Blumhouse sluit multi-projectdeal met MatPat rond Amanda the Adventurer-film
Kotaku en Variety melden dat Blumhouse Productions een multi-projectdeal heeft gesloten met Matthew ‘MatPat’ Patrick. Het eerste project is Amanda the Adventurer.
The first announced project in that partnership is a film adaptation of the 2022 indie horror game Amanda the Adventurer.
According to the reports, the deal was announced during New York Comic Con; no cast, director, or release date has been announced yet.
What happened
Variety says Blumhouse announced a multi-project deal with Matthew Patrick, better known as MatPat, during New York Comic Con. Kotaku reports the same and names Amanda the Adventurer as the first project in the partnership. Based on the coverage, the agreement is meant to span multiple projects, but only one title has been identified so far.
That first title is Amanda the Adventurer, a 2022 game from DreadXP. Kotaku describes it as a puzzle horror game built around found tapes and a seemingly child-friendly kids’ show that grows increasingly sinister. In DreadXP’s broader description, the game is also tied to Riley Park and Aunt Kate’s house, where the player searches for answers through tapes left behind. That makes the film adaptation a fit for an existing indie horror franchise with a clear setting and central character.
The available reports do not mention any other projects in the deal. They also leave out the names of a writer, director, or producer for the adaptation itself. Variety does note that Jason Blum used the BlumFest panel opening to announce the collaboration, with Patrick present as moderator. For now, the reporting points to an early announcement rather than a production with a fully assembled creative team or a set release plan.
Kotaku also places the deal in the wider context of MatPat’s work around game horror. The coverage links his name to the popularity of indie horror adaptations, but the confirmed development in this report remains the new Blumhouse partnership and the first Amanda the Adventurer film.
Timeline
2022: Amanda the Adventurer launches as a DreadXP game and is described in the coverage as a puzzle horror game about tapes and a sinister children’s show.
2022: DreadXP positions the game around Riley Park, who investigates Aunt Kate’s house for answers through left-behind tapes.
This week, during New York Comic Con: Blumhouse announces a multi-project deal with MatPat, according to Kotaku and Variety.
This week: Variety reports that Jason Blum reveals the partnership during BlumFest and that Patrick is present as moderator.
This week: Amanda the Adventurer is named as the first film project in the deal.
This week: No other projects, cast members, writers, or release date are announced in the available coverage.
Background
Amanda the Adventurer is a 2022 indie horror game from DreadXP. The game centers on a seemingly cheerful children’s show that becomes more unsettling through found tapes. In DreadXP’s broader description, the title is framed as a horror experience with a retro children’s television aesthetic, while the player uses puzzles and tapes to uncover what lies beneath the surface.
The main character highlighted in DreadXP’s description is Riley Park. According to the press kit, Riley inherits Aunt Kate’s house and begins investigating what the reclusive woman left behind. That setup makes the game a natural candidate for adaptation, since its core already revolves around a mystery, a confined location, and a series of tapes that reveal information piece by piece.
Matthew Patrick is best known as MatPat, the creator behind Game Theory. Kotaku connects his name to the broader popularity of game horror adaptations and notes that he has spent years making content around the genre. The fact report provided with the prompt even refers to a 15-year period in which he has reportedly helped spotlight horror and mascot games. That background helps explain why Blumhouse would sign a multi-project deal with him.
Blumhouse Productions is a film and television company that regularly develops horror projects. In this reporting, the company is directly tied to the New York Comic Con announcement and to BlumFest. The articles do not provide further details about the structure of the deal, but they do confirm that Amanda the Adventurer is the first project publicly linked to the partnership.
The available information still leaves open whether Blumhouse has confirmed the deal outside Kotaku and Variety, which other projects fall under the agreement, and who will write or direct the film. It is also unclear whether the adaptation is already in active production or still in early development. What is confirmed is that Amanda the Adventurer has now been announced as the first film project in the collaboration.
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Sources
- Kotaku: MatPat and Blumhouse Productions collaborating on Amanda the Adventurer movie
- Variety: Amanda the Adventurer Video Game Movie in the Works From Blumhouse