Following the success of 3 Body Problem in 2024, Eiza González is adding to her video game movies, it certainly shares many of the same themes and hallmarks as a beloved (but terrifying) game series.

González's character in the Ash trailer gives a certain group a lot to be quietly excited about.

Eiza González's Ash Movie Looks Like It Could Be A Dead Space Adaptation

The Dead Space games have clearly had an influence on Ash

Ash looks to take a great deal of inspiration from the Dead Space games. Since the first game was released in 2008, the series has grown to become a sprawling franchise and prioritizes instilling fear and unease in its audience. It does so by having a lone protagonist stranded aboard a spaceship, with mysterious and terrifying aliens lurking around every corner. When held up against Ash, Dead Space could easily be viewed as the movie's source material. It isn't, but it's probably the closest Dead Space fans are likely to get any time soon.

Both stories draw on sci-fi tropes to build their worlds, but they both opt for the type of universe that doesn't align itself with utopian sensibilities. Rather than aliens living in harmony with humanity as in space operas like Star Trek, both Ash and Dead Space portray their extraterrestrial characters as little more than animalistic beasts set on killing humans. So, they'd both be impossible to execute without a healthy dose of the horror genre as well.

Why A Live-Action Dead Space Movie Hasn't Happened

A big-name movie director still wants to take the project on

Ash has kind of beaten Dead Space to the punch by making a live-action movie that's so inspired by the games. Although there have been animated Dead Space movies, the series has yet to spawn a live-action project. However, that isn't to say that there haven't been whispers of one happening. Horror movie legend John Carpenter has expressed interest in taking Dead Space to the big screen in live-action form, with the Halloween writer/director declaring himself a huge fan of the franchise.

Although Eiza González's sci-fi/horror movie isn't a Dead Space project, it could unknowingly serve as a beta test for an official live-action adaptation being greenlit.

Unfortunately, it still hasn't happened, and it may very well be due to the risks involved in making a video game movie. Although they are becoming far more commonplace as the years go by, live-action video game adaptations aren't always very well received. The source material often needs to be altered to work in a new medium, and established fans can become irritated by these changes. So, although Eiza González's sci-fi/horror movie isn't a Dead Space project, it could unknowingly serve as a beta test for an official live-action adaptation being greenlit.