Joust in Time?

There is a story making rounds that Joust is going to be made into both a movie and comic book. I loved this game, it suckered me into dropping so many quarters in the machine till M.A.M.E. came around. To tell the truth I never went to all the levels, I just loved the sounds the game made. Now tell me is it a jest or does Joust has merit of movie fame. Time will tell.