'Dead by Daylight' Taps Thordur Palsson For Blumhouse Adaptation
Deadline • • entertainment
Key Points:
- Dead by Daylight, the popular horror multiplayer video game, is being adapted into a film directed by Icelandic filmmaker Thordur Palsson, known for Netflix’s The Valhalla Murders and the film The Damned.
- The announcement was made during the game's 10th anniversary celebration in Montreal, with Blumhouse Atomic Monster and Behaviour Interactive producing the movie.
- The game involves one player as a Killer hunting four Survivors who must evade capture and escape, a concept the film aims to bring to life on the big screen.
- Producers Jason Blum, James Wan, and Stephen Mulrooney praised Palsson's ability to create tension and atmospheric storytelling, highlighting his fit for adapting the game's universe.
- The film's production team includes key figures from Blumhouse, Behaviour Interactive, and Striker Entertainment, with Palsson’s background including an MA in Directing Fiction and experience with Netflix and film festivals.
