I'm not so sure about it being a safe bet. There have been a few good adaptations, but in general I'm very cautious and expect the worst because there has just been so much more garbage that completely ignored everything that made the games great.
Why would it be a tortoise? What's it going to walk on, no no no, it can only be a sea turtle, swimming in the great nothingness of the universe. None of that turtles all the way down bullshit.
The SCMP version reads like they wouldn't care if civilians were the target. The NBC version just states what they expect to be the target, the concerns are about Iran getting directly involved.
Lemmy and misandry, name a more iconic duo.