Summary
There’s been no shortage of video game adaptations coming out of Hollywood recently with Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft, Sonic the Hedgehog 3, and Fallout all releasing in 2024. That trend does not seem to be slowing down as the latest game lined up to get the movie treatment has been revealed to beHello Neighbor.
Hello Neighborcomes from developer Dynamic Pixels and publisher tinyBuild. The game is in the stealth survival horror genre and features the player attempting to break into their neighbor’s house to investigate strange occurrences in the basement. With each attempt, the game’s enemy AI gets smarter and sets traps along the paths the player may have previously used. The firstHello Neighborgame was released in 2017 and has since spawned a franchise, withHello Neighbor: Hide and Seek, Secret Neighbor, Hello Engineer,andHello Neighbor 2all releasedin the past seven years.
Hello Neighbor Is Headed To the Big Screen
Now theHello Neighboruniverse will expand further with a movie adaptation. The news was announced ontinyBuild’s YouTubechannel in a clip that showed a first-person perspective of a merry-go-round in a park with aHello Neighbormask sitting on top. The camera then looks down to reveal a script sitting on the merry-go-round with the titleHello Neighbor: The Movie. The script page also revealed that Tyler MacIntyre is writing the movie with Alex Nichiporchik, the CEO of tinyBuild, and Jonathan Carnage, the co-creator of theHello Neighboranimated series, on board as producers. A director for the film adaptation was not included in the announcement.
MacIntyre is best known for writing theFive Nights at Freddy’smoviefor Blumhouse, which went on to become a massive success at the box office and currently has a sequel in development.Five Nights at Freddy’sandHello Neighborshare some similarities, with both beinghorror games that are suitable for younger players. MacIntyre’s work onFNAFmakes him a great candidate to bring theHello Neighborfranchise to the screen given he has experience in the genre. The movie is being produced by BoulderLight Pictures, which recently released Anna Kendrick’sWoman of the Hour. The studio also worked on 2022’sBarbarian, a film that also shares some similarities withHello Neighboras both movies explore the unexpected secrets of a suburban basement.
Will Hello Neighbor Be An Animated Movie?
TheHello Neighbormovie is still in early development so few details have been announced. One major question still to be answered is whether theHello Neighborfilm will bea live-action adaptation, or stick to the animatedrealm like what the franchise has done with theHello Neighbor: Welcome to Raven Brookscartoon series. The animated series has done exceptionally well for tinyBuild, with the pilot episode gaining over 23 million views on YouTube since its release four years ago.
It also remains to be seenwhich of theHello Neighborgamesthe movie will adapt. The firstHello Neighborfocused on the story of a boy named Nicky, who investigates the secrets of his neighbor, Mr Peterson. However,Hello Neighbor: Hide & Seekrevealed the origin story of Mr Peterson, so perhaps the movie will start chronologically, or find a way to interweave the story of multipleHello Neighborgames.
Hello Neighbor
WHERE TO PLAY
Hello Neighbor is a stealth horror game about sneaking into your neighbor’s house to figure out what horrible secrets he’s hiding in the basement. You play against an advanced AI that learns from your every move. Really enjoying climbing through that backyard window? Expect a bear trap there. Sneaking through the front door? There’ll be cameras there soon. Trying to escape? The Neighbor will find a shortcut and catch you.
