Blumhouse Atomic Monster and Behaviour Interactive announce Thordur Palsson as director for a film adaptation of the multiplayer horror video game “Dead by Daylight.” The project brings the franchise to cinema, with the movie based on the game of the same name. Across coverage, Palsson is described as an Icelandic filmmaker best known for creating and directing the Netflix Original series “The Valhalla Murders,” which premiered in 2020. Deadline also notes that Palsson’s feature directorial debut includes “The Damned,” while Variety similarly cites his earlier work tied to Icelandic television and streaming. The director selection is announced during a “Dead by Daylight” 10th anniversary celebration, according to Deadline and Variety. The reporting consistently frames the upcoming film as the next step in expanding the long-running game into a horror movie, with the production backing coming from Blumhouse Atomic Monster and Behaviour Interactive. No additional casting details or release date are provided in the excerpts.
Thordur Palsson set to direct ‘Dead by Daylight’ horror film adaptation
Blumhouse Atomic Monster and Behaviour Interactive announce Thordur Palsson as director for a film adaptation of the multiplayer horror video game “Dead by Daylight.” The project brings the franchise...
- Blumhouse Atomic Monster and Behaviour Interactive develop a film adaptation of “Dead by Daylight.”
- The movie is based on the multiplayer horror video game “Dead by Daylight.”
- Thordur Palsson is named as the film’s director.
- Palsson is known for creating and directing Netflix’s “The Valhalla Murders” (premiered in 2020).
- The director announcement is made during the game’s 10th anniversary celebration.
After 10 years, Dead by Daylight is getting the horror film treatment with director Thordur Palsson helming the adaptation of the video game for Blumhouse Atomic Monster and Behaviour Interactive. The Icelandic director (Netflix’s The Valhalla Murders, The Damned) was announced as the movie’s director on Sunday during the Dead by Daylight 10th anniversary celebration […]
3 hours agoThe movie is based on Behaviour Interactive’s hit horror video game of the same name.
3 hours agoBlumhouse Atomic Monster and Behaviour Interactive have tapped Thordur Palsson to direct their film adaptation of the horror multiplayer game “Dead by Daylight.” Palsson, an Icelandic native, is best known for creating and directing the nation’s first Netflix Original series, “The Valhalla Murders,” which premiered on the streamer in 2020. His feature directorial debut, “The […]
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