Yahoo Lifestyle ‘Until Dawn’ Trailer: Teens Get Killed by Monsters and Turn Back Time in Horror Video Game Adaptation
Actions have consequences. Sony Pictures has released the first trailer for “Until Dawn,” the live-action adaptation of the popular 2015 PlayStation horror game.
Developed by Supermassive Games, the “Until Dawn” video game follows a group of eight unsuspecting teenagers who convene in a remote cabin a year after two of their friends went missing. Through the utilization of a high-stakes “butterfly effect” mechanic, players make choices that impact later gameplay as they try to dodge masked killers, cannibalistic creatures, and figure out who’s really worth trusting.
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The trailer shows the butterfly effect in action as characters gets killed off by different monsters, only to come back to life and repeat the same events with slightly different outcomes each time.
Written by Gary Daubmerman (and based on a previous draft by Blair Butler) “Until Dawn” follows Clover (Ella Rubin), a young woman who visits a remote cabin with her friends in the wake of her sister Melanie’s (Maia Mitchell) disappearance. Michael Cimino will play Clover’s ex-boyfriend Max, Ji-young Yoo will play Max’s step-sister Megan, Odessa A’zion will play Clover’s friend Nina, and Belmont Cameli will play Nina’s boyfriend Abel. Peter Stormare will reprise his role from the video game as Dr. Alan J Hill.
Described as an “R-rated love letter to the horror genre”, the “Until Dawn” film (directed by David F. Sandberg) is not a direct adaptation of the video game, so fans shouldn’t expect to see Rami Malek’s Josh or Hayden Panettiere’s Sam fighting wendigo monsters. Instead, Sandberg’s film follows a new gaggle of unlucky teenagers, though the inclusion of a missing sister indicates Dauberman’s script follows some beats from the original game.
The film is produced by Screen Gems, PlayStation Productions, Vertigo Entertainment, Coin Operated and Mangata.
“Until Dawn” tears into theaters on April 25. Watch the trailer below.
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