'Dead Island' film to be made by Lionsgate

Dead Island is to be made into a feature film through Lionsgate.

Sean Daniel (The Mummy, Tombstone, Dazed and Confused) will lead the film's production through his Sean Daniel Company. He will be joined by Stefan Sonnenfeld, who has worked on post-production for filmmakers including JJ Abrams, Michael Bay and Gore Verbinski.

The film is said to be inspired by Dead Island's dramatic announcement trailer, and will be "an innovation of the zombie genre because of its focus on human emotion, family ties and non-linear storytelling".

"Like the hundreds of journalists and millions of fans who were so passionate and vocal about the Dead Island trailer, we too were awestruck," said Lionsgate's Joe Drake.

"This is exactly the type of property we're looking to adapt at Lionsgate - it's sophisticated, edgy, and a true elevation of a genre that we know and love."

Dead Island released on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC earlier this month, topping sales charts for two weeks in a row.

> Read Digital Spy's review of Dead Island

Watch the Dead Island announcement trailer that inspired the film below: