Apple Original film 'Tetris' set to premeire at SXSW

The film follows Henk Rogers, a video game salesman, on a quest to acquire the rights to Tetris. Taron Egerton ("Rocketman,") stars as Rogers.

Nikita Efremov stars as Alexey Pajitnov, the Russian-born American game developer responsible for creating Tetris in Soviet-era Russia.

The announcement was made on Twitter by the official Tetris Twitter account.

Apple had acquired the rights to "Tetris" in November 2020.

"Tetris" joins Apple's ever-growing lineup of original films, including thriller "Sharper," animated comedy "Luck," and Will Smith's "Emancipation."