Until Dawn director shares exciting and bloody filming update for acclaimed horror video game adaptation

Director David F. Sandberg has shared a major production update on Until then. The upcoming horror movie is an adaptation of the PlayStation video game of the same name, an interactive survival horror game following a group of young people partying at a mountain lodge who are threatened by a mysterious figure with murderous intent. The Until then movie, which was directed by Sandberg (Annabelle: Creation) from a screenplay by Gary Dauberman (it, It: Chapter Two), stars Ella Rubin, Michael Cimino, Ji-Yung Yu, Odessa Azion, Maia Mitchell and Peter Stormare.

On his official Instagram account, Mr. Sandberg shared a picture of what appears to be a window drenched in blood, with three smiling faces reflected behind the red splash, two of them are Sandberg and Lotta Losten, a producer on the film who is Sandberg’s frequent collaborator and wife. In front, a hand holds a slate announcing Take 3 of Scene 88A was filmed on October 4, 2024. The image’s caption, which reads, “We made it until dawn! This is a collapse…” Announces that Production has wrapped principal photography for the project. See the post below:

What this wrap announcement means for until dawn

The movie is one step closer to release

Now that Until then Has officially wrapped principal photography, the post-production process can begin for the adaptation of the iconic horror video game. While the movie An official release date has not yet been scheduledPrecedent indicates that it will most likely be ready to premiere by the end of 2025. Below, see the timeline between the production wraps and the premiere dates of similar gory R-rated movies that have been released in recent years:

Post-production times have varied for comparable titles, generally ranging between six months to a year. However, it seems possible based on their averages that Until then May premiere as early as July 2025. This means that it will most likely join the list of 2025 horror movies, which already includes The Wolf Man, Five Nights at Freddy’s 2, See XIAnd 28 years later.

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The movie could be ready for the perfect release date

Even though it might be ready to hit screens sooner, Until then Wrapping in early October Setting the movie up perfectly for an October 2025 releaseAllowing it to take advantage of the increased interest in the horror genre that is generally sparked in the lead-up to Halloween. So far, the only major horror release scheduled for this month is the Blumhouse sequel The Black Phone 2So the movie can thrive with minimal competition from other entries in the genre.

Source: Mr. Sandberg/ Instagram