Labo abajwayelene nomdlalo wevidiyo, noma abake bawudlala, bayazi ukuthi ukuguqulelwa kwefilimu ethi Bioshock kudinga isabelomali esikhulu kanye nezinyanga eziningana zokuzinikela kwezobuciko . Lokhu kubonakala kuyizona kanye izizathu ezaholela ekushiyeni kukaGore Verbinski kanye nokuqashwa kukaJuan Carlos Fresnadillo njengomqondisi omusha wephrojekthi.
Ezinyangeni ezimbalwa ezedlule, uVerbinski uthe engxoxweni neLos Angeles Times ukuthi " inkinga enkulu yamanje yimali nezikhathi zokuqopha" nokuthi ukubone kunzima ukuya e-Australia ukuyoqopha unyaka wonke.
Ngemva kwalezo zitatimende, i-Universal Pictures yanquma ukufuna umenzi wefilimu owayezimisele ukuzinikela ngokugcwele kulo msebenzi , futhi kubonakala sengathi bathole ikhambi: umSpain uJuan Carlos Fresnadillo.
Nakuba uFresnadillo engenalo irekhodi elide eHollywood, wenza umsebenzi omuhle kakhulu ngefilimu yama-zombie ethi 28 Weeks Later, eyabiza u-$8 million futhi yathola imali engaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-80 zamaRandi emhlabeni jikelele . Futhi akazange ayishaye indiva imiphumela yokugcina. Sizobona ukuthi uzobhekana kanjani nenselele yokuzivumelanisa ne-BioShock.