Uwe Boll is rebooting Alone within the Darkish.
The 60-year-old director tailored the horror motion online game sequence right into a critically-acclaimed characteristic movie in 2005, which starred Christian Slater (Edward Carnby) and Tara Reid (Aline Cedrac).
In contrast to the 2005 film, the follow-up – which follows personal detective Edward Carnby’s battle towards the undead – will likely be nearer to the unique recreation and observe the story of the 2024 launch.
It comes as Boll´s Occasion Movies has optioned the movie rights to Alone within the Darkish from writer THQ Nordic.
Boll informed The Hollywood Reporter: “We are going to seize the spirit and the period of the unique video games and observe the story of the brand new recreation.
“We are able to´t wait to reboot the franchise and solid our new Edward Carnby.”
Final yr’s recreation is ready within the Twenties and takes place inside Derceto Manor, situated within the gothic American South.
Gamers tackle the roles of Edward Carnby and Emily Hardwood, and the duo’s mission is to unravel the disappearance of Emily’s uncle, while diving deep into the manor’s darkish previous.
To uncover the reality, players want to unravel puzzles and take care of terrifying entities that inhabit the manor.
In addition to movie of Alone within the Darkish – which has generated seven video games which have offered tens of millions of copies globally – the outlet stories that Boll and his manufacturing associate Michael Roesch, 51, are “trying to develop the franchise right into a TV sequence”.
Boll turned a key determine amongst online game followers within the early 2000s when he made diversifications of 2008’s Far Cry, 2007’s Within the Identify of the King, 2005’s BloodRayne, and 2003’s Home of the Useless.
The Hollywood Reporter additionally states that Boll and Roesch are “engaged on Return to Zombie Island”, which is a “sequel to Home of the Useless, which picks up with characters from the unique film, 23 years on”, and can see “all the unique solid return”.
Home of the Useless’s solid contains Ellie Cornell (Jordan Casper), Jonathan Cherry (Rudy Curien) and Jurgen Prochnow (Captain Victor Kirk).