The Until Dawn movie will not adapt the horror game story, but feature new characters and a fresh premise

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The adaptation from the Shazam director gets new details

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A whole bunch of announcements about upcoming video game adaptations were made at CES 2025, including some new details on the Until Dawn movie. We now know that the new horror movie will not directly adapt the 2015 game, and will instead focus on a fresh story.

Per TechRadar, who were at the conference, Peter Stormare appeared on stage to tease the film. He'll be reprising his role from the games as Dr. Alan J. Hill in the movie and seems to be one of the only links between the stories as it stands. He confirmed the movie will be in the Until Dawn universe but it will have a new plot and cast of victims.

Instead, the project – directed by Shazam's David F. Sandberg – stars Ella Rubin, Michael Cimino, Ji-young Yoo, and Odessa A'zion. It's due for release on April 25, 2025, but no trailer has been released yet.

Fay Watson
Fay Watson
Deputy Entertainment Editor

I’m the Deputy Entertainment Editor here at GamesRadar+, covering TV and film for the Total Film and SFX sections online. I previously worked as a Senior Showbiz Reporter and SEO TV reporter at Express Online for three years. I've also written for The Resident magazines and Amateur Photographer, before specializing in entertainment.