CES 2025 was a time of surprise for Util Dawn fans with unexpected revelations about the film adapted from the Supermassive Games game, still scheduled for April 2025.
Supermassive Games has found its formula with Until Dawn. Initially accustomed to minor projects, notably DLC, it is really this title which marked a turning point in its history. Even today, after the success of its original version and the release of a remake, the horror game could well surprise us, or rather: its adaptation. Sony has given new information about the live-action film, you probably didn’t expect that.
Until Dawn takes a turn no one saw coming
Since that night, the tech giants have gathered in Las Vegas for the CES 2025. This big meeting is a moment full of announcements, often on the hardware side, but not only. Video game aficionados are not left out. Even if, on the PlayStation side, the big revelations were on the side of adaptations !
Sony has unveiled several major projects, such as films Horizon Zero Dawn et Helldiversbut also an animated series Ghost of Tsushima. That’s obviously not all, since a PlayStation exclusive will soon hit theaters: the film Until Dawnby David Sandberg.
Ashley Brucksthe president of Screen Gems (a subsidiary of Sony Pictures), took the stage at CES to give some additional details. She recalled that the interest of these adaptations was to “ respect the original material “. This is why a film like Until Dawnlike the other productions revealed, was designed in collaboration between the film crew and the creators of the game.
However, this does not mean that you have to copy and paste the game to make a feature film. This is why Brucks announces that the film Until Dawn will propose a “ untold storyas visceral as it is terrifying “. She says that it will follow a group of friends who will confront issues already encountered in the license, but in a different way.
The aim of this bias is to bring “ freshness “. In doing so, the film Until Dawn should be aimed both at fans, who it will surprise, and at newcomers to the license. It remains to be seen whether the result will be up to par! Verdict on 25 avril 2025 in dark rooms.
Source: Sony Press Conference at CES 2025.
