Gaming News This narrative horror video game from the PlayStation is being made into a film!
After Martha is Dead, another, even more iconic narrative horror game will have a claim to a feature film.
This week we told you about the release of a cinematic adaptation of Martha is Dead, a highly controversial 2022 game that was particularly heavily censored on PlayStation consoles. Set in Tuscany during World War II, it follows a young girl named Giulia, the daughter of a high-ranking Nazi officer, who discovers the body of her twin sister Martha. An experience with a captivating atmosphere that we rated 15/20 in our columns. Italian studio LKA teamed up with its British publisher Wired Productions and Swedish production company Studios Extraordinaires to make the film. Further details on this are now expected. New surprise today, We learn that a second narrative horror game, this time even more iconic, will also be eligible for a feature film adaptation: Until Dawn.
An “Until Dawn” film from the director of Shazam!
Provided by Studio Supermassive Games, either the authors of The Quarry or the endless The Dark Pictures anthology series“Until Dawn” is set in a remote house in the middle of the mountains, where eight friends who have gone on vacation together end up confronted by a masked killer determined to fight the battle in the most macabre way . An experience that came together according to QTE but above all because of the player’s decisions. A game that we also rated 15/20: “With catchy characters, a great atmosphere paying homage to slasher films and real replayability through a good selection system and the presence of elements to collect, Until Dawn remains a good choice.” one “To provide a group of friends with an enjoyable evening, regardless of the depth of their video gaming experience,” we wrote at the time. The quite successful title sold 1.3 million copies in 2016.
The adaptation project was entrusted to filmmaker David F. Sandberg, none other than the director of Shazam! is. And it’s Gary Dauberman, the screenwriter behind the Annabelle and The Nun franchises, who is gearing up to take over the script. I’m not sure that’s good news, but we’ll have to deal with it. The two men previously worked together on Annabelle: Creation, which Dauberman directed. The director has signed a deal with Screen Gems and Sony to produce the film under his Coin Operations banner. Screen Gems described the film a love letter to the horror genre, rated R and centered on a cast that has yet to be revealed.
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