Sony Pictures has released the first trailer for Until Dawn, the live-action adaptation of the popular 2015 PlayStation horror game.

Developed by Supermassive Games, Until Dawn follows a group of eight unsuspecting teenagers who get together in a remote cabin a year after two of their friends go missing. Through the use of a high-stakes “butterfly effect” mechanic, players make choices that impact later gameplay as they try to dodge masked killers, cannibalistic creatures, and figure out who among them can be trusted.

The trailer shows the butterfly effect in action as characters get killed off by different monsters, only to come back to life and repeat the same events with different outcomes each time.

Directed by David F. Sandberg from a script by Gary Daubmerman, with a previous draft by Blair Butler, the live-action film follows a slightly different path to the game. “One year after her sister Melanie (Maia Mitchell) mysteriously disappeared, Clover (Ella Rubin) and her friends head into the remote valley where she vanished in search of answers. Exploring an abandoned visitor center, they find themselves stalked by a masked killer and horrifically murdered one by one…only to wake up and find themselves back at the beginning of the same evening. Trapped in the valley, they’re forced to relive the nightmare again and again – only each time the killer threat is different, each more terrifying than the last. Hope dwindling, the group soon realizes they have a limited number of deaths left, and the only way to escape is to survive until dawn.”

Michael Cimino will play Clover’s ex-boyfriend Max, Ji-young Yoo will play Max’s step-sister Megan, Odessa A’zion will play Clover’s friend Nina, and Belmont Cameli will play Nina’s boyfriend Abel. Peter Stormare will reprise his role from the video game as Dr. Alan J Hill.

Until Dawn releases into cinemas from April 25th, 2025. Watch the trailer below:

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