Dead by Daylight Movie Adaptation: Bringing the Terrifying Game to the Big Screen

To bring the video game Dead by Daylight to the big screen, American film and television production companies Atomic Monster and Blumhouse are collaborating with Canadian game developer Behaviour Interactive. Players in the cooperative survival horror game Dead by Daylight work together to elude a killer. Production companies will have to figure out how to translate the gameplay elements and the game’s wide variety of terrifying characters, including those from series like Resident Evil and Nightmare on Elm Street, to the big screen.

The video game movie adaptation trend is continuing with Blumhouse Productions and Atomic Monster teaming up with Behaviour Interactive to produce a feature-length film adaptation of Dead by Daylight. While the team is still looking for a director and screenwriter, it’ll be interesting to see how the film will be adapted to the big screen. This is particularly fascinating since the game’s story has only been primarily depicted in trailers and Archive cutscenes.

This article will examine the Dead by Daylight movie adaptation in more detail, examining the production companies involved, the difficulties involved in translating a video game for the big screen, and what viewers can anticipate from the film.

Who’s behind the Dead by Daylight movie adaptation?

Along with Canadian studio Behaviour Interactive, the creator of the original game, American production companies Atomic Monster and Blumhouse will produce the Dead by Daylight movie. The Conjuring Universe, Lights Out, Mortal Kombat, Malignant, and M3GAN are among the movies Atomic Monster has produced. Paranormal Activity, Insidious, The Purge, Split, Get Out, Happy Death Day, Halloween, and Us are just a few of the movies that Blumhouse Productions has worked on. Blumhouse is a relatively new player in the movie adaptation of video games; they are reportedly in charge of the production of the untitled Five Nights at Freddy’s movie, which started filming in February 2023.

What can we expect from the Dead by Daylight movie adaptation?

The Dead by Daylight movie adaptation will likely follow the same basic premise as the game, where four survivors must escape from a killer in a fog-laden arena. The game features a cast of iconic characters from horror franchises across games, TV, and movies, like Freddy from Nightmare on Elm Street and Jill Valentine from Resident Evil. However, the production companies will have to figure out how to adapt the game’s mechanics to the big screen, while also dealing with the challenge of using copyrighted characters from horror history.

Challenges in adapting a video game to the big screen

While video games have been adapted into movies for years, the success rate has been mixed. There is a “Videogame Movie Curse” that is said to prevent video game movies from being successful. However, it is more likely that the reason for this is that video games and movies are two different mediums that require different storytelling techniques. To make a successful adaptation, the filmmakers need to understand the source material and its audience while making it accessible to a wider audience that may not be familiar with the game.

The Dead by Daylight movie adaptation is an exciting development for fans of the game and horror movies. Atomic Monster and Blumhouse have both established themselves as reliable horror movie producers, and their involvement bodes well for the movie. The challenges of adapting a video game to the big screen are many, but if the movie is able to stay true to the game’s mechanics and horror characters while also being accessible to a wider audience, it has the potential to be a hit.