The 'Until Dawn' movie debuted with $18 million worldwide, but the original game's writers, Larry Fessenden and Graham Reznick, were not credited in the film. Disappointed, they expressed their feelings to The Hollywood Reporter, noting their contribution of extensive script pages for the game's narrative. They also emphasized the lack of recognition for video game creators in film adaptations, calling out the Writer's Guild for not evolving with industry changes. Former Sony narrative director Kim MacAskill supported their cause by starting a petition for recognition. The film currently plays in theaters.
"I didn't assume anything, but I thought somebody would have bothered to throw in our names, even during the end credits. But there's no courtesy in show biz."
"I truly think that the guilds are not keeping up with how fast the industry is moving away from traditional media formats. I don't know what that's going to do for the future of the industry."
"The world deserves to know their names. They spent years breaking their brains to make something incredible."
While we're not angry about the Until Dawn film, we are dismayed that the Writer's Guild has nothing in place to give video game creators their due in films based upon their work.
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