Lionsgate and Red Barrels bring 'the Outlast Universe to the big screen'

If you ever thought that Outlast could make a great horror film, you'll love to hear that Red Barrels and Lionsgate have signed a deal to bring the series to the big-screen.

Roy Lee, who has worked on It, Barbarian, Late Night With the Devil, Strange Darling, and other titles, will be leading the project. John Thomas Petty, the screenwriter for all the Outlast games, will also be working on the script. Petty said that Red Barrels has been pushing horror games to the limit for over a decade. Expanding the Outlast Universe in film is a great opportunity to get deeper into the characters and villains we love.

David Chateauneuf, Red Barrels' co-founder and creative Director, said that as "die-hard fans of horror in all its forms", Red Barrels is a huge admirer of Lionsgate and Roy Lee's work. "Horror films old and new have an undeniable influence on our franchise. To now have the chance to work on an Outlast movie with true horror icons is a dream or nightmare come true."

Outlast 2 offered similar gameplay while taking its themes "into extremely uncomfortable and surprising territory." We said this in our 2013 review. Outlast 2 took its themes into "extremely uncomfortable and surprising territory" and then The Outlast Trials changed direction to become one of the best horror co-op games in a long time.

Horror/gore fans may disagree (with vehemence, no doubt), but if we paint a broad picture, Outlast is essentially Saw, as many people have pointed out in various Reddit threads.

Who owns the rights for Saw? Lionsgate. Why not just make another Saw movie? The only answer I can think of is that they could make a new Saw movie andan Outlast film, and people who like this sort of thing would probably go see both. Okay, I suppose that would explain it.