æt wˈʌn pˈɔɪnt dˈɛdwɜːld hɐdbɪn sˈaɪnd ˌʌp fɚɹə fˈɪlm, wɪð dˈeɪvɪd hˈeɪɾɚ wˈɑːtʃmɛn, ˈɛksmˈɛn pɹəvˈaɪdɪŋ ðə skɹˈɪpt, bˌʌt ɹˈiːd ɐnˈaʊnst ɪn dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹtiːn ðæt hiː hæd nˌɑːt ɹᵻnˈuːd ðɪ ˈɑːpʃən ænd hiː wʌz lˈʊkɪŋ tə mˈuːv dˈɛdwɜːld tʊ ɐnˈʌðɚ pɹədˈuːsɚ.
At one point Deadworld had been signed up for a film, with David Hayter (Watchmen, X-Men) providing the script, but Reed announced in January 2014 that he had not renewed the option and he was looking to move Deadworld to another producer.