Exit 8 (2023), the indie hit strolling simulator for PC and VR headsets, is getting a stay motion movie, bringing its Tokyo underground anomalies to the massive display screen this yr.
Exit 8 is being made right into a full-length movie for worldwide launch in 2025, which is being produced by Toho, the Japanese movie firm.
Toho is thought for producing the Godzilla franchise, and distributing a slew of well-known Japanese movies, together with Akira (1988), Battle Royale (2000), Spirited Away (2001), in addition to a lot of Akira Kurosawa’s most iconic movies.
Going down in a hauntingly sterile Tokyo metro passage crammed with anomalies, the participant has to succeed in the eponymous exit eight to outlive. It’s half strolling sim, half horror journey, and fully primarily based on the Backrooms cult Web lore.
“Be sure to not overlook any anomalies. In the event you discover any anomalies, flip again instantly. In the event you don’t discover any anomalies, preserve going. Kindly exit by Exit 8,” the sport’s description reads, obtainable on the Horizon Retailer for Quest and PC VR headsets on Steam.
Right here’s what authentic developer KOTAKE CREATE says on the movie’s web site (machine translated from Japanese):
“Exit 8” shall be made right into a live-action film! I used to be shocked and grateful as a result of I by no means anticipated that the sport could be launched on the finish of November 2023 after which a film could be introduced a few yr later.
Once I heard in regards to the film, I questioned how they might flip a sport with no story right into a film, however I feel it has turned out to be an attention-grabbing film with out destroying the world view and ambiance of “Exit 8”!
I additionally had the chance to go to the filming location, and it was actually wonderful to see the underground passage and the previous man proper in entrance of me! I hope you’ll look ahead to it! I’m additionally trying ahead to the discharge!
Data continues to be skinny, nevertheless Toho says it will likely be obtainable worldwide and solely in theaters. Simply how the sport shall be teased out right into a full-feature movie stays to be seen, however both approach coloration us curious.
