"Dead by Daylight" Movie in Works

Jason Blum's Blumhouse and James Wan's Atomic Monster are teaming up with Behaviour Interactive, the largest Canadian gaming studio, to develop a film adaptation of the hit horror multiplayer game, “Dead by Daylight”.

The game features a vast universe of original, gruesome killers, such as The Nurse, The Wraith, The Hag, and more.

It also has classic movie villains and characters licensed from movies like “Halloween”, “Hellraiser”, “A Nightmare on Elm Street” and more. One player takes on the role of a killer while the others try to survive.

Since its launch in 2016, “Dead by Daylight” has reached over 50 million players worldwide, with two million players stepping into The Fog, the terrifying mist that players must make their way through to survive, every day.

The companies are commencing their search for a director and a screenwriter for the project.

Wan, Blum, and Stephen Mulrooney are serving as producers on the project.

Behaviour Interactive’s Remi Racine; Atomic Monster’s Michael Clear and Judson Scott; Blumhouse’s Ryan Turek, and Striker Entertainment’s Russell Binder are executive producers.

Last month, Blumhouse announced the launch of Blumhouse Games, a new subsidiary that will produce and publish “indie budget” video games for below $10 million.

The production company is also planning to merge with Atomic Monster. The deal was announced last year and is anticipated to close sometime in the summer.