Video game adaptations are truly having their moment in the sun. TV shows like The Last of Us, Fallout, and Twisted Metal are just a few recent ones that have thrilled fans and critics alike with second seasons on the way. Now, the latest one, Until Dawn, will hit the big screen and bring the horror survival game to life. We cannot wait to see how this film builds on the PlayStation game’s mythology. If the trailer for Until Dawn is any indication, we are in for a good time, indeed.
In the clip, we meet Clover and her friends. A year after Clover’s sister Melanie disappears, they are in a remote area trying to find answers about her disappearance. We aren’t sure why they waited a whole year, but whatever. Either way, they end up somewhere they should be and all sorts of bad things start happening. They soon end up in a very video game situation where they die and then can reset the game to try once again. The only way they can survive is—you guessed it!—to make it until dawn.
Here’s a synopsis from Sony to bring the Until Dawn trailer into clearer focus:
One year after her sister Melanie mysteriously disappeared, Clover and her friends head into the remote valley where she vanished in search of answers. Exploring an abandoned visitor center, they find themselves stalked by a masked killer and horrifically murdered one by one…only to wake up and find themselves back at the beginning of the same evening. Trapped in the valley, they’re forced to relive the nightmare again and again – only each time the killer threat is different, each more terrifying than the last. Hope dwindling, the group soon realizes they have a limited number of deaths left, and the only way to escape is to survive until dawn.
What Is the Release Date for the Until Dawn Movie?
Until Dawn is directed by David F. Sandberg and written by Blair Butler and Gary Dauberman. It will hit theaters on April 25.