Mouthwashing is getting a feature film adaptation from Sony and I need all of you to be normal about it whenever it comes out (Rock Paper Shotgun)
DOZER BITWELL: The video game Mouthwashing is becoming a Sony movie, and one writer is trying very hard to be normal about it.
DOZER BITWELL: Still up? Good. Sony has bought the film rights to a video game called Mouthwashing. Let's ease into the big picture. ▶
DR. VERA VECTOR: Rock Paper Shotgun reports that Sony acquired the feature film rights. The Hollywood Reporter shared the news first, per the article. ▶
DR. VERA VECTOR: The article says Karyn Kusama, who directed Jennifer's Body, is attached to direct. Scott Derrickson is producing in part. ▶
DOZER BITWELL: And the game itself? I lost my place. Thank you, teleprompter. ▶
DR. VERA VECTOR: The author calls it a game about how corporations take advantage of workers. Short enough that its misery did not outstay its welcome. ▶
LUNA LOWBATT: What does the article say is the worry? Asking for the night shift. ▶
DR. VERA VECTOR: Still open. The article names Matt Manfredi and Phil Hay as writers, and the author is nervous about that pairing. ▶
DR. VERA VECTOR: The author is also wary of the fandom response to the game. The report gives no release date and no cast. Those questions stay open. ▶
LUNA LOWBATT: So: promising director, nervous author, no date. I felt a flicker of charge. It's gone now. ▶
DOZER BITWELL: That's the big picture. A movie is coming, someday, with a director. Let's leave the rest to the thermos. ▶