Kusama To Direct "Mouthwashing" At Sony
Karyn Kusama will direct the adaptation as Sony moves to turn the 2024 horror game into a feature film after its strong sales and awards run.
- Sony Pictures Entertainment acquired feature film rights to the psychological horror game Mouthwashing on October 29, attaching Jennifer's Body director Karyn Kusama to helm the adaptation.
- The original 2024 game, developed by Wrong Organ and published by Critical Reflex, follows five crew members stranded aboard the space freighter Tulpar, garnering an 88 Metacritic score and "overwhelmingly positive" Steam reviews.
- Screenwriters Matt Manfredi and Phil Hay, who previously collaborated with Kusama on The Invitation, are adapting the script while producers Scott Derrickson, C. Robert Cargill, and Vince Cheng oversee the project under their Crooked Highway banner.
- This acquisition follows a series of successful video game-to-film adaptations, including Zach Cregger's Resident Evil movie, as Sony Pictures capitalizes on growing market demand for horror game properties.
- While the film's release date remains unconfirmed, the game is currently available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC, allowing audiences to experience the story before the adaptation releases.
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After the box-office success of Zach Cregger‘s “Resident Evil,” Sony plans to adapt another horror video game franchise, and they’re tapping a couple of genre alums to make it. READ MORE: ‘Resident Evil’ Review: Zach Cregger’s Minimalist Terrors Are Far More Effective Than Franchise Maximalism THR reports that Karyn Kusama will direct a feature-length adaptation of the psychological horror game “Mouthwashing” for the studio, with Scott Derrickso…
Kusama To Direct "Mouthwashing" At Sony
Sony Pictures has acquired film rights to developer Wrong Organ and publisher Critical Reflex’s psychological horror game “Mouthwashing”. “Jennifer’s Body,” “The Invitation” and “Destroyer” director Karyn Kusama is attached to direct with her regular scribes Matt Manfredi and Phil Hay adapting. Also onboard are “Sinister” duo Scott Derrickson C. Robert Cargill as producers along with […]
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