Sony picks up film rights to indie horror game Mouthwashing; reports differ on director
What we know
Sony has acquired the film rights to Mouthwashing, the independent horror game released in 2024, for a feature adaptation. EG RPS
Reports differ on who is attached. IGN says the film will be directed by the director of Jennifer's Body, while Polygon says a Yellowjackets director is attached. IGN PO
Polygon links the deal to the success of the Resident Evil film, and GamesRadar+ frames it as part of a wave of horror video game movies. PO GR
Key facts
- GameMouthwashing (2024 indie horror game)
- StudioSony
Summary drafted with AI from the sources below · reviewed by GameManx
Coverage · 5 sources
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IGN Hit Indie Horror Game Mouthwashing Is Getting a Live-Action Movie From the Director of Jennifer's Body IGN · Virginia Glaze · 23h agoRead
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EG Sony has snapped up the film rights for Mouthwashing Eurogamer · Connor Makar · 8h agoRead
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RPS Mouthwashing is getting a feature film adaptation from Sony and I need all of you to be normal about it whenever it comes out Rock Paper Shotgun · Oisin Kuhnke · 21h agoRead
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PO 2024’s Best Horror Game Is Officially Getting a Film Adaptation Polygon · Willa Rowe · 6h agoRead
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GR After Resident Evil, Mouthwashing continues the horror movie video game gold rush GamesRadar+ · 8h agoRead
Timeline
Adds coverage from Polygon, Eurogamer, GamesRadar+ and RPS; director attribution differs by outlet.
Story created from IGN, Rock Paper Shotgun, GamesRadar+, Eurogamer and Polygon.