An upcoming movie adapted from a viralhorrorvideo game is finally set for a domestic release. Over the years, quite a few genre games have been brought to the big screen, perhaps most prominently with theResident Evilfranchise, which has expanded to include seven live-action installments and a one-season Netflix series. Other notable adaptations include 2005’sDoom, which starred Karl Urban and Dwayne Johnson, and 2006’sSilent Hill, which spawned a sequel in 2012.
While video game adaptations have notoriously had critical and commercial ups and downs,the past few years have seen an increasing number of smash video game hits. In addition toThe Super Mario Bros. Moviebecoming the highest-grossing video game movie of all time with a $1.362 billion gross,HBO’sThe Last Of Uswas a smash hit on the small screen. The post-apocalyptic drama earned the second-largest post-2010 debut for HBO, behind only theGame of ThronesprequelHouse of the Dragon, and was nominated for 24 Emmys, winning eight, in addition to earning three Golden Globe nominations.
Home Sweet Home: Rebirth’s Release Window Is Revealed
The Movie Is Based On A Thai Video Game Franchise
The release ofHome Sweet Home: Rebirthhas received a major update. The upcoming movie, which was directed by Alexander Kiesl and Steffen Hacker, isan adaptation of the viral Thai video game horror franchiseHome Sweet Home, which launched in 2017. The cast includesChronicles of NarniastarWilliam Moseley,365 Days' Michele Morrone,Brother of the Year’s Yaya Urassaya Sperbund, and K-pop star Alexander Lee, who is part of the boy band U-KISS. Read the official plot synopsis below:
Home Sweet Home: Rebirthfollows Jake (Moseley), a cop thrust into an alternate realm called “The Hindrance” during a deadly mall shooting. With the help of a mysterious Novice Monk (Lee), Jake must race the clock to save his wife, Prang (Sperbund), and stop an evil occultist, Mek (Morrone), from opening the Gates of Hell.
Vertical Entertainmenthas now announced thatthey have acquiredHome Sweet Home: Rebirthand will be releasing it in North America in April. It is unknown what day that month the release will debut, but this release window places it in domestic theaters alongside other April movies includingA Minecraft Movie,The Amateur,Drop,Sinners, andThe Accountant 2. Below, read statements on the acquisition from producer Dean Altit and Vertical Entertainment’s Manager of Acquisitions & Sales Rachel White:
Dean Altit:I am incredibly excited to partner with Vertical for the North American release of Home Sweet Home: Rebirth. Their commitment to delivering compelling narratives aligns perfectly with our vision for this film.
Rachel White:Home Sweet Home: Rebirth is a gripping, visual feast. We’re looking forward to introducing this international action-thriller to North American audiences.
What This Means For Home Sweet Home: Rebirth
It Has Major Competition In April
It remains to be seen if this will help or hurt the movie, butHome Sweet Home: Rebirthis now set to make its domestic debut during the same month as theupcomingUntil Dawn, which arrives on April 25. That movie is also ahorrorgame adaptation, with director David F. Sandberg (Lights Out,Annabelle: Creation) bringing the deadly choose-your-own-adventure story to life. While it could potentially boost interest in other horror video game movies,it poses a danger of taking up all of audiences' attentionthat month and preventing the impending Vertical Entertainment release from making much money.
