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John Carpenter says he’s not directing a Dead Space movie - but someone isThe Halloween director seems up for playing the remake, too

The Halloween director seems up for playing the remake, too

A screenshot from Dead Space remake showing Isaac Clarke putting on his helmet

Horror movie maestro John Carpenter has ‘fessed up that he’s not directing a movie version ofDead Space, but suggests there’s another director attached to a possible big-screen adaptation. Talking toVarietyabout his career ahead of his 75th birthday, Carpenter was asked about rumours he could be helming a non-interactive take on Dead Space. Considering Carpenter hasn’t made a film in 13 years it does seem a bit of a wild idea, but then the director is both a horror auteur and video game fan.Dead Space Official Launch Trailer | Humanity Ends HereEA Motive’s Dead Space remake floats onto PC on January 27th.Watch on YouTube“I was down looking at the new digital cameras, the RED, and happened to mention to them that I would love to do a ‘Dead Space’ film,” Carpenter explained. “That just went around, and everybody said, ‘Oh, when are you gonna do it?’ I’m not gonna do it. I think they already have another director involved. And they haven’t asked me to do it.” Carpenter didn’t go into details about who the director might be, if he even knew. He’s keen to play EA Motive’s upcoming Dead Space remake though, saying “I’m there.”There was a Dead Space movie project kicking around Hollywood more than a decade ago. Just a year after the original game was released in 2008, Disturbia directorDJ Caruso was attachedand the movie in its very early stages. A few months beforeDead Space 2launched, Caruso said that theconceptbehind his take on sci-fi horror series was “almost a prequel” to the first game. Caruso still hasn’t made a Dead Space movie, but did manage to squeeze I Am Number Four and XXX: Return Of Xander Cage in during the 2010s. I know what I’d rather watch.The Dead Space remake launches onSteamand theEpic Games Storeon January 27th for £50/$60/€60. I wouldn’t put any money down on the movie happening just yet.

Horror movie maestro John Carpenter has ‘fessed up that he’s not directing a movie version ofDead Space, but suggests there’s another director attached to a possible big-screen adaptation. Talking toVarietyabout his career ahead of his 75th birthday, Carpenter was asked about rumours he could be helming a non-interactive take on Dead Space. Considering Carpenter hasn’t made a film in 13 years it does seem a bit of a wild idea, but then the director is both a horror auteur and video game fan.Dead Space Official Launch Trailer | Humanity Ends HereEA Motive’s Dead Space remake floats onto PC on January 27th.Watch on YouTube“I was down looking at the new digital cameras, the RED, and happened to mention to them that I would love to do a ‘Dead Space’ film,” Carpenter explained. “That just went around, and everybody said, ‘Oh, when are you gonna do it?’ I’m not gonna do it. I think they already have another director involved. And they haven’t asked me to do it.” Carpenter didn’t go into details about who the director might be, if he even knew. He’s keen to play EA Motive’s upcoming Dead Space remake though, saying “I’m there.”There was a Dead Space movie project kicking around Hollywood more than a decade ago. Just a year after the original game was released in 2008, Disturbia directorDJ Caruso was attachedand the movie in its very early stages. A few months beforeDead Space 2launched, Caruso said that theconceptbehind his take on sci-fi horror series was “almost a prequel” to the first game. Caruso still hasn’t made a Dead Space movie, but did manage to squeeze I Am Number Four and XXX: Return Of Xander Cage in during the 2010s. I know what I’d rather watch.The Dead Space remake launches onSteamand theEpic Games Storeon January 27th for £50/$60/€60. I wouldn’t put any money down on the movie happening just yet.

Horror movie maestro John Carpenter has ‘fessed up that he’s not directing a movie version ofDead Space, but suggests there’s another director attached to a possible big-screen adaptation. Talking toVarietyabout his career ahead of his 75th birthday, Carpenter was asked about rumours he could be helming a non-interactive take on Dead Space. Considering Carpenter hasn’t made a film in 13 years it does seem a bit of a wild idea, but then the director is both a horror auteur and video game fan.

Dead Space Official Launch Trailer | Humanity Ends HereEA Motive’s Dead Space remake floats onto PC on January 27th.Watch on YouTube

Dead Space Official Launch Trailer | Humanity Ends Here

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“I was down looking at the new digital cameras, the RED, and happened to mention to them that I would love to do a ‘Dead Space’ film,” Carpenter explained. “That just went around, and everybody said, ‘Oh, when are you gonna do it?’ I’m not gonna do it. I think they already have another director involved. And they haven’t asked me to do it.” Carpenter didn’t go into details about who the director might be, if he even knew. He’s keen to play EA Motive’s upcoming Dead Space remake though, saying “I’m there.”

There was a Dead Space movie project kicking around Hollywood more than a decade ago. Just a year after the original game was released in 2008, Disturbia directorDJ Caruso was attachedand the movie in its very early stages. A few months beforeDead Space 2launched, Caruso said that theconceptbehind his take on sci-fi horror series was “almost a prequel” to the first game. Caruso still hasn’t made a Dead Space movie, but did manage to squeeze I Am Number Four and XXX: Return Of Xander Cage in during the 2010s. I know what I’d rather watch.

The Dead Space remake launches onSteamand theEpic Games Storeon January 27th for £50/$60/€60. I wouldn’t put any money down on the movie happening just yet.