Deep Silver: Dead Island Movie Rights Have NOT Been Sold (Yet)

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Sunday, February 20, 2011

The trailer for upcoming zombie game Dead Island has caused quite a stir in the gaming community since its release earlier this week. If you're one of the three gamers in the world who hasn't seen it yet, check it out below.

Yesterday, publisher Deep Silver confirmed that, despite reports to the contrary, the movie rights to Dead Island have not been sold. The company says that it is the sole IP holder of the Dead Island brand and that it is currently sifting through a "massive amount of interest in the film adaptation rights."

Quality, Deep Silver says, is a key concern.

"We are looking for quality above all else for a movie based on Dead Island. We want to do it the right way as film realizations of games (or vice versa) usually fail to deliver what the fans were looking for. We will not go down this route with Dead Island. Deep Silver profoundly believes in the quality and value of its Dead Island IP,” says Klemens Kundratitz, CEO of Deep Silver's parent company Koch Media. “We would therefore be honored to work with someone who already has a proven track record with blockbuster movies.”

 
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Comments (4)
Shoe_headshot_-_square
February 20, 2011

It's funny that this press release is basically saying nothing!

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February 20, 2011

Ha... good point!

I'm actually totally ambivalent about the possibility of a movie for a video game that hasn't been released yet. Let's see how good the game is first before talking film rights!

Jayhenningsen
February 21, 2011

I'd like to say that the rights to my first novel haven't been sold yet. Although nobody's actually read it yet, I shared a synopsis with a few people, and they seemed very excited. I'd be honored to work with a publisher that has a track record of printing bestsellers.

Alexemmy
February 21, 2011

Strangely, nobody has bought the rights to my life story yet. Just, you know, mentioning that they're open.

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