Blumhouse and Atomic Monster have selected David Leslie Johnston-McGoldrick and Alexandre Aja as screenwriters for the film adaptation of Behaviour Interactive's game, Dead by Daylight. The two writers will pen the story for the film.

David Leslie Johnston-McGoldrick previously worked on The Conjuring franchise with James Wan of Atomic Monster. Alexandre Aja has served as a director and screenwriter for films such as The Hills Have Eyes and Crawl. While Aja is currently committed to directing other projects, he is reportedly working on the story with Johnston-McGoldrick while the search for a film director continues.

This project is being developed in collaboration with Blumhouse, Dead by Daylight developer Behaviour Interactive, and Atomic Monster, the production company run by horror director James Wan. Blumhouse announced its plans to adapt Dead by Daylight into a film in 2023. Atomic Monster noted that the game's "incredible atmosphere and terrifying villains make it the perfect setting for a horror film adaptation."

Dead by Daylight is an asymmetrical multiplayer horror game where four survivors attempt to escape from a powerful killer, launched in 2016. The game has been played by over 50 million people to date and features iconic villains from horror films such as Michael Myers from Halloween, Freddy Krueger from A Nightmare on Elm Street, Leatherface from The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Amanda Young from Saw, and Ghost Face from Scream.

Jason Blum, founder and CEO of Blumhouse, stated, "What David and Alexandre will bring to Dead by Daylight is a rare balance of character-driven storytelling and relentless genre intensity. Their work is designed to establish a world where horror is not just experienced, but earned. It's a cinematic blueprint meant to attract a director who can elevate that vision through their own direction and scale."