Blumhouse Atomic Monster Taps Thordur Palsson for 'Dead by Daylight' Film as Game Marks 10 Years
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Updated · Variety · Jun 15
Blumhouse Atomic Monster Taps Thordur Palsson for 'Dead by Daylight' Film as Game Marks 10 Years
3 articles · Updated · Variety · Jun 15
Summary
Thordur Palsson will direct Blumhouse Atomic Monster and Behaviour Interactive’s film adaptation of “Dead by Daylight,” with the announcement timed to the horror game’s 10th anniversary.
Palsson brings recent genre credentials: he created Iceland’s first Netflix original series, “The Valhalla Murders,” and made his feature debut with “The Dammed,” released widely in early 2025.
The 2016 multiplayer game pits five players against each other—four survivors and one killer—and built its identity around early killers including The Trapper, The Wraith and The Hillbilly.
The project lands as video-game adaptations have become a major box-office engine, with “A Minecraft Movie” grossing $960 million and “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” reaching $1.3 billion.