Looks like the Dead Space flick is definitely in the works, as MTV's Movie Blog has revealed through an interview with director, DJ Caruso.

"Playing that game was one of the scariest gaming experiences I've had in my entire life," he told the site. "So I think the nuances of that and trying to capture that in the movie [are intriguing]."

Apparently they're down a writer for the adaptation just yet, but are promising to get into it as soon as Caruso is finished with his current project (I Am Number Four) and the treatment's producers are done with the Twilights (yep, those Twilights).

"It's interesting to try to get the major studios to understand that this isn't Event Horizon," he said reassuringly. "So you've got to sort of steer their brain out of that. So we're fighting some of those elements... I'm still looking forward to getting going."

I'd put my money on Alex Kurtzman as a solid writer for this adaptation, or David Hayter or Neil Blomkamp - dudes of that nature.