Multiple outlets report that Thordur Palsson is set to direct a live-action film adaptation of Behaviour Interactive’s multiplayer horror video game “Dead by Daylight.” The film is being developed in collaboration with Blumhouse Atomic Monster, with reports describing the project as an adaptation of the game of the same name.
Variety and other coverage identify Palsson as an Icelandic filmmaker known for creating and directing “The Valhalla Murders,” an Icelandic Netflix Original that premiered in 2020. Deadline also notes Palsson’s additional work, while NME reports that the script will be co-written by David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick, who has writing credits including “The Conjuring.”
Deadline says Palsson was announced during the game’s 10th anniversary celebration, while other outlets frame the announcement as the director being attached for the studio-led adaptation. Across sources, there is agreement on the key elements: the director (Thordur Palsson), the involved companies (Behaviour Interactive and Blumhouse Atomic Monster), and the project’s basis in “Dead by Daylight,” with one source specifying a co-writing role for David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick.
