‘Dead by Daylight’ Movie Names Thordur Palsson as Director
His feature directorial debut, “The Dammed,” hit theaters in early 2025 with a wide release from Vertical. Thordur is the filmmaker we trust to carry ‘Dead by Daylight’ from the screen you play on to the big screen you watch in theaters,” said Jason Blum, founder and CEO of Blumhouse Atomic Monster. Each match is occupied by five players, four of whom play as survivors while the remaining player is the killer.
- ▪His feature directorial debut, “The Dammed,” hit theaters in early 2025 with a wide release from Vertical.
- ▪Thordur is the filmmaker we trust to carry ‘Dead by Daylight’ from the screen you play on to the big screen you watch in theaters,” said Jason Blum, founder and CEO of Blumhouse Atomic Monster.
- ▪Each match is occupied by five players, four of whom play as survivors while the remaining player is the killer.
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- ▪ Thordur Palsson Tapped to Direct ‘Dead by Daylight’ Film Adaptation — The Hollywood Reporter
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Home Film News Jun 14, 2026 6:00pm PT ‘Dead by Daylight’ Movie Names Thordur Palsson as Director By Jack Dunn Plus Icon Jack Dunn Latest Rainn Wilson Claims ‘The Office’ Was too ‘Inappropriate’ to Be Made Today, Seemingly Forgetting About Peacock Sequel ‘The Paper’ 2 hours ago Timothée Chalamet Says He’d ‘Way Rather’ Have a Knicks Championship Than an Oscar 3 hours ago Jimmy Kimmel Wishes Donald Trump Happy Birthday With Jeffrey Epstein-Inspired Birthday Card 4 hours ago See All Arni Saeberg; Behaviour Interactive Blumhouse Atomic Monster and Behaviour Interactive have tapped Thordur Palsson to direct their film adaptation of the horror multiplayer game “Dead by Daylight.” Palsson, an Icelandic native, is best known for creating and directing the nation’s first Netflix Original series,…
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