive/ | title = 'Twilight Zone' Interactive Reboot in the Works (Exclusive) | work = [[The Wrap]] | first = Joan | last = Solsman | date = April 18, 2016 | access-date = April 18, 2016 }}</ref> However as of January 2022, nothing has come to fruition. In 2017, Levine described the project as "in flux".<ref>{{Cite web| url = https://www.ign.com/articles/2017/03/30/ken-levines-interactive-twilight-zone-movie-might-not-happen | title = Ken Levine's Interactive Twilight Zone Movie Might Not Happen | work = [[IGN]] | first = Jordan | last = Sirani | date = March 30, 2017 | access-date = January 10, 2022 }}</ref>