David F. Sandberg to Direct ‘Until Dawn’ Horror Video Game Adaptation
variety.comCaroline Brew editor David F. Sandberg, known for “Annabelle: Creation,” “Shazam!” and “Lights Out,” will direct the film adaptation of the PlayStation horror video game “Until Dawn” by Screen Gems and PlayStation Productions. “It: Chapter Two” and “The Nun” screenwriter Gary Dauberman is doing the most recent pass on a script from “The Invitation” writer Blair Butler.
The plot for the film is under wraps but is said to be an “R-rated and terrifying love letter to the horror genre.” The PlayStation video game centers on eight friends trapped together on a remote mountain retreat — only to discover they are not alone.
They must navigate dread and fear to make it through the night in one piece. The video game, which starred Rami Malek and Hayden Panettiere in motion-capture versions, was named in Variety’s 2021 list of games that deserve movie adaptations.
Under his first look deal with Screen Gems and Sony, Dauberman is producing through his Coin Operated banner with Sandberg and Lotta Losten via Mångata, Vertigo Entertainment’s Roy Lee and Asad Qizilbash and Carter Swan of PlayStation Productions. “As our partnership with Sony Pictures continues to grow, we’re thrilled to be working on our first movie with Screen Gems.
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