John Carpenter Shoots Down Possibly Directing A 'DEAD SPACE' Movie

It’s no secret that John Carpenter is a fan of Electronic Arts, Dead Space. Rumors were swirling that the Halloween director wanted to jump back in the directors chair for a film adaptation of the hit video game. Carpenter has finally chimed in on this rumor and he has a few things to say.

In a new interview with Variety, Carpenter was asked about just that, and he was quick to shoot down any possible rumors. 

"No, no, no. I can't believe how that spread. I'm a big video game fan, so I played all the games. 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 told Variety. "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. So until someone asks me, I wouldn't do it. But there's a new version of the 'Dead Space' video game coming out in January, and I'm there."

So Carpenter has made it pretty clear he will not be involved in a Dead Space movie and as of this writing, there isn’t even a script for a Dead Space movie but Carpenter could know more than he’s letting on.

All of this news is sure to bum out Dead Space fans, but as Carpenter notes, there is the Dead Space remake to look forward to. The game is set to debut January 27th on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. Readers interested in learning more can check out all of our previous coverage of the game right here.

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