Vertical has acquired North American rights to Home Sweet Home: Rebirth, the live-action adaptation of the hit video game from directors Alexander Kiesl and Steffen Hacker. Starring Michele Morrone (365 Days, Subservience), William Moseley (TheChronicles of Narnia saga, The Royals), Thai-Norwegian actress Yaya Urassaya Sperbund (Brother of the Year, Fast And Feel Love), and K-Pop/K-Drama star Alexander Lee (MoorinSchool: Saga of the Brave, My Korean Jagiya), the film is set for release this April.
Home Sweet Home Rebirth follows Jake (Moseley), a cop thrust into an alternate realm called “The Hindrance” during a deadly mall shooting. With the help of a mysterious Novice Monk (Lee), Jake must race the clock to save his wife, Prang (Sperbund), and stop an evil occultist, Mek (Morrone), from opening the Gates of Hell.
The film is based on the hit survival thriller video game “Home Sweet Home” by Thai gaming company YGGDrazil, which has sold over 1 million units worldwide and has become a breakout on YouTube and Twitch, with streamers raking in more than 370 million views of gameplay across both platforms.
The film was produced by Dean Altit p.g.a., under his Altit Media Group banner, and Pakin Maliwan, under Thailand-based Film Frame Productions. Tanat Juwiwat and Saroot Tubloy of YGGDrazil, Richard Alan Reid, Kia Jam, and Diamond Media executive produced.
