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Until Dawnhas been making headlines again followingthe release of the remake on PS5, but that’s not all fans of the horror game have to be excited about. A big-screen adaptation of Supermassive’s gamehas been in the works for months now and the director of theUntil Dawnmovie has provided a promising progress update.
An adaptation ofUntil Dawnwas announced in January 2024, with Screen Gems and PlayStation Studios partnering on the project.Lights OutandShazam!‘sDavid F. Sandberg was confirmed to direct the film with a script written by Gary Dauberman (Annabelle, The Nun). The 2015 horror game follows a group of teenagers forced to survive a night on Blackwood Mountain. Player choice forms the basis of the gameplay structure inUntil Dawn, meaning a movie adaptation of its branching narrative is intriguing.
In a positive update forUntil Dawnfans, directorDavid F. Sandberg posted on his Instagram accountthat filming on the movie has wrapped as of October 4. The director posted an image of a clapper board featuringUntil Dawnbranding, with the caption “We made it until dawn! That’s a wrap on [the]Until Dawnmovie.” Filming for the video game movie began in August in Budapest, Hungary, and lasted two months. A partial image of the set was also revealed in Sandberg’s post, with the director appearing in the background of a very blood-soaked mirror, which hints at the horror to come in the film adaptation.
TheUntil Dawnmovie features an ensemble cast that includes Ella Rubin (The Idea of You), Michael Cimino (Love, Victor), Ji-young Yoo (Expats), Odessa A’zion (Hellraiser), Maia Mitchell (The Fosters), Belmont Cameli (Along For The Ride), and Peter Stormare (Fargo). Of the cast attached, only Stormare’s role has been confirmed, with the actor reprising his role as Dr. Alan J. Hill from the game. Some fans hoped the movie adaptation wouldutilize more actors from theUntil Dawngame, and bring back the likes of Rami Malek and Hayden Panettiere. However, it appears the creatives have chosen to go in a different direction with a new cast.
With branching narratives and player choice forming sucha large part of theUntil Dawnexperience, it raises the question of how this will translate into the film version. In the game, the choices a player makes can result in the death or survival of some or all of the characters, meaning a variety of endings are possible. It’s not been revealed how theUntil Dawnmovie will approach this situation, but given the nature of the film format, it seems like the movie will be forced to settle for one definitive ending.
Until Dawnis currently in production. A release date has not been announced.
