> > > ‘Dead Island’ Rights Bought By ‘Wolfman’ and ‘Mummy’ Producer > via /Film by Russ Fischer on 2/18/11 > > > It’s been a big week for the video game Dead Island, a trailer for which was > released and immediately became an internet sensation. The game had been all > but forgotten prior to that trailer, but now people at least know the name of > the game. Not that they know anything about the game, really. There is no > gameplay in the trailer, and even sites that were offered an early peek at > the playable action were cautious about saying they needed to see and play a > lot more. > > But this isn’t about the game. It is about the movie that could come into > being because the trailer for the game was such a hit. If you watched the > trailer and assumed someone might quickly snap up the rights to make a film, > you were correct. Info on that deal is after the break. > > Here’s the news, via HitFix, for people who want no more than that: Sean > Daniel, a 20+ year producing veteran (Hard Target, Tombstone, The Mummy, The > Wolfman) has picked up the rights to Dead Island via The Sean Daniel Company. > > What will he do with the rights? Will a film ever be made? We can’t answer > those questions right now. There is no script, not even a screenwriter. But > he saw that the interest in the trailer was high, and jumped on the rights. > Is that a smart business move? Maybe — someone else certainly would have > bought the option if he hadn’t. Now let’s see what he does with it. > > The obvious approach is to not even bother with the game and treat the > trailer like a short film to expand into a feature. But even then there’s not > enough to sustain a movie — the trailer works for so many people because it > is very self-contained. It may play in reverse, but all the ideas are there. > How do you fill it out to make a feature that goes beyond the basic zombie > movie? (Given that the primary appeal of the game seems to be finding > creative ways to kill zombies, it might not be much help.) > > Watch This: The Incredible ‘Dead Island’ Video Game Trailer > > > > > > Things you can do from here: > Subscribe to /Film using Google Reader > Get started using Google Reader to easily keep up with all your favorite sites > >
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