The highly anticipatedUntil Dawnmovie is on the way, but many fans of the original video game are wondering why Hayden Panetierre and Rami Malek won’t be appearing in the film adaptation. One of the most notable things about the 2015 video game is its cast, with all kinds of famous movie and television actors giving motion capture performances inUntil Dawn. Two of the biggest names from the original game are Hayden Panetierre and Rami Malek, and despite them being key to the success of the game, they will not be appearing inthe upcomingUntil Dawnmovie.
InUntil Dawn, Rami Malek plays Josh, the brother of Bela who invites the game’s main cast of characters to the lodge that most of the story takes place in. Meanwhile, Hayden Panetierre plays Sam Giddings, the outsider friend who essentially acts as the protagonist of the game. Both of these actors are prominently featured throughout the game, withUntil Dawn’s focus on story putting them at the center of the gameplay experience. Because of this, manyUntil Dawnfans are surprised that they aren’t involved with the upcoming movie.
Hayden Panetierre & Rami Malek’s Returns Did Not Work With The Until Dawn Movie’s Story
The Movie Tells An Original Story
Hayden Panetierre and Rami Malek’s reason for not returning in theUntil Dawnmoviesimply has to do with the fact that their returns did not work with the movie’s story. Although theUntil Dawnmovie shares its title with the video game, it is incredibly different from its source material. TheUntil Dawnmovie is telling an entirely original story, one that involves an entirely new cast. TheUntil Dawnmovie is not a remake of or a sequel to the originalUntil Dawnstory, meaning that Rami Malek and Hayden Panetierre’s characters from the video game weren’t needed.
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While there are some shared elements between theUntil Dawnmovie and video game,such as the Wendigo and the cabin setting, there are far more differences. The upcomingUntil Dawnmovie will follow a different group of friends who go to a cabin, only to learn that they are being hunted by a mysterious killer. After they are killed, they wake up at the beginning of their time in the cabin again. They come to learn that each new day brings with it a new and deadly threat, with them having to survive until dawn.
Hayden Panetierre & Rami Malek’s Until Dawn Returns Would Have Been Difficult Even If It Properly Adapted The Game
Due To How Much Time Has Passed
Since the story ofUntil Dawnis so popular, many fans hopes that the film adaptation would stick to this original story while alsobringing back Hayden Panetierre and Rami Malek. However, even if the movie was a faithful adaptation of the video game’s story, Panetierre and Malek’s returns still would not have worked. TheUntil Dawngame is 10 years old now, with Rami Malek being 43 and Hayden Panetierre being 35 as of the writing of this article.Until Dawnis meant to be about a group of young adult friends, and neither of these actors fit into this category anymore.
This is the case for nearly every member of the originalUntil Dawncast. Essentially, the only character whose age wouldn’t have been a problem isthe 71-year-old Peter Stormare, who played the psychiatrist Dr. Hill in the game. As it turns out, Stormare is returning in theUntil Dawnmovie, but as an entirely different character. Basically every other character in theUntil Dawnmovie is a younger actor, with it recreating the young cast of the originalUntil Dawnvideo game.
Hayden Panetierre Wanted To Come Back For The Until Dawn Movie
She Wanted To Play Sam Again
Interestingly, it seems thatUntil Dawn’s decision not to bring back Hayden Panetierre wasn’t up to the actor. In one interview,Panetierre says that she wishes she was playing Sam in theUntil Dawnmovie. Although Sam won’t be appearing in the video game, it was previously assumed that theUntil Dawnmovie would tell the story of the game, with her saying that the potential actress who would have played Sam should “get off my mark” (viaReddit).
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Rami Malek hasn’t provided his thoughts on theUntil Dawnremake, but it is likely that him not returning wasn’t up to him either based on Panetierre’s comments. While some fans of the video game may be upset that the movie is taking a new direction, it could turn out that theUntil Dawnfilm manages to be a great successor to the original game.
