Outlast is getting a movie adaptation, and it is in the palms of a studio well-versed in the horror style.
Saw studio Lionsgate, which can be behind sequence like The Starvation Video games and John Wick, introduced on Wednesday a cope with developer Pink Barrels to carry Outlast to the huge display. The variation (which was first revealed by Bloody Disgusting) is being led by horror producer Roy Lee (It, Barbarian, Late Night time with the Satan).
JT Perry, who served as the major author on the Outlast video games, is engaged on the screenplay. In a press release, Perry referred to as the adaptation “an unimaginable alternative to dive deeper into the characters and killers we love.”
Lionsgate hasn’t revealed an excessive amount of else about how intently it’s going to comply with the plot of the video games, however it does promise to seize the horror parts Outlast change into identified for — “immersive environment, chilling sound design, and relentless suspense” — in its announcement. Additional info, together with a launch window, continues to be pending, however it’s nonetheless very early days.
“When Outlast launched in 2012, it modified the panorama of horror gaming, setting a brand new normal for immersion in the style,” Lee mentioned in a press release. “Its deep, emergent lore has offered an ideal basis for creating a movie that delves into the psychological and bodily horrors at the core of the franchise. I’m excited to carry this distinctive world to life for each new viewers and the sequence’ devoted followers.”
“As die-hard followers of horror throughout each medium, at Pink Barrels we’re nice admirers of Roy Lee’s and Lionsgate’s work,” added David Chateauneuf, co-founder and inventive director at Pink Barrels. “Horror films outdated and new have had an simple impression on our franchise over the years, and to now have the alternative to work on an Outlast movie with true horror legends is a dream, or ought to I say, nightmare, come true.”
The primary Outlast launched in 2013, and the first-person psychological survival recreation shortly gained traction for that aforementioned immersive horror environment. Outlast adopted journalist Miles Upshur as he investigated a distant psychiatric hospital, however its 2017 standalone sequel picked up on one other forged of characters.
Most just lately, Pink Barrels launched multiplayer recreation The Outlast Trials final yr. IGN gave it a 7/10, calling it “a bloody cooperative horror recreation that burns brightly, however fizzles after a number of pleasant hours.”
It is solely the newest horror online game to go to the huge display, with 5 Nights at Freddy’s 2 coming subsequent December and an Till Daybreak movie releasing subsequent April. For extra, take a look at our breakdown of each online game adaptation in the works.
Alex Stedman is a Senior Information Editor with IGN, overseeing leisure reporting. When she’s not writing or modifying, you’ll find her studying fantasy novels or enjoying Dungeons & Dragons.
