Here is an all-new Dead Island 2 game trailer that might also be featured in the planned movie. The game gained millions of viewers on its original CGI trailer on YouTube and was awarded with Golden Lion award during the International Festival of Creativity at Cannes that sparked interest from Lionsgate to develop a film adaptation based from the game back on 2011. "Deep Silver has created a highly successful game franchise based on very cinematic, widely viewed and well received trailers, which provide a great template for launching a film franchise with a distinctive and commercial take on the zombie apocalypse," said Occupant Entertainment's Joe Neurauter and Felipe Marino.
The planned movie is reportedly going to be based on something between the first or second game or rather from the famous trailers it previously featured. "We are very much looking forward to seeing Dead Island open up to new audiences and showing off the fun everybody at Deep Silver has with this brand." "The Dead Island universe offers a rich and unique setting that can expand beyond the pure gaming experience," Deep Silver owner Koch Media CEO Dr. The movie adaptation to the hit zombie-themed game is finally now on its way to the big screen after a previous deal with Lionsgate in 2011 was dropped.ĭeep Silver, the publisher of the game is now trying his luck for the second time to bring Dead Island to the silver screen.Īccording to Deadline, Silver is now in partnership with Occupant Entertainment to finance, produce and package project based on the highly acclaimed zombie-theme game. It is planned to be launched in 2016 and will be available for PC.Dead Island 2014 movie is now a go! However, a release date has yet to be announced. Yager is working on another game, a space battle game named Dreadnaught. Dead Island 2 beta version will be first released on PlayStation 4. The game is expected to be available for PS4, Xbox One and PC. The beginning of Dead Island 2 development was first announced during Sony’s E3 press event. However, it is still unclear which studio will be selected to take over development for Dead Island 2. We will continue working towards bringing our vision of Dead Island 2 to life, and we will share further information at a later stage.” “With Dead Island 2, Deep Silver has always been dedicated to delivering the sequel that Dead Island fans deserve. “After careful consideration, today we announce the decision to part ways with development partner Yager,” Deep Silver stated at that time. The decision to eliminate Yager from Dead Island 2 development was announced in July by Deep Silver themselves. Cancellation of projects, especially if the stakes are so high, is not unheard of. “It’s tough, and not being given the chance to finish Dead Island 2, that… that hurts, you know? Right after the announcement a part of the team was a bit shell-shocked, of course, but you have to motivate yourself to keep going. “I really don’t blame them, and we wish them all the best,” Timo Ullmann said in his statement. This shut down caused many jobs being lost some company employees started their own studios. Everybody involved loses.”Īfter being removed from Dead Island 2 project, Yager had to shut down Yager Productions which was created specially to work on the zombie themed game development. “It really is the worst possible outcome. “Having a project cancelled in such a late state is a catastrophic event on so many different levels,” Ullmann commented. Timo Ullmann, Yager managing director, expressed his thoughts on what impact being eliminated from Dead Island 2 development had to their studio. Company’s partnership with Dead Island 2 publisher Deep Silver ended due to the title being “fell out of alignment”. Germany-based studio Yager is no longer a part of Dead Island 2 development.
Former Dead Island 2 Developer: Losing it Was Catastrophic