If you have ever been terrified ofAnimal Crossing’s K.K Slider, the singing dog that visits everyone’s island, then a new horror film with roots in the popular Nintendo Switch game might news you’re able to use. It was recently announced that anAnimal Crossinghorror short is being made into a feature-length film (viaDeadline). The original shortDon’t Peekwas produced during quarantine early on in 2020 and first posted to directorJulian Terry’sYouTubelast October.
A remarkably well-constructed little film,Don’t Peekreally gets under your skin with a creature that is as unsettling as it is unique in its design. The short is all set primarily in one room as a monster from within the game seeks to escape the confines of the virtual world and begins to haunt the player who can’t escape. The short was selected to debut on March 15, the first day of SXSW Online, and clearly caught the attention of those who see the untapped potential to build off the existing vision. According to Deadline, the short will now be adapted byTimur Bekmambetov(Wanted,Ben-Hur) into a full-length horror feature.
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When it comes to this new project, details are still unknown about who else will be involved or who will star in the movie. However, it is still early and there is certainly room for the film to become something at the very that is unique. All one needs to do is look at 2015’sHardcore Henry, which Bekmambetov also produced. Why it is illustrative for this film’s potential is thatHardcore Henrywas at least in part inspired byYouTube videosas well. With Bekmambetov moving from one project with YouTube origins to another — and helping make the movie into a very memorable entry in the action genre — we should expect similarly interesting things to arise with his involvement inDon’t Peek.
We’ll keep you posted onDon’t Peek’s transformation into a full-length horror movie. In the meantime, check out theDon’t Peekshort below.
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