The first time I saw the trailer for the Dead Island videogame, I thought to myself, "this would make an awesome concept for a live action movie." Well Lionsgate, who has a few horror films on their plate with upcoming flicks Cabin In The Woods, You're Next, Silent Hill: Revelation, and Nurse 3D have secured the rights to turn Dead Island into a movie. Dead Island, was released on September 6 and has so far sold 2 million units.
The game centers on vacationers whose island paradise becomes a living hell when a zombie outbreak quickly spreads. Cut off from the rest of the world, the survivors have only the available materials and the island's natural "weapons" to protect themselves from the viscous and growing legions of the undead. In addition to the award-winning trailer and video game, the Dead Island intellectual property will be simultaneously developed by Deep Silver into forthcoming graphic novels, novels and other extensions.
Lionsgate is said to be taking its creative cue from the Dead Island teaser trailer which depicted a zombie attack in a non-linear fashion. Says the studio, the film "will be an innovation of the zombie genre because of its focus on human emotion, family ties and non-linear storytelling."
The film adaptation is being produced by Sean Daniel (Tombstone, Dazed and Confused). and Stefan Sonnenfeld.
I'm really looking forward to seeing this turned into a film, and kind of bummed that I didn't get the opportunity to turn this into a screenplay. Since I'm sure they have some of their people already on it, I will do what I need to do to get a role in the film because even though everyone is bitching about the Resident Evil movies, Dead Island is a film I will fight tooth and nail to get a role in.
Check out the Dead Island trailer below...
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