The coming months promise a lot for those who love horror movies. Many new and big productions are preparing to appear before the audience. Moreover, a significant portion of these films will also be based on famous video games.
So, what do we know about these movies so far? Come, let’s take a look together…
House of the Dead
According to Deadline, Paul WS Anderson is working on a new film adaptation of Sega’s classic horror game House of the Dead. Anderson will direct the project alongside Jeremy Bolt, Sega’s Toru Nakahara and Story Kitchen’s Dmitri M. Johnson, Mike Goldberg, Dan Jevons and Timothy I. Stevenson.
House of the Dead, a classic on-rails shooter game, aims to give the audience moments of fear as a movie in the style of Resident Evil.
onslaught
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Dan Stevens is teaming up with The Guest and Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire director Adam Wingard on A24 studio’s new action-horror thriller Onslaught. The plot of the film focuses on the story of a mother (Adria Arjona) who fights a threat that escaped from a secret military base. In this film, in which Alex Periera will portray the character “The Butcher”, Stevens will play the role of a German scientist working on escaped subjects. The film, which draws attention with its fight scenes and action-packed scenes, aims to offer a high dose of tension to the audience.
pendulum
Joseph Gordon-Levitt stars in the horror film Pendulum, written by Mark Heyman and produced by Darren Aronofsky. The film follows Patrick and Abigail, a couple who go to a new age retreat in New Mexico in hopes of healing after a traumatic event. As the duo begins to distrust the retreat leader, they are forced to question whether the spiritual practices they encounter here provide real healing or hide a terrible secret.
Fear is the Rider
Ben Mendelsohn, Abbey Lee, Toby Wallace and Eliza Scanlen will star in the movie Fear is the Rider, adapted from Gabriel Bergmoser’s novel The Hunted. Paying homage to 1970s horror films, the story follows a woman searching for her missing mother who encounters a group of serial killers in the Australian desert. An ex-convict and a young girl will do their best to help him.
outlast
Bloody-Disgusting has announced that a film adaptation of the survival horror game Outlast is being developed by Lionsgate. The script of the film will be written by JT Petty, known for his works in the horror genre.
Bendy and the Ink Machine
The horror-themed video game Bendy and the Ink Machine is being adapted for the big screen under the direction of André Øvredal. This creative project attracts attention with its atmosphere blending animation and dark elements.
heretic
In Heretic, which will be released as a short film, Hugh Grant will appear before the audience as Mr. Reed. The film crew comments on Grant’s performance and the character’s characteristics in this short film.
presence
Finally, Lucy Liu stands out in the trailer for Presence, Steven Soderbergh’s haunted house movie told through the eyes of supernatural beings. Liu plays a character who confronts ghosts in this tense production.
These projects show that video game adaptations are gaining more and more attention in cinema and that famous names are opening the door to new experiences in the horror-thriller genre.
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