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Mouthwashing Film Adaptation Set At Screen Gems With Karyn Kusama Directing
CRITICAL REFLEX announced on October 30 that a film adaptation of Mouthwashing, the horror game it publishes, is in production. Screen Gems, a subsidiary of Sony Pictures, will produce the film, and Karyn Kusama will direct.
Reporting from 2 sources: Denfaminicogamer, Game Spark.
Why it matters
Screen Gems bought the film rights to a 2024 indie horror game with no announced cast or date, and handed it to the director and writing team behind The Invitation, which puts a cult-favorite game inside Sony's genre label apparatus rather than at an independent outfit.
Key Facts
- CRITICAL REFLEX announced on October 30 that a film adaptation of Mouthwashing is in production.
- Screen Gems, a subsidiary of Sony Pictures, will produce the Mouthwashing film, with Karyn Kusama directing.
- Matt Manfredi and Phil Hay, writers of The Invitation, are writing the Mouthwashing screenplay.
- Scott Derrickson, C. Robert Cargill and Vince Cheng of Crooked Highway are producing the Mouthwashing film.
- The console version of Mouthwashing released on October 29 for PS5, PS4, Switch, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One and PC.
Kusama's credits include Jennifer's Body, The Invitation and Yellowjackets. Matt Manfredi and Phil Hay, who wrote The Invitation, are writing the screenplay. Scott Derrickson, C. Robert Cargill and Vince Cheng of Crooked Highway, the company behind Sinister, will also produce. Mouthwashing is a first-person psychological horror game developed by Wrong Organ, set on a cargo ship stranded in space where five crew members are driven into a corner. A notice posted on Steam said that for bringing the tension of being trapped on a cargo ship to the screen, "we couldn't think of a better team." No release date or cast was revealed in the announcement. A console version of the game released on October 29 for PS5, PS4, Switch, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One and PC.
Game Spark reports the PC version of Mouthwashing has sold close to 1 million copies, with an 88 Metacritic score and "Overwhelmingly Positive" Steam user reviews. The game took Best Narrative and Players' Choice at the Horror Game Awards, and Best Hidden Gem at the New York Game Awards, according to the same report.
The adaptation announcement came alongside the console release on October 29, which covers PS5, PS4, Switch, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One and PC, with Game Pass support. Crooked Highway is producing through Derrickson, Cargill and Cheng, whose thriller credits include Sinister. Story details for the film have not been disclosed, and the announcement covered the production team only.
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