The Until Dawn Movie Isn't a Direct Adaptation, Will Feature New Story, Characters | Push Square

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PlayStation Productions is clearly incredibly busy right now, especially after the company made several new announcements for game adaptations during CES 2025. One we already knew about was an Until Dawn movie, but new details reveal that it won't be a direct retelling of the game itself.

The only link between the game and the film will be Peter Stormare, who will reprise his role as Dr. Hill. Stormare appeared at CES to tease the horror flick, which he says is in the Until Dawn universe but will feature a brand new plot and ensemble of characters.

Indeed, the film has a completely fresh cast, including Ella Rubin, Maia Mitchell, Michael Cimino, Ji-young Yoo, and Odessa A'zion. It's being directed by David F. Sandberg, known for Shazam!, Lights Out, and Annabelle: Creation.

With the film currently set to debut in April, we'll likely start to see trailers and other promotional material in the coming weeks. Now we know it isn't just a retread, we're intrigued to find out what this film will be like.

Are you looking forward to the Until Dawn movie? Hide behind a cushion in the comments section below.

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so it's just a slasher film then which other than the name it has no real reason to exist.

A new story and new characters makes it Until Dawn in name only. Simply a cash grab, and probably not going to be a very successful one as I wouldn't have thought the game is widely known outside of PS fans.

@BeerMonster this isn't a super recognizable IP. It's hardly just a cash grab.

I mean considering the game is basically just an interactive movie anyway this is probably for the