Inception could be making its way to a gaming platform near you, according to the film's writer, director, and producer Christopher Nolan. Variety reports that the filmmaker revealed plans for an Inception videogame spin-off at a press conference celebrating the movie's theatrical debut in Italy.

"We are looking at doing is developing a videogame based on the world of the film, which has all kinds of ideas that you can't fit into a feature film," Nolan told his Rome audience. "That's something we've been talking about and are looking at doing long term, in a couple of years."

Nolan's latest has grossed $753 million worldwide since it premiered in London on July 8 of this year. Its story revolves around a team of corporate spies who infiltrate a sleeping target's mind in order to steal secrets -- a concept that Psychonauts fans ought to appreciate.

The game adaptation of Nolan's last major flick, The Dark Knight, went down with Pandemic Studios when the developer was shuttered by owner EA. There's no telling whether or not Nolan's vision of an Inception game will ever actually come to fruition, but it's an intriguing prospect