John Carpenter hints that a Dead Space movie is in development
It’s no secret that horror cinema legend John Carpenter likes Dead Space, and he might have let it slip that a movie is coming.
During an interview with Variety, Carpenter might’ve accidentally revealed that Dead Space is getting a silver screen adaptation.
“I’m a big video game fan, so I played all the [Dead Space] games. I was down looking at the new digital cameras, the RED, and happened to mention to them that I would love to do a ‘Dead Space‘ film,” Carpenter said. “That just went around, and everybody said, ‘Oh, when are you gonna do it?’ I’m not gonna do it. I think they already have another director involved. And they haven’t asked me to do it. So until someone asks me, I wouldn’t do it.”
That sentence mentioning that another director could be helming the project is key as, officially, there has yet to be an announcement regarding a Dead Space movie. So it’s possible that (and this is pure speculation right now) Carpenter spilled the beans. Bit of an oops, eh?
Dead Space fans have wanted Carpenter to helm a movie based on the franchise for years. Mainly because his 1982 cult classic masterpiece The Thing inspired the game. Though it seems that dream isn’t coming to fruition, sadly.
In the same interview, Carpenter mentions that he’s excited about the upcoming Dead Space remake, which comes out on Jan. 27, 2023, for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. Anyone who pre-orders it on Steam gets Dead Space 2 for free.
Written by Kyle Campbell on behalf of GLHF.