The bozos at Sony have done it again. This time it’s with the Until Dawn movie which shows off the first footage in a form of a featurette which also – shockingly – reveals the film is nothing like the popular video game.
I’ll say the movie still sounds kind of cool, but again, it sounds nothing like the game. Why not call it something else instead of high jacking the IP for an obvious (hopeful) quick buck?
Update: Full trailer released.
What is the Until Dawn movie about?
While the video game is set in a remote mountain retreat which features snow and other locations, apparently, the movie is basically a cabin in the woods where teens are stuck in some sort of death time loop. There doesn’t look to be any snow or lodges or cable cars or such.
Gary Dauberman is the writer and producer who says in the featurette:
As a huge fan of the Until Dawn game and how cinematic it was, I thought a lot about how we can continue the story without just giving the audience the same experience that they got when they were playing.
David F. Sandberg is the director who recently directed the Shazam movies and is known for Lights Out and Annabelle: Creation said:
The movie has sort of the same tone and the same vibe but it expands upon the universe. One of the creative things the game did is that people make different choices and die in different ways. The movie has this mechanic where things start over and then they get to try again. Every time they come back to life, it’s like they’re in anew horror genre. To survive they have to make it until dawn.
Fans aren’t happy
Of course, fans aren’t happy, again because this isn’t the game. Fans want the game. The featurette currently has 1.7k dislikes on YouTube to 9.7k likes, which can be watched below.
“I dont know…. but the mansion/cabin setting in the middle of the mountains is way more freightening than a house outside the suburbs….” says a comment with 1.6k likes.
Another adds: “‘as a huge fan of the until dawn game’ /proceeds to scrap the whole story plot of the game and create a new one.”
Another: “If you wanted to make The Cabin in the Woods again, you could’ve just made The Cabin in the Woods again.”
One with 1.2 likes: “So basically, It’s only Until Dawn in name.”
Another with 1.2k likes: “No wendigos, no mountain cottage, no snow, this isnt until dawn.”
Another with 1k: “This is a cool horror movie idea. It’s not Until Dawn, but it’s a cool idea for a horror movie.”
Another with 1.3k: “Hey so, there’s definitely something here. However if this wasn’t labeled I would have had no idea that was Until Dawn.”
“WHY IS IT AT SOME RANDOM HOUSE LMAOOO,” says another.
Another chimes in: “As a huge fan of Until Dawn and how cinematic it was, i thought alot about how we can just not give the audience anything that they’re actually looking forward to and not create anything that they liked about the game.”
“In other words: this is NOT ‘Until Dawn,’” adds a fan.
Another: “make movie based on video game > ‘It expands upon the universe (of the game)’ > is nothing like the video game Simply amazing.”
“So Happy Death Day meets Groundhog Day with the Until Dawn name slapped on it,” adds another.
Watch the Until Dawn movie footage:
Release info
Until Dawn gets released April 25, 2025 directed by David F. Sandberg, written by Blair Butler and Gary Dauberman, and based on the PlayStation Studios video game.
Official synopsis:
One year after her sister Melanie mysteriously disappeared, Clover and her friends head into the remote valley where she vanished in search of answers. Exploring an abandoned visitor center, they find themselves stalked by a masked killer and horrifically murdered one by one…only to wake up and find themselves back at the beginning of the same evening. Trapped in the valley, they’re forced to relive the nightmare again and again – only each time the killer threat is different, each more terrifying than the last. Hope dwindling, the group soon realizes they have a limited number of deaths left, and the only way to escape is to survive until dawn.
Cast: Ella Rubin, Michael Cimino, Odessa A’zion, Ji-young Yoo, Belmont Cameli, Maia Mitchell, and Peter Stormare.
Producers: Asad Qizilbash, Carter Swan, David F. Sandberg, Lotta Losten, Roy Lee, Gary Dauberman, and Mia Maniscalco.
Executive producers: Charles Miller and Hermen Hulst.
