Unveiling the Secrets of Blumhouse's Dead By Daylight Movie
The Dead by Daylight video game has left its mark on the survival horror genre, and now it's making its way to the big screen with the involvement of Blumhouse. Here's everything you need to know about this highly anticipated movie adaptation.
The Origins and Influence of Dead by Daylight
The popular survival horror video game Dead by Daylight is coming to the big screen, and the brilliant minds at Blumhouse are involved in the adaptation. First released in 2016 and developed by Behaviour Interactive, the simple but effective game casts players as either a survivor or a slasher, and they must live to the end of the round or wipe out the victims in as many clever and gruesome ways as possible. One of the pioneering games of the asymmetric multiplayer survival genre, Dead by Daylight has become a pop culture phenomenon.
Joey from Dead by Daylight
Though the gameplay and objectives are quite simple, the franchise has remained fresh thanks to the inclusion of iconic slashers from movies, and brand-new story chapters that keep the scares coming. Besides the tongue-in-cheek dating sim game Hooked On You, the Dead by Daylight franchise has expanded into other forms of media such as comic books, and plans are in the works for more spinoff games soon. Now, Blumhouse is opting to bring Dead by Daylight to the big screen, possibly cashing in on the smashing success of their Five Nights at Freddy's movie.
Dead by Daylight Multiverse
The Latest News and Developments
After announcing the project in early 2023, Blumhouse has been rather tight-lipped, but now the latest news sees the Dead by Daylight movie get a promising update from the horror studio. Blumhouse Vice President Ryan Turek spoke at length about their planned video game adaptation and reassured fans that active work is taking place. 'I will say that one of the projects that I'm active on is Dead by Daylight,' said Turek, 'I look at that as the celebration of horror that the video game itself is'.
Renato Lyra runs from the Skull Merchant in Dead By Daylight
Taking a page from Blumhouse's wildly popular Five Nights at Freddy's adaptation, the studio wants to recreate that success with another simple horror game, Dead by Daylight. Based on Turek's comments, Blumhouse believes that fan service is the key to a good video game adaptation, and the VP stressed that the movie is being designed to cater to fans of the video game.
A composite image of James Wan and the Saw movie traps
Behind the Scenes and Future Prospects
Blumhouse officially announced their Dead by Daylight movie adaptation back in March 2023, but there was almost nothing by way of updates throughout that year. The studio is constantly churning out horror hit after horror hit, but 2023 saw Blumhouse strike gold in an unusual way. Blumhouse's long-gestating Five Nights at Freddy's movie was released on Peacock to surprisingly positive reviews, and that may have emboldened the studio to move forward with their Dead by Daylight plans.
Though a director and cast haven't been attached to the fledgling project yet, big names are still involved with the Dead by Daylight movie adaptation. Blumhouse, the studio behind hit film franchises like Insidious and The Purge, will be at the helm, and they are partnering with horror maven James Wan's company Atomic Monster. Most importantly, Blumhouse and Atomic Monster are partnering with Behaviour Interactive to develop the film, the studio that created the Dead by Daylight game.
