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‘Until Dawn’ Film Faces Modest Debut and Credit Controversy

The adaptation opened to an $18 million global box office but excluded the original game writers from its credits, sparking calls for industry reform.

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Overview

  • The ‘Until Dawn’ movie earned $18 million globally in its opening weekend, including $8 million domestically and $10 million internationally, on a $15 million production budget.
  • Original game writers Larry Fessenden and Graham Reznick were omitted from the film's credits, despite their significant contributions to the source material.
  • Kim MacAskill, a former Sony narrative director, launched a petition advocating for the inclusion of the original writers in the movie’s credits.
  • The Writers Guild of America lacks formal protections for video game writers to receive credit in film adaptations, highlighting industry-wide gaps in credit standards.
  • The movie diverges from the game’s branching narrative, introducing a linear time-loop storyline and new characters while retaining Peter Stormare as Dr. Hill.