No, really. Some genius has purchased the theatrical rights to the Midway game “Joust”, about tiny knights that rides on big friggin’ ostriches as they, well, joust on crappy 1980’s videogame graphics. Imagine the endless possibilities. Why stop with giant ostriches? Why not include giant turtles, or giant elephants. Or damn, wouldn’t a guy in a suit of armor hopping around on a giant frog with a lance be just aces? Eh, probably not. Anyways, that’s the story from CHUD via Variety.

Makes sense, right? Well not to the good people at CFP Productions, a relatively new banner that is snapping up the rights to graphic novels and (old and forgotten) videogames. Their latest is a doozie, as they have just optioned the nigh-impossible-to-acquire rights to…FUCKING JOUST, or as you may remember it, Joust. Yes, the mildly entertaining time-waster from Midway Games featuring tiny knights battling atop of super-ostriches and buzzards is due to become a movie because, let’s face it…the narrative possibilities are endless.

Ha. The guys at CHUD kill me.