Can you imagine what the Tetris cast might have looked like if the original idea to directly adapt the video game had been carried out? The image that comes to my mind is an ensemble of teens dressed in bulky, block-shaped costumes performing a metaphorical coming-of-age tale about what it takes to “fit in” with one another.
Perhaps that sort of idea is more likely to occur in an SNL sketch but, regardless, I am relieved that the Tetris movie — now available to stream with an Apple TV+ subscription — is a dramatization of how the titular video game became a “blockbuster” success in America, instead. Let’s take a look at the actors bringing this shocking true story to life, along with a reminder of their most notable previous roles, below — starting with the multi-talented lead.
