Sony has snapped up the film rights for Mouthwashing

Sony has snatched up the movie rights for Mouthwashing, the hit independent horror video game released in 2024.

The short version

• Deadline reports Sony has obtained the rights from developer Wrong Organ and publisher Critical Reflex, and also brought on Karyn Kusama to direct the adaptation, a director perhaps best known for her work on the acclaimed Yellowjackets television show.
• Sony has also enlisted Matt Manfredi and Phil Hay to write for the project, as well as production company Crooked Highway (who you may know for the Ethan Hawke–lead series of movies, The Black Phone).
• There is no word on which actors will star in the adaptation as of yet, nor whether the story will follow that of the game's own narrative.

What happened

Mouthwashing was a critically acclaimed release , and sold more than 500,000 copies as of February 2025 . That was on PC alone, with the game made available on consoles yesterday .

Why it matters

This adaptation would arguably follow the path paved by the Iron Lung movie, created by Mark Fischbach (better known by his online alias Markiplier) and his own production company Markiplier Studios.

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