The popular horror game “Until Dawn” is now being adapted into a film. However, fans on Reddit are already speculating how the filmmakers will implement an important gameplay aspect.
What is Until Dawn about? In the game from 2015, it revolves around a group of young adults exploring an abandoned mountain lodge on Mount Washington, encountering all sorts of horrors.
Now Sony wants to bring the story to the big screen. Directed by David F. Sandberg, who was previously responsible for Shazam. The screenplay is written by Gary Dauberman, who also worked on IT and The Nun.
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Here you can see a trailer for the PS4 game Until Dawn:
How are fans reacting? On Reddit, fans have mixed reactions to the news that Until Dawn is now also becoming a film.
Some believe that the game is already a kind of “interactive movie” and therefore does not need an adaptation. Others are optimistic and look forward to seeing Until Dawn in theaters.
However, one aspect is being heavily discussed, as: In Until Dawn, you control 8 different characters whose fates lie in your hands. There are multiple ways to play the story, and depending on your behavior, different characters will either die or survive.
Now fans are speculating which route the film will take and which characters will live or die. There is also concern that the loss of the important gameplay mechanics could diminish the appeal of the game in the film.
Here are some comments from Reddit users we collected for you:
- UntilGaming952: “If they decide to play it safe, Sam and Mike are obvious candidates for the last survivors, but hear me out, I have a feeling that Emily could work as the sole survivor, especially since Until Dawn loves to twist horror tropes […]”
- Weirdguy149: “The boring but likely option will be that everyone except Josh survives. However, I hope some characters die at the climax of the film.”
- paco-ramon: “Yeah, isn’t the point of the game that your decisions change the story? A film takes that away.”
There is no information yet about the film’s release date. Also, there has been no official announcement regarding the cast of the various characters.
Until Dawn is not the only well-known video game that you can expect to enjoy as a film in the future. The block game Minecraft is also getting an adaptation. The cast includes well-known names, among them also the actor who plays Bowser:
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