After superheroes, has Hollywood eyed the new goose that lays the golden eggs, the video game adaptation? After the success of Super Mario Bros. and its billion dollar haul, the projects grew.
Video games stronger than superheroes?
In addition, the success of series adapted from video game works, such as The Last of Us or Fallout, has also led to a renewed interest in video games from studios. Thus, The Legend of Zelda live action is in the works, as are Metal Gear Solid and Silent Hill. Christoph Gans will soon return with a new opus after his 2006 release.
Additionally, Borderlands, an adaptation of the popular action video game, will hit theaters on August 7, 2024, directed by Eli Roth. Frenchman Mathieu Tour is also preparing the film version of the game Watch Dogs. Uncharted 2 is also in the works after making a feature film in 2022 starring Tom Holland and Mark Wahlberg.
And it’s not over! On June 14, St. Deadline Told us that an adaptation of Until Dawn was about to see the light of day, David F. Directed by Sandberg (Shazam 1 and 2). It will be a direct adaptation of the survival horror adventure action video game. It was released in 2015 on the PlayStation 4 console.
Note that this title is quite atypical in that it is more like an interactive movie in which the player must make choices based on what is happening on the screen.
Slasher as a reference
Developed by Supermassive Games and published by Sony Computer Entertainment, Until Dawn combines a number of slasher and horror references such as Scream, Remember Last Summer or even Friday the 13th and Saw. The story follows a group of friends stranded on Blackwood Mountain; They quickly discover that they are not alone and that the killer is following them
Watching the feature film “Until Dawn” is a logical continuation. Deadline has already revealed its casting. It consists of rising Hollywood stars: Ella Rubin, Michael Cimino, Ji-Young Yoo and Odessa Azion. Screenwriter Gary Doberman (Annabelle, It, The Nun) wrote the screenplay based on the first version by Blair Butler (The Ball from Hell). No release date has been announced at this time.
“At PlayStation Productions, we’re always looking for creative and authentic ways to adapt our favorite games that our fans will enjoy.”said Asad Kizilbash, head of PlayStation Productions.
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